PM Modi, CM Patnaik want to come together for ‘greater cause’: Pandian
15 injured as auto-rickshaw overturns in Odisha’s Kalahandi
Two Odisha forest personnel injured in firing by poachers
Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Two members of Forest Department's anti-poaching squad were injured when poachers fired at them in Odisha's Balasore district in the early hours of Tuesday, a senior official said. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Wildlife, Susanta Nanda said this...
Kandhamal couple killed over sorcery, not by Maoists: Police
Turtle patrol vessel attacked in Odisha’s Gahirmatha
Supreme Court asks Centre to respond within 3 weeks to pleas seeking stay of CAA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre to respond within three weeks to applications seeking a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud posted the matter for resumed hearing April 9. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for...
Read moreHaryana CM Saini expands Cabinet, inducts eight legislators
Chandigarh: In the first Cabinet expansion under new Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, eight legislators were inducted Tuesday, taking the total strength of the Council of Ministers to 14, including the CM. Former Home Minister Anil Vij, who skipped Saini’s swearing-in ceremony last week, was conspicuously absent this time as well. However, he told the media that he had no information about the ceremony, adding that he was not upset....
Read more2023 broke every single climate indicator: WMO
New Delhi: Greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, and sea level rise all reached record highs in 2023, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released Tuesday. The report, titled "State of the Global Climate 2023", confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year in the 174-year observational record, with the global average near-surface temperature at 1.45 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial baseline (1850-1900). "Sirens...
Read more‘Repeating baseless arguments’: India responds to China on Arunachal
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Tuesday lashed out at China for "advancing absurd claims" over the territory of Arunachal Pradesh and reiterated that the northeastern state will always remain its "integral and inalienable part" of India. The response from the Ministry came after Beijing said that it "never acknowledges and firmly opposes" the "so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India." "We have noted the comments made by the...
Read moreECI replaces Bengal DGP again within 24 hours
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has replaced the Director General Police in West Bengal Tuesday within just 24 hours since Vivek Sahay was designated for the chair replacing his predecessor Rajeev Kumar. A fresh notification was issued Tuesday ordering the replacement of Sahay with Sanjoy Mukherjee, a 1989-batch IPS officer who is currently the Director General of Fire and Emergency Services Department. After the ECI ordered the removal of...
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PM Modi, CM Patnaik want to come together for ‘greater cause’: Pandian
Bhubaneswar: The BJP and BJD do not need each other to win elections, but some things are beyond politics and the two leaders -- PM Narendra Modi and CM Naveen Patnaik -- want to come together for "a greater cause", said Kartik Pandian, the close aide of the chief minister. Speaking at a media conclave in New...
15 injured as auto-rickshaw overturns in Odisha’s Kalahandi
Bhawanipatna: At least 15 people were injured as an auto-rickshaw in which they were travelling overturned in Odisha's Kalahandi district Tuesday, police said. The accident happened near Jamulighati in Madanpur Rampur block, they said. Those travelling in the auto-rickshaw were on the way to a wedding, police added. The injured passengers were admitted to the Mohangiri primary...
Haryana CM Saini expands Cabinet, inducts eight legislators
Chandigarh: In the first Cabinet expansion under new Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, eight legislators were inducted Tuesday, taking the total strength of the Council of Ministers to 14, including the CM. Former Home Minister Anil Vij, who skipped Saini’s swearing-in ceremony last week, was conspicuously absent this time as well. However, he told the media...
Israel-Hamas peace talks in Doha hit roadblock
Tel Aviv: The ongoing indirect peace talks in Qatar capital have hit a roadblock after Israel refused to budge on many demands put forward on behalf of Hamas. According to sources in the Israel defense ministry, the Israeli delegation led by Mossad Chief David Barnea told the mediators, including those from Qatar and Egypt, that they may...
2023 broke every single climate indicator: WMO
New Delhi: Greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, and sea level rise all reached record highs in 2023, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released Tuesday. The report, titled "State of the Global Climate 2023", confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year in the 174-year observational record, with the...
Suryakumar Yadav certain to miss Mumbai Indians’ season opener in IPL 2024
Mumbai: Star batter Suryakumar Yadav is certain to miss Mumbai Indians' IPL opener against Gujarat Titans March 24 as he is yet to get fitness clearance from the National Cricket Academy (NCA). The world No 1 T20 batter Suryakumar has been stationed at the NCA in Bengaluru for his recovery and rehabilitation following a surgery for sports...
Vinesh, Sakshi urge PM Modi to oust people like Brij Bhushan
New Delhi: Urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "do something" to oust "oppressors" like Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh from Indian sports, the protesting duo of Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik Tuesday denounced the IOA's decision to hand back wrestling's administrative control to the controversy-marred national federation. In strongly-worded posts on X, the two wrestlers, who have accused...
India can sustain 8% growth, even higher: RBI bulletin
Mumbai: India can sustain 8 per cent annual GDP growth and the conducive macroeconomic configuration may become a launching pad for a step-up in the country's growth trajectory, said an article on the 'State of Economy' in the central bank's March Bulletin published Tuesday. Over the period 2021-24, gross domestic product (GDP) growth has averaged above 8...
SC allows Sharad Pawar faction to use ‘Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar’ name for LS polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed the Sharad Pawar faction to use 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar' as its name for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the country. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan also permitted the NCP bloc led by the veteran politician to use as its symbol 'man blowing...
‘Repeating baseless arguments’: India responds to China on Arunachal
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Tuesday lashed out at China for "advancing absurd claims" over the territory of Arunachal Pradesh and reiterated that the northeastern state will always remain its "integral and inalienable part" of India. The response from the Ministry came after Beijing said that it "never acknowledges and firmly opposes" the "so-called...