New Delhi, 4/6: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the railway board has recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI into the horrific three-train collision in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday night in which more than 270 people died. Earlier on Sunday, the railways virtually ruled out driver error…
Bengaluru 31/5: A Bengaluru court on Friday granted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the serial sex abuse case in Hassan the custody of rape-accused JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna till June 6. The custody was granted after the MP was produced before the 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) on Friday afternoon. The custody was…
Bengaluru, 12/7: Ride-hailing firm Uber argued in the Karnataka High Court on Friday that office goers use bike taxis as it facilitates last-mile connectivity. Senior Advocate Srinivasa Raghavan, appearing for Uber, made this submission before a division bench of acting Chief Justice V Kameshwar Rao and Justice C M Joshi. The bench adjourned the hearing…
New Delhi, 28/2: Rising crude oil prices and supply disruptions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could further sap an Indian economy already slowed by Covid-19, posing risks to household spending and private investments, economists said. India, which meets nearly 80 per cent of its oil needs through imports, could be hit by a widening trade…
NTPC Talcher Kaniha has won an International Safety Award from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2021 calendar year. NTPC Kaniha is one of 135 organisations to win a Distinction in the International Safety Awards 2022. Now in their 64th…
Assam, 23/6:Nearly 100 Trinamool Congress members and workers of Assam unit of TMC protesting outside Radisson Blu Hotel in Guwahati, where rebel Maharashtra MLAs, including Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde, are staying, have been detained. The workers were protesting against CM Himanta Biswa Sharma for ignoring the plight of citizens in the flood-hit state…
Washington DC, 22/4: second round of US-Iran talks could take place within the next three days, as reported by the New York Post on Wednesday. The report cited unnamed Pakistani sources and President Donald Trump regarding the same. Trump reportedly told the Post in text message that a second round was “expected in Islamabad within…
Bhubaneswar, 3/1(AO Bureau): In a major development, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash announced that class X students will have to answer 80 marks in each paper instead of 100 marks. This decision was taken to reduce the stress and anxiety of students. According to the Minister, the papers will comprise 50 marks…
New Delhi, 21/12: A slew of studies by Indian scientists show that amid rising cases of Omicron, the third wave of Covid-19 has set in India from mid-December, and it may hit its peak in February next year. A yet-to-be peer reviewed study led by a team of researchers from the Indian Institutes…
Mumbai, 4/5: The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Wednesday launched its campaign against Azaan on loudspeakers in mosques by playing Hanuman Chalisa in the early hours at a few places. Several MNS workers were rounded up in various cities across the state. MNS leaders pointed out that as per the…
