New Delhi: Anil Nautiyal, currently serving as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of South Sudan. The Ministry of External Affairs in a press release said, “Shri Anil Nautiyal (YOA: 2004), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed…
Bhubaneswar, 20/9: In a big development, former Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Friday demanded a judicial inquiry into the alleged sexual harassment of a woman in police custody.The Odisha Police had on Wednesday suspended five personnel in connection with the alleged assault of the army officer and “molestation” of his female…
New Delhi, 15/3: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Centre’s January 31 decision banning the telecast of Malayalam news channel ‘MediaOne’ on security grounds till further orders. On the other hand, the Center told the Lok Sabha that such private TV channels against whom action is taken by the government for allegedly promoting material…
Bhubaneswar, 5/6: In a big development, portfolios have been allocated to new Ministers in new-look Naveen Patnaik cabinet Cabinet Ministers: Jagannath Saraka S.T. & S.C. Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare, Law Niranjan Pujari Finance, Parliamentary Affairs Ranendra Pratap Swain Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Pradip Kumar Amat Forest &…
Thiruvantpuram, 22/3 (AO Bureau): Polling for the assembly elections in Kerala will be held on April 6 . While the vote will be counted on May 2. The assembly has 140 seats in Kerala, while another seat is nominated. Assembly elections will be held in Kerala in only one phase. The Congress faced an awkward…
New Delhi, 16/8: The Delhi government has started work on converting all its diesel and petrol-powered cars into electric vehicle. In February this year, the Transport Minister of Delhi Government Kailash Gehlot announced this. Transport Minister Gehlot had said that all leased or hired cars used for movement of Delhi government officials will be converted…
New Delhi, 24/4 (AO Bureau): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting on oxygen availability in the country on Saturday and directed the revenue department to complete basic custom duty and health cess on the import of vaccines, oxygen, and oxygen-linked equipment for the next three months with immediate effect Be removed as such….
New Delhi, 16/7: Ahead of the crucial Bengaluru meeting, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday exuded confidence that the Opposition, by staying united, can certainly challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and asserted that the leader of the anti-BJP bloc will emerge in “due course”. In an interview with…
New Delhi: India have fielded a 56-member youth boxing squad – 30 U-15 and 26 U-17 pugilists – for the Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships being held in Amman, Jordan. This is the first event organised by Asian Boxing, endorsed by both the Olympic Council of Asia and the newly formed World Boxing. The team,…
Manipur, 10/1: Manipur government on Wednesday denied permission to use a ground in Imphal for Rahul Gandhi’s “Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra” on January 14, citing law and order issues. Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee president and senior Congress MLA K Meghachandra , who along with a team of party leaders, met Chief Minister N Biren Singh…
