New Delhi, 3/12:In a major development,Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of International Monetary Fund, is being promoted as IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director, the fund announced Thursday. She would replace Geoffrey Okamoto who plans to leave the Fund early next year. Gopinath, who was scheduled to return to her academic position at…
New Delhi, 11/5: A panel drafting structural changes in Congress is suggesting a “time-bound review” of party constitution where it envisages the possibility of state committees having separate constitutions. The suggestion was made by a nine-member committee on organisational issues headed by Mukul Wasnik in which senior leaders Ajay Maken, Tariq Anwar, Ramesh Chennithala,…
Sydney, 5/1: Lambasting Virat Kohli for neither playing domestic cricket nor working hard to iron out the technical flaws in his game, former pacer Irfan Pathan on Sunday questioned star batter’s place in the side and called for an end to the superstar culture in Indian Team. Kohli and Rohit Sharma were woefully out of…
Chennai, 21/3: In a surprise move, Ruturaj Gaikwad on Thursday replaced the legendary M S Dhoni as the Chennai Super Kings captain as defending champions dropped a bombshell a day before the IPL opener. In a post on X, the Indian Premier League revealed the development, a day before CSK take on Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Strict ban on use of the name ‘Press Council’. SUBARNAPUR— ‘Press Council of India’ is a statutory body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India, which was formed in 1978 under the Press Council Act. Its main objective is to ensure the freedom of the press system in the country…
Bhubaneswar, ,4/9: In a major development,former minister Snehangini Chhuria was appointed the president of the BJD women’s wing Thursday. Snehangini Chhuria, a prominent Dalit leader, would function as the president of the Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD) with immediate effect, it said. BJD president Naveen Patnaik also appointed 15 leaders as senior general…
Thiruvananthapuram, 23/3: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says that the BJP is far from becoming a dominant player in the state and that a CPI(M) – Congress alliance in Kerala against BJP is not feasible as the latter often acts as a B-team for communal force. Vijayan says that the LDF government did not make…
Bhubaneswar: Rain with lightning and gusty surface wind in Odisha will continue for five more days, informed the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday. The IMD also has issued orange and yellow warnings for the rainfall activities till 8.30 AM of May 3. Check the day-wise warnings of the weather department for…
New Delhi 3/1: The movement of skilled professionals is an important part of India-U.S. ties and benefits both countries, New Delhi said on Friday amid a debate over H-1B visas on which President-elect Donald Trump and his backer Elon Musk commented recently.
Mumbai, 7/2: The crisis within the Maharashtra Congress deepened further with veteran Congressman Balasaheb Thorat stepping down as leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) following differences with party’s state unit President Nana Patole in the backdrop of the elections to Nashik Division Graduates’ seat of the Council. Thorat shot off a letter to Congress…
