Manipur, 3/9: Five out of the six MLAs belonging to JD(U) merged with the ruling BJP in Manipur, days after the Nitish Kumar-led party parted ways with the saffron party in Bihar. The merger of the JD(U) MLAs took BJP’s tally to 37 in the Assembly of 60. The development comes amid…
Tokyo: Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi was elected Prime Minister by parliament on Tuesday, to become the country’s first woman leader.Takaichi avoided a runoff with a victory in a first round of voting in the Lower House, garnering 237 votes against Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda’s 149, Kyodo reported.The official Japanese…
New Delhi, 28/9:Indian captain Mithali Raj on Tuesday lost her No. 1 chair in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Rankings. Mithali Raj is no longer the number 1 ranked batsman in the world and she has slipped to number three. However, Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami has definitely jumped in the ICC rankings and has…
New Delhi, 18/8: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked seven Indian and one Pakistan-based YouTube news channels over “fake anti-India content” under IT Rules, 2021. The blocked YouTube channels had over 114 crore views, and 85 lakh 73 thousand subscribers.
Bareilly, 16/3: A cleric who had claimed cricketer Mohd Shami committed a sin by not fasting during Ramzan has described the Holi celebrations of the pacer’s daughter as “illegal” and “against Shariat”. In a video released late on Saturday, All India Muslim Jamaat president Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi said, “She is a small girl … If…
Prayagraj, 15/9: Sexual relationship even with the consent of a woman who is under fear or misconception would amount to rape, the Allahabad High Court has ruled. Justice Anis Kumar Gupta dismissed a petition filed by Raghav Kumar, challenging the criminal proceedings going on against him in a case of rape on the pretext of…
Pipili: Irate locals staged a protest by burning tyres and blocking roads in Delanga block in Puri district. The unpleasant situation arose in protest to the minor child who went missing six days ago. Former Pipili MLA Rudra Pratap Maharathy has also shown his support for the supporters by arriving at the spot. He discussed the…
New Delhi, 30/1: On Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, the Congress on Tuesday asserted that the true tribute to the father of the nation would be to not let the ‘flame of truth and harmony’ be extinguished in the ‘storm of hatred’. The party also said that those who glorify Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse should…
Sambalpur:(Correspondent) :-Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) signed a MoU with the District Administration, Bhadrak for the installation of solar high mast LED lights in nine government schools of the district. Under its CSR initiative, MCL will fund ₹60 lakh for this project, which aims to provide sustainable lighting solutions and enhance security and learning environments in…
Mumbai,6/3: Rupee hit a lifetime low in opening deals on Monday as a sharp surge in global crude oil prices threatened to push up imported inflation and widen the country’s trade and current account deficits. The partially convertible rupee was trading at 76.92/93 per dollar, after touching 76.98, its weakest level ever. It…
