New Delhi, 7/9: The G20 grouping of nations has agreed to grant permanent membership to the African Union, Bloomberg News said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The move would give the African Union the same status as the EU, from its current designation of “invited international organisation,” it added. The G20 leaders…
Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors on Monday evening withdrew their weeks-long hunger strike over the RG Kar incident, hours after a meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The medics also called off their proposed shutdown in the state’s health sector from Tuesday till an indefinite period.
Washington DC, 12/10: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to seek a permit to launch satellite internet services in India under its Starlink brand, becoming the third company to apply for such a permit, The Economic Times reported on Wednesday. SpaceX will also seek statutory approvals from the government for landing rights…
Uttarakhand, 28/11: Rescue workers on Tuesday drilled through the 60-metre stretch of rubble of the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in which 41 workers are trapped for the last 16 days, officials said. State government’s information department chief Bansi Dhar Tiwari told reporters a little after 1:30 pm that the drilling was over.
Bhubaneswar : Encouraging skill-based education, Inaugural function for candidates pursuing a two-year full time ITI course was organised on Thursday at CIPET, Bhubaneswar. The selected beneficiaries are sponsored by NTPC Darlipali from project affected villages and will pursue the course under electrician and fitter trade, with complete residential facilities. Shri Rohit Pujari, Hon’ble Minster of…
Bhubaneswar: The Hirakud Dam authorities have closed four gates to release excess water, following a decrease in rainfall in the upstream areas. Currently, water is being discharged through eight gates. The excess water has now reached the Mundali barrage in Cuttack.The current water level at Hirakud stands at 626.60 feet. According to officials, the heavy release…
New Delhi, 3/3 (AO Bureau):Four leaders of the G-23 group, who wrote a letter to the interim president of the Congress, Sonia Gandhi, have objected to the conduct of their colleagues. He has said that as far as the letter is concerned, he agrees with it, but there should be some limitations. Former Deputy Chairman…
Tripura 16/2: Tripura recorded a voter turnout of 14 per cent till 9 am on Thursday, with the polling process largely being peaceful in the first two hours, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gitte Kirankumar Dinakarrao. The exercise began at 7 am and will continue till 4 pm. The CEO also noted…
New Delhi, 12/6: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar strongly defended India’s decision to buy Russian crude oil on Thursday, arguing that New Delhi’s energy choices were driven by national interest, affordability and supply considerations rather than geopolitical alignments. Speaking during the Kultaranta Talks in Finland, Jaishankar rejected criticism over India’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict…
Kolkata, 27/5: Three persons were injured and vehicular movement was disrupted as trees lay uprooted in several parts of Kolkata in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal, which made landfall in West Bengal and neighbouring Bangladesh, officials said on Monday. Reports of uprooting of trees have been received from Southern Avenue, Lake Place, Chetla, D L…
