Bhubaneswar: The authorities of the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) have introduced a special flight to Prayagraj from Bhubaneswar in view of the huge rush for the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela.’ The special flight for the Maha Kumbh Mela from Bhubaneswar is flying once in a week, i.e on every Wednesday. Currently, BPIA is running…
Delhi, 16/5: A school in South Delhi’s Pushp Vihar received a bomb threat via e-mail following which police were informed and the school evacuated, officials said on Tuesday. Delhi Police and bomb disposal squad were rushed to Amrita School after being informed about the threat by the school authorities, a senior police officer said. …
New Delhi, 10/2: In a major development, former Odisha chief secretary Bijay Patnaik, who superannuated from service in 2013, is all set to start a fresh chapter by joining the Congress. The retired bureaucrat, who was in touch with the Congress leadership over the past year, met the party leadership at the AICC headquarters…
Mumbai, 2/8: Six executives, including the marketing head, of India’s cosmetics-to-fashion retailer Nykaa have resigned since April, the company said on Wednesday, key departures that come as competition intensifies in the fast-growing sector. The exits include that of Chief Marketing Officer Shalini Raghavan, with Nykaa’s founder and CEO Falguni Nayar stepping up to take direct…
Chandigarh, 10/6:One of the sharpshooters, Harkamal Ranu, who allegedly killed Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was arrested by the Punjab Police, officials said on Friday. Ranu’s family, a resident of Bhatinda town, claimed that they had handed him over to the police. Meanwhile, a Red Corner Notice (RCN)…
Patna, 7/10: The talks over seat-sharing in both the alliances – the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as well as the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc – seem to be stuck with the smaller allies trying to extract their pound of flesh in the ensuing Bihar assembly polls. Senior BJP leader and in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan, besides Vinod…
Goa, 4/8: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who paid a private visit to Goa, took with him to Delhi a three-month-old Jack Russell Terrier puppy from the coastal state. Gandhi had arrived in Goa on Wednesday night and returned to the national capital on Thursday morning. Shivani Pitre, who runs a dog kennel…
Bhubaneswar: Purna Chandra Majhi, former MLA of Laxmipur in Koraput district passed away in Bhubaneswar on Monday late night. He was undergoing treatment at AIIMS for a prolonged illness. Majhi, a veteran Congress leader, had won the 2008 by-election from the Laxmipur constituency. He was the son of former minister and senior Congress leader Ananta…
New Delhi, 10/12: Amid a section in the party questioning Rahul Gandhi’s strategy to concentrate on Bharat Jodo Yatra and not devote more time for campaigning, Congress on Saturday defended the focus on the Kanyakumari to Kashmir ‘padayatra’, saying the Gujarat results did not have an impact on it as it is “not a ‘chunav…
UP, 21/1: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will on Friday release the party’s youth manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Both leaders will address a special press conference at the party’s headquarters. This is one of the rare occasions when both leaders of the Congress Party will be…
