Moscow, 16/2: Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence said on Friday. In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District said that Navalny “felt unwell” after a walk on Friday, and “almost…
Patna, 25/2: In his first major speech after recovering from a kidney transplant operation, RJD Supremo Lalu Prasad Saturday launched a frontal attack on his old rival the BJP, alleging the right-wing party was trying to divide the country on caste and religious lines. The BJP and RSS are against the country’s minorities, the former…
Mumbai, 18/10:Team India’s head coach Ravi Shastri’s tenure will end after the T20 world. The BCCI has invited applications for the new coach on Sunday. It is being said that Team India’s legendary batsman and former captain Rahul Dravid can become the new coach of the team. However, no official decision has been taken yet….
Ranchi, 5/2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday met former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana Soren, days after the JMM executive president was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said Gandhi met Kalpana Soren a few minutes before a public rally at…
A single dose of Pfizer and BioNtech’s COVID-19 vaccine cuts the number of asymptomatic infections and could significantly reduce the risk of transmission of the virus, results of a UK study found on Friday. Researchers analyzed results from thousands of COVID-19 tests carried out each week as part of hospital screenings of healthcare staff in…
New Delhi, 16/12:In a relief to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and five others in the National Herald case, a Delhi court on Tuesday refused to take cognisance of Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) money laundering chargesheet. Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Court said the complaint filed by the Enforcement…
Kolkata, 21/10: The Trinamool Congress has decided to maintain distance from the controversy surrounding its MP Mahua Moitra, who has been facing allegations of taking bribes for raising questions in Parliament. Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of real estate-to-energy group Hiranandani, who allegedly paid Moitra to raise questions in Parliament about Adani Group, recently claimed in…
Rayagada, Utkal Alumina International Ltd.(UAIL), a unit of Hindalco Industries under the Aditya Birla Group, has launched the second phase of its Light Motor Vehicle Training (LMVT) driving training camp under its CSR initiative at Nuagaon village, Maikanch GP, Kashipur Block, Rayagada district. The initiative, aims at empowering rural youth with employable skills and making…
New Delhi, 22/10: Yes Bank on Saturday reported 32 per cent decline in standalone net profit at Rs 152.82 crore for September quarter 2022 on higher provisions. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 225.50 crore for the year-ago same period. In preceding June quarter 2022, the net profit stood at…
Cairo/Gaza, 5/10: Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip overnight and on Sunday, destroying several residential buildings, witnesses said, as Palestinians desperately awaited implementation of a U.S. plan to end the war. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had called for an end to the bombing, said on Saturday on his Truth Social…
