Job aspirants protest near Odisha minister’s house, demand cancellation of exam
Business meeting with ambassadors fruitful: Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said that his meeting with ambassadors and representatives of various countries regarding their investment in the state was fruitful. Majhi said this after holding discussions with ambassadors, high commissioners, consul-generals, trade commissioners,...
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Israel says it killed senior Hamas leader Rawhi Mushtaha, two other commanders in Gaza
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Thursday that it killed a senior Hamas leader in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip around three months ago. It said that a strike on an underground compound in northern Gaza killed Rawhi Mushtaha and two other Hamas commanders, Sameh Siraj and Sameh Oudeh. There...
Read moreBangladesh recalls envoy from India amid major diplomatic reshuffle
Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government has recalled five envoys, including its high commissioner in New Delhi, as it carried out a second phase of reshuffle in the diplomatic service alongside the domestic administration, an official said Thursday. The interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus as the Chief Adviser has asked Bangladesh's envoys in India, Brussels, Canberra, Lisbon, and the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York to return immediately...
Read moreSC sets aside jail manual rules of states promoting caste-based discrimination in prisons
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions of prison manuals of around 11 states while deprecating the practice of distribution of work and segregation of prisoners in separate wards on the basis of their castes. "State has a positive obligation to prevent such discriminations," a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra held while issuing a slew of directions to abolish...
Read moreIsha Foundation row: Supreme Court asks cops not to take further action
New Delhi: In a relief for Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation, the Supreme Court Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu Police not to act further in pursuance of the Madras High Court order asking it to probe alleged illegal confinement of two women at its ashram. The apex court transferred to itself a habeas corpus petition filed before the high court by a man, who had alleged that his two daughters were held...
Read moreED summons Azharuddin in money laundering case
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned cricketer-turned-politician Mohammed Azharuddin in a money laundering case linked to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). Azharuddin, the former president of the HCA, is accused of misappropriating funds during his tenure. The former Indian cricket captain and a former Member of Parliament, who is currently the working president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC), has been asked to appear before the ED Thursday. The...
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Job aspirants protest near Odisha minister’s house, demand cancellation of exam
Bhubaneswar: A number of job seekers Thursday staged a demonstration outside the residence of the Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj in Bhubaneswar to protest against alleged irregularities in the recruitment of people for various posts. Hundreds of job seekers also staged demonstrations in different parts of the state over the same demand. The agitators alleged large-scale irregularities...
Jaya Bachchan opts out of Parliament panel on IT; becomes member of Committee on Labour
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan has opted out of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology chaired by BJP member Nishikant Dubey. Bachchan will now be a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, Textiles and Skill Development chaired by former Karnataka chief minister Basavraj Bommai, according to a bulletin...
BJP leader Rupa Ganguly ‘detained’ for obstructing work: Kolkata Police Commissioner
Kolkata: BJP leader Rupa Ganguly was ‘detained’ Thursday for allegedly obstructing the work of a police station in Kolkata by holding a demonstration there demanding the release of five people arrested on the charge of manhandling the force, a senior official said. Locals in Bansdroni area in the southern suburbs of the city held protests and gheraoed...
Haryana: Setback for BJP, Ashok Tanwar rejoins Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: In a major setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ashok Tanwar, a political heavyweight in Haryana politics switched loyalties and rejoined the Congress Thursday. Tanwar rejoined the grand old party in the presence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda during a public rally in Mahendergarh district. Tanwar's switchover...
Bangladesh recalls envoy from India amid major diplomatic reshuffle
Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government has recalled five envoys, including its high commissioner in New Delhi, as it carried out a second phase of reshuffle in the diplomatic service alongside the domestic administration, an official said Thursday. The interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus as the Chief Adviser has asked Bangladesh's envoys in India, Brussels, Canberra, Lisbon,...
Israeli strike in central Beirut kills seven as IDF battle Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
Beirut: An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut killed seven Hezbollah-affiliated civilian first responders. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the militant group has a strong presence since late September but has rarely struck in the heart of the capital. There was no warning before the strike late Wednesday, which hit an...
Israel says it killed senior Hamas leader Rawhi Mushtaha, two other commanders in Gaza
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Thursday that it killed a senior Hamas leader in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip around three months ago. It said that a strike on an underground compound in northern Gaza killed Rawhi Mushtaha and two other Hamas commanders, Sameh Siraj and Sameh Oudeh. There was no immediate comment from Hamas. The...
Business meeting with ambassadors fruitful: Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said that his meeting with ambassadors and representatives of various countries regarding their investment in the state was fruitful. Majhi said this after holding discussions with ambassadors, high commissioners, consul-generals, trade commissioners, and senior diplomats of 34 countries at an event in New Delhi. “I had a fruitful discussion...
Usman Qadir retires from Pakistan cricket
New Delhi: Leg-spinner Usman Qadir has announced his retirement from Pakistan cricket at the age of 31. Usman, the son of legendary spinner Abdul Qadir, picked 32 wickets from playing 25 T20Is and one ODI for Pakistan from 2020 to 2023. "Today, I am announcing my retirement from Pakistan cricket, and as I reflect on this incredible...
Ahan Shetty joins ‘Border 2’ cast
Mumbai: Hindi film actor Ahan Shetty, who made his debut with Tadap, is taking his father Suniel Shetty’s legacy forward in the second installment of the upcoming war film Border 2. Ahan joins Sunny Deol, Diljit Dosanjh, Varun Dhawan in the film which is directed by Anurag Singh. While Border was based on the events of Battle...