New Delhi, 3/4: The BJP’s Delhi unit has sent a defamation notice to senior AAP leader Atishi and demanded a public apology for her claim that the saffron party approached her through a ‘very close’ person to join it. A day earlier, the Delhi minister claimed that four senior AAP leaders, including herself, would be…
New Delhi, 30/5 (AO Bureau):The first solar eclipse of the year 2021 will take place on 10 June. It is a full solar eclipse in which the Moon will completely cover the Earth. In this case, only the outer layer of the sun will be visible. In the eclipse, the Moon will take up about…
Despite a nationwide strike called by bank employees across India, banks will remain open today and continue to provide services to customers, according to official sources. The strike has been organised primarily to press the demand for a five-day workweek, with all Saturdays declared as holidays.The strike has been called by the United Forum of…
New Delhi, 14/8: Go First’s resolution professional is seeking an urgent Rs 100 crore funding from the lenders of the cash-strapped airlines, The Economic Times reported on Monday. The sum, as per the report, is being sought to help the currently-grounded airlines. “The funds are required to cover critical expenses such as insurance and repairs,…
The anti-corruption wing of Odisha Vigilance on Monday apprehended two key revenue officers in Puri district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 to process an official land conversion request.The accused duo—identified as Kalyani Jena, Revenue Inspector (RI), and Purna Chandra Behera, Assistant Revenue Inspector (ARI), both posted at the Siula RI Circle…
New Delhi, 1/10: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday recovered a “live” improvised explosive device (IED) from Assam’s Lakhimpur district. The explosive, placed by ULFA (I) terrorists as part of their conspiracy to disrupt this year’s Independence Day, was recovered early this morning by an NIA team, according to an official statement. …
New Delhi,22/4: South Korea’s LG and Samsung have sued India’s government to quash a policy which increases payouts to electronic-waste recyclers, court filings show, joining other major companies in contesting the country’s environmental rules citing bus. The lawsuits, set to be heard on Tuesday with other challenges, mark an escalation of a standoff involving foreign…
Washington, 2/3:An American F-15 fighter jet was reportedly downed in Kuwait on Monday as the conflict in the West Asia region following the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei entered the third day. According to videos circulating online, a fighter jet was seen circling the sky before making a free fall in Kuwait as…
New Delhi, 7/2: As he once again declined security cover, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday made an appeal in Parliament to AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi to allow security personnel to accompany him, days after bullets were fired at his vehicle in Uttar Pradesh. Making a statement in Rajya Sabha…
New Delhi, 8/3:In a proud moment for India, Indian Wrestler Bajrang Punia beat Mongolia’s Tulga Tumur Ochir 2-2 by criteria in the final of the 65kg freestyle event at the Matteo Pellicone in Rome. He won a 2-pointer in the last 30 seconds of his bout to win the gold medal in the Ranking Series…
