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Cyclone Dana barrelled into Odisha’s coast early Friday, which unleashed winds of up to 120 kph that toppled trees, downed power lines, and sent floodwaters through low-lying areas of Odisha and neighboring West Bengal. Thousands of residents in flood-prone areas were moved to relief camps, with Odisha alone relocating over 300,000 people and West Bengal […]
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the international community must speed up efforts for a solution to end the war in Lebanon. A day after a conference on aid for Lebanon in France, Borrell said the first step needed was a “ceasefire” between Israel and Hezbollah. “We are currently engaged in a race against […]
Families of police constables in Telangana gathered near the Secretariat, led by the officers’ wives. They demanded a “One Police, One State” policy for uniform working conditions across the state. This was led by frustrations over frequent transfers and inconsistent postings, the protesters highlighted the significant personal and economic toll these policies take on constabl...
Indian airlines have been hit with 250 hoax bomb threats over the past 10 days. This severely affected operations and finances of the civil aviation sector. It has incurred losses of 500 crores. Today alone, 27 flights from major carriers like SpiceJet, Indigo, Vistara, and Air India received threats. Civil Aviation Ministry is looking at […]
PM Modi said this is the right time to join India’s growth story. This comes as he met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the national capital with a business delegation. Addressing the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2024, PM Modi said the time is ripe for foreign investors to participate in India’s growth story, […]
As Army sources, Indian and Chinese troops will complete disengagement – in the Depsang and Demchok areas of Ladakh – and fall back to pre-April 2020 positions by Tuesday. Troops from both sides will fall back to pre-April 2020 positions and all temporary infrastructure – sheds or tents – will be removed, while ground commanders […]
PM Modi said the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia are a matter of concern and India is ready to make every possible contribution for restoration of peace. His remarks came after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “India is of the view that war cannot be a solution to problems. India is ready […]
Indian tourist arrivals in Singapore increased by 13% during the first nine months of this year. A total of 8,98,180 Indian visitors visited the island nation. Singapore Tourism Board (STB) released the figures as the city-state prepares for the year-end festivities in the globally renowned hotel and shopping belt of Orchard Road. India is Singapore’s […]
British Council in partnership with the Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Karnataka signed an agreement to support primary school teachers and coaches. This aims to enhance learning outcomes of teachers in physical education and personal, social, health, and economic education. This program will be piloted with 70 Primary/Physical Education (PE) teachers in […]
Delhi Assembly witnessed a sharp decline in the number of issues raised. It also registered a drop in the average performance of MLAs, as per a survey released ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The report, published by the NGO Praja Foundation, revealed that the 7th Assembly saw an average of just 649 issues annually–a […]
Famed singer Jack Jones, who is famous for his smooth velvety voice and hits like Wives and Lovers and the theme for The Love Boat, has died at the age of 86. His wife Eleonora Jones confirmed that he died Wednesday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. He has been battling Leukemia for […]
Supreme Court set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which accepted an Aadhaar card for determining the age of a road accident victim. The apex court said the age of the deceased had to be determined from the date of birth mentioned in the school leaving certificate. “Aadhaar Card can be […]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that India has 360 proposals of ropeway and cable cars worth USD 7.93 billion. He said that apart from ropeways and cable car projects India is building more than 300 tunnel projects and invited companies from Germany, Switzerland and Austria for Joint Venturing. “I am really happy that the total […]
Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit Pawar said the Mahayuti allies are still in talks over 11 of the 288 assembly seats for the upcoming November 20 elections in the state. He stated that 10% of the seats allocated to his party will be reserved for minority candidates. Pawar, set to compete against his […]
In a significant ruling, 98 individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment for a decade-old atrocity case against Dalits in Marakumbi village, Karnataka. The incident dates back to August 28, 2014, when a clash between upper-caste villagers and Dalits erupted, resulting in property damage and injuries. Of the 101 charged, three received five years of rigorous […]