Dubai, 19/6: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister made a “rough landing” on Sunday as it was crossing a mountainous area in heavy fog on the way back from a visit to Azerbaijan, Iranian news agencies said. The bad weather was complicating rescue efforts, the state news agency IRNA reported….
Manipur, 21/7: As the situation continued to remain tense in Manipur, local women were on Friday seen burning down the house of one of the accused from the May 4 incident, when two women were paraded naked in the north-eastern state and the video of which went viral recently. In a video tweeted by news…
Sao Paulo, 2/1: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office Sunday for a third term as Brazil’s president, in a ceremony snubbed by outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro, underlining the deep divisions the veteran leftist inherits. The 77-year-old ex-metalworker, who previously led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, took the oath of office before Congress, vowing to…
Washington DC, 11/11:After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 900,000 shares of the electric car maker’s stock, netting over $1.1 billion that will go toward paying tax obligations for stock options. The sales, disclosed in two regulatory filings late Wednesday, will cover tax obligations for stock options granted…
New Delhi: A commonly used type 2 diabetes medication in the US — Glipizide — may be linked to a higher rate of heart-related conditions, claimed a study. Researchers from Mass General Brigham examined nationwide data from nearly 50,000 patients treated with different sulfonylureas. They found that glipizide was linked to a higher incidence of heart failure,…
The Odisha government has directed all district administrations to immediately enforce the revised English spellings of districts, sub-divisions, tahasils, blocks and urban local bodies across every sphere of official work, accelerating the implementation of a linguistic reform aimed at aligning administrative names with authentic Odia pronunciation. In a communication issued by the Revenue and Disaster…
Mumbai, 16/8: An MLA from Maharashtra Chief Eknath Shinde-led faction has asked his supporters to beat up workers of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena amid the growing rift between the two groups. A video on Monday went viral on social media platforms wherein MLA Prakash Surve was also seen assuring his supporters to…
Washington,5/11: The race between Democratic leader Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump for the White House has been truly unprecedented as it saw drama, tragedy, political comebacks, fierce rhetoric and a historically razor-tight contest. As the fight reaches its crescendo with the big election day just a few hours away, many political observers…
Today, a short while ago, Sri Dhumaram Murmu, ACSO Champua, Keonjhar, has been nabbed by Odisha Vigilance *while demanding and taking bribe of Rs.15000/- at his office, from a local LAMPCS incharge in connection with procurement of Paddy done recently during the current KMS*. He was allegedly demanding bribes from other Paddy Procurement Centres, too….
New Delhi,21/11:After acquiring around 30 Rafale combat aircraft from France, the Indian Air Force is now expanding its fleet of French-origin fighter jets from January 2022 to increase its strength for India. Will start upgrading. For this purpose, a high level team of Indian Air Force officers is present at Istras airbase in France to…
