New Delhi, 19/6: The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by 5.35 per cent to Rs 2,300 per quintal for the 2024-25 kharif marketing season. Announcing the MSP increase, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the cabinet has approved the minimum support prices for 14 kharif (summer) crops based…
New Delhi, 22/1: Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan’s acclaimed drama Homebound is out of Oscars 2026, failing to get a nomination in the best international feature film category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday. India’s entry was in the Academy’s shortlist of…
Washington DC, 17/3: US President Joe Biden calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a war criminal on Wednesday is “unforgivable”, the Kremlin said as it insisted the war in Ukraine was “going to plan” amid talk of compromise at peace talks. Moscow has yet to capture any of Ukraine’s biggest cities following its invasion…
Moradabad, 12/8: A lawyer who won a 22-year court battle for compensation from Indian Railways after being overcharged Rs 20 said Friday that his quest for justice was worth the effort. Tungnath Chaturvedi bought two tickets from his hometown Mathura to Moradabad in 1999 and was charged Rs 90 instead of 70, the price…
New Delhi, 27/7: Suspended Rajya Sabha MPs will hold a relay protest for 50 hours in the Parliament complex, Trinamool Congress party leader Dola Sen said on Wednesday. We will eat and sleep here but won’t let the government rest till a debate on price rise is held,” said TMC MP Sushmita Dev. 20…
Narla, 8/11: In a major development, eggs are hurled at the vehicle of Minister Tukuni Sahu at Narla . According to reports, BJP and Congress supporters hurled eggs while the minister was returning from CM’s health card distribution program in Bhawanipatna.
A shocking incident rocked the Odisha capital today as a son allegedly killed his father following a heated domestic dispute in the Chakeisiani area under Mancheswar police station limits.According to preliminary reports, the accused attacked his father with a stone during an argument, leading to the man’s death on the spot. Locals alerted the police,…
Paradip, 3/1: Another Russian was found dead in Odisha on Tuesday, the third such incident in a fortnight, police said. The Russian, identified as Milyakov Sergey, was found dead in a ship anchored at Paradip Port in Jagatsinghpur district. The 51-year-old man was the chief engineer of the vessel, M B Aldnah, which was on…
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan may enter the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament. In fact, the ruling party DMK in Tamil Nadu has revealed on Wednesday that it will contest on 4 seats in the biennial elections of the Rajya Sabha. The party has said that it has given one seat to Kamal Haasan’s party…
The exercise was conducted to assess and enhance the level of preparedness to effectively handle emergency situations such as earthquakes and fire incidents within office premises and adjoining residential colonies. Officials and staff from various departments of ECoR actively participated in the drill, alongside personnel from the State Fire Fighting Brigade and disaster response teams….
