Gabab, 18/12: Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday announced retirement from international cricket. The news comes following the third Test match against Australia. Reacting to the news, Indian team skipper Rohit Sharma said “He was very, very sure of his decision. We should stand by what he wants,” as per PTI. Ashwin, known for…
New Delhi.22/10:Yes, you read it right. WhatsApp will stop working on some smartphones from the date of next month. If WhatsApp stops working, then users will not be able to send any message, photo or video to anyone. You should check whether it will work on your phone or not. The company has announced…
New Delhi, 27/2: The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on Delhi University’s plea challenging CIC order directing disclosure of information with respect to the bachelor’s degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Arguments heard. Judgement reserved,” said Justice Sachin Datta after hearing the parties. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for DU, said the…
Malappuram , 29/1: Congress-ally Indian Union Muslim League’s (IUML) state general secretary P M A Salam has said that women and men are not equal and anyone claiming that is only “closing their eyes to make it dark”. The controversial statement, which may not bode well for the UDF opposition politically, was made by Salam…
Sweden, 5/10: Scientists Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”. The prize was awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($915,072). The third of the prizes…
Kalinganagar, : In commemoration of India’s 75th year of Independence, Tata Steel is celebrating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and reflecting its vision for building a better tomorrow for the country. As part of the celebration, more than 1200 saplings were planted inside Tata Steel Kalinganagar plant, located in Jajpur district of Odisha on Friday. Employees,…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant anti-corruption drive, three retired government officials of Hatadihi Block in Keonjhar district were convicted by the Special Vigilance Court on Saturday for misappropriation of government rice meant for rural employment schemes.The convicted officials are former Welfare Extension Officer Gangadhar Naik, former Fishery Extension Officer Ramesh Chandra Sethy and former Progressive Assistant…
Uzbekistan, 29/12: Two months after Gambian authorities linked 70 paediatric deaths to cough syrups made in India, Uzbekistan has alleged that 18 children have died in the central Asian nation following the consumption of a syrup made by another Indian manufacturer. “To date, 18 out of 21 children with acute respiratory disease have…
Pune, 18/7: Police have detained Manorama Khedkar, mother of controversial IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, in a case of allegedly threatening some persons by brandishing a gun over a land dispute, officials said on Wednesday. She was apprehended from Mahad in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, a Pune police official said.
Mumbai, 24/8:Union Minister Narayan Rane has been arrested by the police for his controversial remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra. Rane had filed an anticipatory bail application in Ratnagiri Court, which was rejected by the court. After being taken into custody, Rane can now appear in Ratnagiri court, due to which the security…
