Wellington, 21/1: Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand’s next prime minister after he was the only candidate to enter the contest Saturday to replace Jacinda Ardern. Hipkins, 44, must still get an endorsement Sunday from his Labour Party colleagues in Parliament but that is just a formality now. …
New Delhi, 28/6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted India’s growing self-reliance across the defence, aerospace and technology sectors, citing the maiden flight of the indigenously manufactured C-295 military transport aircraft and the successful test. Addressing the nation in his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Modi said June had been a significant month…
Bhubaneswar; Sri Arun Kumar Bishoyi , General Secretary of SBI Officer’ Association, Bhubaneswar Circle has been elevated to the prestigious position President of All India State Bank Officers’ Federation (AISBOF), representing more than one lakh officers nationwide. A veteran trade union leader since 1998, Sri Bishoyi is renowned for his tireless dedication to officers’ welfare…
New Delhi, 3/1: A cinema hall is a private property and its owner can restrict movie-goers from bringing food or beverages inside, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. What goes in is for the owner of the property to decide, subject to statutory rules. So, saying that arms are not allowed, or that no discrimination…
Washington DC, 9/4: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the US will soon announce a “major” tariff on pharmaceutical imports. Speaking to an event at the National Republican Congressional Committee, Trump said the tariff will incentivize drug companies to move their operations to the US.
New Delhi, 10/8: Popular comedian-actor Raju Srivastava on Wednesday was rushed to the AIIMS following a heart attack, said hospital sources. The 58-year-old stand-up comedian was brought to the AIIMS emergency at around 10:45 am. “Srivastava had to be resuscitated twice and was rushed to catheterisation lab for emergency angiography,” the source…
New Delhi, 13/5: Moscow has assured New Delhi that Russia would fulfil its obligation on energy supply to India as stipulated in agreements between the two sides, notwithstanding unfair competition from other countries. I can guarantee that India’s interests as they apply to Russian supplies will not suffer. We will do everything to ensure that…
Guwahati, 25/5: Security forces fired tear gas shells to disperse protesters belonging to COCOMI, an influential Meitei organisation, who allegedly tried to storm into Raj Bhavan in conflict-hit Manipur capital Imphal on Sunday The protest was staged a day after the Co-ordination Committee on Manipur Unity (COCOMI) declared a “non-cooperation movement” while demanding the resignation…
Housand Urban Development Minister Dr. Krishna Chandra Mahapatra on Tuesday reviewed the progress of the Mahanadi Riverfront Development Project at Cuttack and directed officials to ensure expeditious and time-bound implementation of the flagship urban rejuvenation initiative.The ambitious project aims to transform the Mahanadi riverfront into a vibrant public, cultural, and recreational hub, enhancing tourism potential…
New Delhi,18/6:Actor Sai Pallavi on Saturday said her recent remarks drawing a comparison between the Kashmiri Pandits’ genocide in the 1990s and recent mob lynching incidents were taken out of context. The 30-year-old actor is currently in the middle of a controversy for remarks that she made during an interview to a Telugu…
