Bangalore, 2/5: The BBMP has scotched rumours of a meat ban in Bengaluru on Tuesday when Eid-ul-Fitr falls along with Basava Jayanti. The occurrence of two festivals on a single day led to widespread rumours that the sale of meat will not be allowed during the biggest Muslim festival. A senior official…
Lucknow, 6/10: The start of the first ODI of the three-match series between India and South Africa has been delayed by half-an-hour due to rain here on Thursday. The city has been experiencing rain for the past couple of days. Heavy showers are expected throughout the day. “Rain delay! After an early…
Mumbai, 3/9: The vexed Maratha-vs-OBC reservation issue in Maharashtra has led to fissures in the Maha Yuti government – and it came out in open when veteran politician and OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal boycotted the weekly Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. In a related development, the Maharashtra government has formed a Cabinet sub-committee to expedite socio-economic,…
New Delhi, 1/4:In a major development,the reworked Waqf (Amendment) Bill is all set to be brought in the Lok Sabha for passage on Wednesday with a Parliamentary committee allocating eight hours for its discussion in a meeting that saw the Opposition walking out in protest. Sources said the government would prefer to get the Bill…
New Delhi, 25/4 (AO Bureau)Suresh Raina, the famous Chennai Super Kings from ‘Mr. IPL’, completed a double century of sixes in the IPL on Sunday. Raina achieved this feat in the 19th match of the season against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Wankhede. He had 199 sixes before this match. He has become the 7th player…
Bhubaneswar: Throwing challenges to Police, miscreants on Thursday night uprooted a whole ATM machine along with the money inside it. The incident took place at the SBI ATM kiosk located at Sriram nagari under Bhubaneswar Airfield Police Station limits.As per reports, it was seen today morning that the whole ATM was uprooted and looted along with…
Yangon, 17/2: In a major development, Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was filed with a second charge by Myanmar’s authority. She faces a charge of violating a section of Myanmar’s Natural Disaster Law, Khin Maung Zaw told local media. The charge may allow her to be detained indefinitely without a trial, due to…
Bhubaneswar: A three-day bird census is set to be conducted in the mangrove forest areas of Bhitarkanika National Park from August 30 to September 1.The survey will cover key nesting sites located in Matha Dia, Laxmiprasad Dia, Durgaprasad Dia, and Bali Dia.According to Varadaraj Gaonkar, Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife), Rajnagar Division, the census will focus on…
Kolkata, 3/9: : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the chief ministers of all states that have “not been able to implement effective legislations to safeguard women . Speaking in the assembly after tabling of the Aparajita Woman and…
New Delhi, 15/3After poll debacle in 5 states, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today sacked the party’s chiefs in the five states where it suffered massive defeats last week. Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Punjab Congress chief, is among them.
