Washington DC, 17/12: The managing director of Elon Musk’s family office is seeking new equity investors for Twitter, news platform Semafor reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the fundraising effort. Musk’s money manager, Jared Birchall, reached out to potential investors this week, offering shares of Twitter at the same price, $54.20,…
New Delhi, 26/9: The Modi government on Thursday announced an increase in minimum wage for the workers, particularly in the unorganised sector by revising the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA). “This adjustment is aimed at helping workers cope with the rising cost of living,” the Centre said in a statement. The new revised minimum wage, which…
UP,26/8: Taking cognisance of the incident where a teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar was caught on camera asking her students to slap a Muslim classmate, the NCPCR has issued notice to the district Collector and SSP. The video, which had gone viral on the social media platforms, purportedly showed the teacher, identified as Tripta Tyagi,…
New Delhi, 4/8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is slated to embark on a two-day visit to Odisha starting Friday (August 4) during which he will attend official meetings. Shah will touch down upon Biju Patnaik International Airport in Odisha at 10.40 pm on Friday and launch a national highway project on Saturday, the…
Cuttack, 25/3: Today is the birth anniversary of one of the most revered women leaders of the state Shailabala Das. I pay my heartiest tributes to her on this occasion. In an era, when women were in a deeply marginalized condition, Shailabal Das, the daughter of Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das, was in the forefront of…
New Delhi, 19/7: Controversial IAS trainee Puja Khedkar is in for further trouble with the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday by initiating a series of actions against her, including filing an FIR, claiming that she “fraudulently” availed availed attempts beyond the permissible limit by faking her identity.
London, 21/10: Soon after the resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss within 6 weeks of her swearing-in, the name of Indian-origin Rishi Sunak has become favourite among the bookies to take over as the prime minister. The election for Liz’s successor will be held by October 28, as reported by the news agency AFP….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his heartfelt tributes to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on the occasion of his birth anniversary. Taking to social media platform X, PM Modi said, “Hundreds of salutations to the immortal martyr Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary, who sacrificed his life to protect the self-respect of the motherland.”In a…
UP, 1/11: The Congress party, which has promised to give 40 percent tickets to women and smart phones, scooty to girl students in the UP Assembly Election 2022, has prepared a separate ‘Women’s Manifesto’ for women. Congress’s national general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka Gandhi announced this manifesto early on Monday morning. Priyanka Gandhi…
Mayurbhanj: The Forest Department in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve has commenced systematic preparations for the All India Tiger Estimation 2026, with a year-long roadmap laid out for training, field exercises, and scientific data collection aimed at tracking the big cat population. Speaking to ANI, Regional Chief Conservator of Forests (RCCF) Prakash Chand Gogineni said that groundwork…
