Congress replaces candidates in five Odisha Assembly constituencies
Bhubaneswar: Congress Sunday changed its candidates in five Assembly constituencies in Odisha while naming Akshaya Acharya from the Nilgiri Assembly seat. The party has nominated former minister and four-time MLA Debasis Nayak for the Bari Assembly constituency replacing Arati Deo....
BJD seeks restriction on Chhattisgarh Governor’s visit to Odisha till end of polls
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Modi, Nadda on two-day Odisha visit from Sunday
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president JP Nadda will arrive in Bhubaneswar Sunday on their two-day visit to Odisha. PM Modi is scheduled to arrive in the Odisha capital around 9.30 pm and will make a night halt at Raj Bhavan. He will address election rallies at Berhampur...
Read moreIAF convoy attack: Several people detained for questioning, search on for terrorists in J-K’s Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Several people were detained for questioning Sunday as a massive search operation for terrorists behind the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district entered the second day, officials said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Anand Jain and senior officers of the Army and intelligence agencies visited the ambush spot in the Surankote area. The Army also conducted aerial surveillance using a helicopter, they said....
Read more19-year-old youth beaten to death over ‘sacrilege’ charge in Punjab’s Ferozepur
Ferozepur: A 19-year-old youth was beaten to death following an alleged sacrilege incident that took place at a gurdwara in Ferozepur Saturday, police said. Bakshish Singh, a resident of Talli Gulam village, allegedly tore some pages of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs, after entering the premises of the gurdwara in Bandala village, they said. His father Lakhwinder Singh said that Bakshish was mentally disturbed and was...
Read moreLS polls: PM Modi to hold roadshow in Ayodhya today
New Delhi: On the last day of campaigning before the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday will address public meetings in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah and Dhaurahra (Sitapur). He will also visit Ayodhya to offer prayers at the Ram temple followed by a roadshow. The Prime Minister will hold his first public meeting of the day in Etawah at around 2:45pm and then in Dhaurahra at...
Read moreTrudeau touts Canada as ‘rule-of-law country’ after arrest of three Indians in Nijjar murder case
Toronto: Canada is a ‘rule-of-law country’ with a strong and independent justice system and a fundamental commitment to protect its citizens, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said, a day after three Indian nationals were charged with the murder of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, June 18, 2023. Karan Brar, 22, Kamalpreet Singh, 22, and Karanpreet Singh, 28,...
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IAF convoy attack: Several people detained for questioning, search on for terrorists in J-K’s Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Several people were detained for questioning Sunday as a massive search operation for terrorists behind the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district entered the second day, officials said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Anand Jain and senior officers of the Army and intelligence agencies visited the ambush spot in...
Congress replaces candidates in five Odisha Assembly constituencies
Bhubaneswar: Congress Sunday changed its candidates in five Assembly constituencies in Odisha while naming Akshaya Acharya from the Nilgiri Assembly seat. The party has nominated former minister and four-time MLA Debasis Nayak for the Bari Assembly constituency replacing Arati Deo. Nayak had joined the Congress Saturday after the BJP denied him a ticket. Nayak had joined the...
BJD seeks restriction on Chhattisgarh Governor’s visit to Odisha till end of polls
Bhubaneswar: Accusing Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan of violating the model code of conduct (MCC), the BJD Sunday urged the Election Commission to restrict his visit to Odisha till the completion of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the eastern state. The Naveen Patnaik-led party alleged that Harichandan, who hails from Odisha, violated the MCC by...
Cipla, Glenmark recall drugs in US due to manufacturing issues
New Delhi: Drug makers Cipla and Glenmark are recalling their products from the US market due to manufacturing issues. In accordance with the latest Enforcement Report from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Cipla's subsidiary in New Jersey is recalling 59,244 packs of Ipratropium Bromide and Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution. The reason for recalling the affected...
FPIs take cautious approach amid ongoing general elections; inject Rs 1,156 cr in May
New Delhi: Foreign investors have adopted a "wait and watch" stance amidst the ongoing general elections and have infused just Rs 1,156 crore in the first two trading sessions of this month. This came after FPIs dumped equities worth Rs 8,700 crore in April, on concerns over a tweak in India's tax treaty with Mauritius and a...
Odisha: Three relatives contesting from Gunupur Assembly seat on different party tickets
Rayagada: The Gunupur Assembly seat in Odisha's Rayagada district which will go to the polls May 13 is witnessing a fight between three relatives contesting on three different party tickets. Sitting MLA Raghunath Gomango of the Biju Janata Dal who is seeking re-election from the seat is facing challenge from his grandson Satyajit Gomango, the Congress party...
Modi, Nadda on two-day Odisha visit from Sunday
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president JP Nadda will arrive in Bhubaneswar Sunday on their two-day visit to Odisha. PM Modi is scheduled to arrive in the Odisha capital around 9.30 pm and will make a night halt at Raj Bhavan. He will address election rallies at Berhampur and Nabarangpur Monday, a BJP leader said....
Market valuation of 6 of top 10 firms declines by Rs 68,417 cr; Airtel biggest laggard
New Delhi: The combined market valuation of six of the top-10 most valued firms declined by Rs 68,417.14 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries taking the biggest hit. While Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Infosys, ITC and Hindustan Unilever were the laggards, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS),...
Lack of industry, unemployment major poll issues in Odisha’s Nabarangpur LS constituency
Bhubaneswar: Lack of industry, irrigation facilities and unemployment are the major issues in the tribal-dominated Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency in southern Odisha which will go to the polls May 13. The Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises some parts of Nabarangpur district and also some areas of Koraput and Malkangiri district. The BJD has fielded Pradeep Majhi, a...
Karnataka obscene video case: HD Revanna refutes charges of kidnap, sexual harassment
Bengaluru: Former Minister and JD(S) MLA HD Revanna has refuted the charges of kidnapping and sexual harassment of the victim of an obscene video case which involves his son, sitting MP and candidate for Hassan Lok Sabha seat, Prajwal Revanna, during the questioning by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), sources said Sunday. The SIT chief, BK Singh,...
