Imphal: Former Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla took oath as Manipur Governor at a brief ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday. Manipur High Court Chief Justice D. Krishnakumar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Governor Bhalla in a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and his Cabinet…
New Delhi, 29/6: Preliminary investigation into the gruesome killing of a tailor in Udaipur revealed that one of the two prime accused had links with the Pakistan-based Dawat-e-Islami organisation and had visited Karachi in 2014, the Rajasthan Police chief said on Wednesday. The police have detained three more people in connection with the…
New Delhi, 8/4: The Waqf (Amendment) Act, which was passed by Parliament last week, has come into force from Tuesday, the government said in a notification The Ministry of Minority Affairs notification said, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (14 of 2025), the…
New Delhi: Ever wondered why some people with obesity remain relatively healthy while others develop serious conditions like diabetes and heart disease? Genetic differences may be the reason, according to a study. An international team of researchers led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark analysed genetic data…
Bangalore, 16/4: BJP National General Secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh said that the BJP will make more than the expected progress in the Assembly election. “We have to wait and watch the same,” he said after visiting the election office of Mangalore City North assembly constituency in Kavoor. He refused to react to a query…
Paralakhemundi: A physical examination for Home Guard recruitment in Odisha’s Gajapati district turned tragic on Thursday when a candidate died and seven others were hospitalised after collapsing during the running test. As per reports, the incident occurred on a 2-kilometre stretch between Ranipenth and Padmapur, where candidates were undergoing a physical fitness test as part of…
New Delhi, 1/9: Former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar has shifted from his official residence to a private farmhouse in the Chhatarpur area of south Delhi, six weeks after he resigned from his post, according to officials. The farmhouse in the Gadaipur area of Chhatarpur belongs to INLD leader Abhay Chautala. An official told PTI that Dhankhar…
Bhubaneswar, 15/6: In a major development, the much-awaited allotment of portfolios of ministers was approved by governor. As per the release from Raj Bhawan, the CM has retained Finance, Home, General Deputy Chief Minister, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo has been allotted Agriculture & Energy; while Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida has been allocated Women &…
Doha, 6/5: In a major achievement, Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra began his Diamond League title defence comfortably in the season-opening leg in Doha on Friday, with a world leading and fourth career-best effort which won him gold. The 25-year-old Chopra, who pocketed the 2022 Diamond League Final trophy in Switzerland last September,…
New Delhi, 9/9: The BJP on Friday drafted a number of senior leaders, including former chief ministers Vijay Rupani and Biplab Kumar Deb besides former Union ministers Prakash Javadekar and Mahesh Sharma, into organisational work and made them in in-charges of party affairs in different states. The BJP also named its general secretary Vinod…
