Washington DC, 21/7: United States President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms” and…
Kolkata, 26/2: In a major development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hiked the minimum wages for laborers. The announcement from the CM came an hour before the model code of conduct could be implemented. The model of code of conduct, which prohibits the state government from making any new policy announcements is implemented…
Bengaluru, 20/5: A special court has granted bail to former Karnataka minister and JD(S) leader H D Revanna in a sexual harassment case. The case was registered against Revanna and his son Prajwal Revanna, MP from Hassan, at Holenarasipura police station. The special court for cases involving MPs/MLAs had earlier granted him interim anticipatory bail…
Baripada: In a chilling case that has sent shockwaves through the Nuagaon area under Kuliana police limits of Mayurbhanj district, a woman and her daughter, who had been missing since July 19, were found brutally murdered and buried in the backyard of their own home. The accused, Debasish Patra — son-in-law of the deceased and husband…
Kolkatta, 13/3 (AO Bureau) : Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday. Sinha took Trinamool membership in TMC Bhawan, Kolkata, capital of West Bengal. Yashwant Sinha, who handled the finance and foreign ministry under Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government, said in a press conference during this time that people will be…
New Delhi, 10/12: Covid-19 has ravaged many countries and claimed millions of lives in the past two years. In India, too, a pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus had affected many between April and May 2021 and before that. The national sero-survey conducted post-second wave showed a seropositivity rate of about 80 per cent, including…
UP 9/1:BJP leader Varun Gandhi on Sunday, 9 January, said that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Taking to Twitter, the Lok Sabha MP from Pilibhit constituency said, he got the infection with “fairly strong symptoms,” after being in Pilibhit for three days. He also requested the Election Commission of India (ECI) to…
Bhubaneswar, 12/12: In a big development, Honey trap queen and lady blackmailer Archana Nag released from Jharpada Jail in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday morning after 14 months. After Odisha High Court granted her bail, she was released from Jail
Jaipur, 14/9: Congress MLA from Alwar’s Ramgarh seat Zubair Khan died on Saturday morning in Alwar. He was sick for sometime. Khan’s wife Safia Zubair informed that he breathed his last at 5:50 am today. Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and others expressed condolence on Khan’s demise.
New Delhi, 20/9:The Indian cricket team’s domestic season (Team India home season for 2021-22) has been announced by the BCCI. In the domestic season, the Indian team is going to play 14 T20, 4 Test and 3 ODI matches. During this, Team India is going to face teams like New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka…
