Cleared my stance last week, will support BJP in whatever decision they take: Shinde on Maharashtra CM

Mumbai, 1/12: Maharashtra’s caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the BJP will decide on the state’s new CM who will have his full support, and asserted there were no differences among Mahayuti partners on government formation. Talking to reporters at his native Dare village in Satara district, Shinde also said talks were underway…

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Vedanta Lanjigarh initiates phase 2 of ‘Project Panchhi’ for recruiting girls from underserved communities

Lanjigarh, Kalahandi District, Odisha, 08 April 2024 – Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of smelter grade alumina and a unit of Vedanta Aluminium, recently launched the second phase of its unique recruitment drive ‘Project Panchhi’, that aims to transform the lives of 1,000 girls from underserved communities nationwide, who are likely to drop out from…

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SIA raids Kashmir Times newspaper office over alleged anti-national activities

Srinagar,20/11: Jammu & Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday raided the Kashmir Times office in Jammu, alleging that the newspaper has been involved in “anti-national activities” and spreading disaffection against the country. The agency has also reportedly registered an FIR naming the paper’s Executive Editor Anuradha Bhasin in connection with the allegations  

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Hungarian ‘Master of the apocalypse’ Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

Stockholm, 9/10: Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art” “Laszlo Krasznahorkai is a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard, and is characterised…

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Ex-CJI Khehar, dancer Shobana Chandrakumar among 68 personalities conferred with Padma awards

New Delhi, 28/5: Former Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar, dancer Shobana Chandrakumar, actor Anant Nag and Vice Chancellor of prestigious King George’s Medical University Soniya Nityanand were among 68 eminent personalities conferred with the coveted Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu. A total of 139 distinguished persons were named for the country’s civilian…

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Pat Cummins ruled out of 4th Test, to remain at home; Steve Smith to captain final match

Mumbai, 6/3: Steve Smith will captain Australia in the fourth and final test against India starting Thursday as regular captain Pat Cummins remains in Sydney with his family, Cricket Australia said on Monday.     Cummins returned home after the second test in New Delhi to be with his ailing mother after Australia had dropped…

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Assistant Engineer Sanghamitra Pattanayak and his associate nabbed by Odisha Vigilance

Bhubaneswar: Sanghamitra Pattanayak, the Assistant Engineer (AE) of Balianta Block in Bhubaneswar and his associate, Benudhara Parida (Private Person) have been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance. The Assistant Engineer and his associate were nabbed while demanding and taking bribe of Rs 10,000 from a contractor, the complainant, for clearing his final pending bill. Complainant had been requesting…

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Several dead, 23 injured and 40 vehicles burnt in accident and fire on Jaipur-Ajmer road

Jaipur: A major accident and fire occurred in Jaipur’s Bhankrota area early today on the main Ajmer Road. Several people have died and as many as 23 have been injured and nearly 40 vehicles, including trucks and trolleys, were burnt.The fire started due to multiple vehicle collisions near a petrol pump. Authorities are working to put…

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