CAG suspects fraud, corruption in distribution of scholarship to students in Odisha
Naveen clears air on woman accompanying him to Vatican
Odisha receives heavy rain, more downpour likely: IMD
Odisha: Three-year-old girl dies after wall collapses on her
Govt pulled 18.5 crore people from below poverty line: Anurag Thakur
NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head arrested after police raids; office sealed
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Tuesday arrested NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty after searching more than 30 locations and questioning several journalists in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations the portal received money for pro-China propaganda. Police sealed NewsClick's office in Delhi,...
Read moreTMC’s elected representative will forgo salaries to pay MGNREGA workers if Centre does not give dues, says Abhishek Banerjee as party protests in Delhi
New Delhi: The tug of war between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the release of funds to the state intensified on Tuesday with the Trinamool Congress which protested in the national capital for the second consecutive day holding on a dharna at the Union Rural Development Ministry office demanding a meeting with the minister. TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, along with party lawmakers, state ministers and supporters including...
Read moreParul Chaudhary takes sensational 5000m gold, Annu Rani emerges on top in Javelin throw; India wins six medals in athletics
Hangzhou: Parul Chaudhary pulled off a heist for a sensational women's 5000m gold while Annu Rani conjured up her season-best performance to claim the top prize in women's javelin throw as Indian athletes bagged six medals from track and field at the Hangzhou Asian Games, here Tuesday. The 28-year-old Parul was behind Japan's Ririka Hironaka in the closing stage but stunned her rival with a stunning dash in the final 40...
Read more107 MPs & MLAs have hate speech cases against them: ADR
New Delhi: A total of 107 MPs and MLAs have hate speech cases against them and 480 candidates with such cases have contested elections in the last five years, according to poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The ADR and National Election Watch (NEW) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all the incumbent MPs and MLAs, besides the unsuccessful candidates in the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls held in...
Read moreIndia asks Canada to withdraw 40 diplomats by Oct 10: Reports
New Delhi: India is learnt to have told Canada to withdraw around 40 diplomats from the country by October 10 amid worsening ties between the two nations, according to reports. The reports have said that New Delhi has conveyed to Canada that if the diplomats are not withdrawn by the deadline, they will lose their diplomatic immunity. There are more than 60 Canadian diplomats posted in India. Last month, after Canadian...
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TMC’s elected representative will forgo salaries to pay MGNREGA workers if Centre does not give dues, says Abhishek Banerjee as party protests in Delhi
New Delhi: The tug of war between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the release of funds to the state intensified on Tuesday with the Trinamool Congress which protested in the national capital for the second consecutive day holding on a dharna at the Union Rural Development Ministry office demanding a meeting with the minister....
CAG suspects fraud, corruption in distribution of scholarship to students in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has suspected fraud and corruption in the implementation of the post-matric scholarship (PMS) scheme under direct benefit transfer (DBT) in Odisha. In its report on the performance audit of the implementation of DBT in payment of PMS to eligible students in the state, which was laid before the...
Naveen clears air on woman accompanying him to Vatican
Bhubaneswar: With the opposition raising questions over a "mysterious woman" accompanying Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to his visit to Vatican City last year, the BJD chief clarified that the woman is named Shradha and she is his physiotherapist. Clearing the air before the end of the monsoon session on Tuesday, the CM said, "Shradha is a...
NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head arrested after police raids; office sealed
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Tuesday arrested NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty after searching more than 30 locations and questioning several journalists in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations the portal received money for pro-China propaganda. Police sealed NewsClick's office in Delhi, officials said, adding 46 suspects were questioned...
Odisha receives heavy rain, more downpour likely: IMD
Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha received heavy rain in the last 24 hours due to southwest monsoon, the Met department Tuesday forecast more downpour for one more day. As many as 16 districts in Odisha, including Cuttack and Khurda, of which Bhubaneswar is a part, have received heavy rainfall till Tuesday evening. The state received an average rainfall...
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed
Wilmington: Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after a plea deal imploded, putting the case on track toward a possible trial as the 2024 election looms. His lawyer Abbe Lowell said in court he plans to file a motion to dismiss the case, challenging their constitutionality. President Joe Biden's son faces...
Armenia’s parliament votes to join International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia
Yerevan: Armenia's parliament voted Tuesday to join the International Criminal Court, a move that further strains the country's ties with its old ally Russia after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over events in Ukraine. Moscow last month called Yerevan's effort to join the ICC an “unfriendly step," and the Russian Foreign Ministry...
Odisha: Today’s Pics
A committee consisting of members from Puri Bar Association inspects Srimandir Parikrama project; suggests opening all four temple gates by January 3 Fire breaks out in main building of Odisha Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar Anganwadi workers stage protest at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar seeking fulfillment of their five-point charter of demands Members of...
‘Jab We Met’ director Imtiaz Ali breaks silence on rumoured sequel; he says…
The rumours of director Imtiaz Ali working on a possible sequel of his blockbuster movie Jab We Met (2007) are making quite a buzz among the fans. A number of media reports even went on to claim that there is no confirmation on the casting of Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan in the possible sequel. In...
Woman dies after eating chocolate given by palm reader who predicted her death
In a shocking sequence of events, a 27-year-old Brazilian woman, Fernanda Valoz Pinto died after eating chocolate offered to her by a palm reader who apparently predicted her death. A mother of one, Pinto in August had visited the Maceió area in Brazil, known for its fortune tellers, where she was approached by an aged lady claiming...