A domestic help working at the official residence of Odisha minister Krushna Chandra Patra was found dead under suspicious circumstances on Thursday.The deceased, identified as Shankarshan Nag (46) from Belpahad in Balangir district, had been serving at the minister’s residence for several months. He lived with the family and carried out routine household duties. On…
Ahmedabad, 8/3: In what is being perceived as a brutal message to partymen in Gujarat to get their act together, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that a section of the partymen in the state was in “collusion” with the BJP. He said that only after getting rid of such leaders the Congress will…
New Delhi, 13/2: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on a day-long visit to Australia on February 18, his third visit since February last year. Jaishankar will meet the Australian leadership in Sydney and attend the Raisina@Sydney Conference organised by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and India’s Observer Research Foundation (ORF)….
New Delhi, 5/6: Come with national flag and a book, document the “peaceful” protest and don’t confront miscreants — the Cockroach Janta Party has shared ‘Do’s and Don’ts with its supporters heading to Jantar Mantar on Saturday for a “peaceful” protest demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation following the NEET-UG paper leak and CBSE OSM…
Jaipur, 12/12: First-time MLA Bhajanlal Sharma was on Tuesday elected the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Sharma, who comes from an ABVP background, is the senior most general secretary of the party in Rajasthan. The saffron party also picked Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa as the two Deputy CMs of the state.
Sriharikota, 14/7: The upcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to take off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 2.35 PM IST on Friday, July 14. The mission follows Chandrayaan-2 where scientists aim to demonstrate various capabilities including reaching the orbit of the moon, making…
New Delhi, 22/2: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is examining the existing statutory provisions and the need for a new legal framework to regulate “harmful” content amid complaints of “obscenity and violence” being shown on digital platforms. In its reply to a parliamentary panel, the ministry said there is a growing concern in the society…
Ottawa, 9/11: Canada has ended with immediate effect the popular fast track study visa programme, SDS, a major policy decision that is likely to impact scores of international students, including from India. The processing time for students applying under the Student Direct Stream (SDS) was significantly shorter and approval rates higher, something that will change…
New Delhi, 29/11: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Centre’s decision to extend the tenure of Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, who was all set to demit office on November 30, by six more months. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Candrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said, the Union…
Kolkata, 13/11: A local Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead at Joynagar in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Monday morning, which led to the lynching of an alleged assailant by a mob, police saidSaifuddin Laskar (47), TMC area president of Bamungachi area in Joynagar was shot dead from close range near his house…
