BJD govt’s first order will be free power supply for 90% people of Odisha: Pandian
Naveen Patnaik pushed Odisha back 50 years during BJD’s 25-year rule: Amit Shah
People of Odisha want change of govt in state: Om Birla
BJP wants to destroy Constitution, scrap reservation: Rahul Gandhi
President Murmu condoles death of veteran Congress leader Dambarudhar Ulaka
CAA gets rolling, first set of 14 people granted citizenship
New Delhi: The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was issued Wednesday here to 14 people, nearly two months after rules under the contentious law were notified to grant Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries. Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed it...
Read moreED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case
Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday arrested Congress leader and Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam in a money laundering case, official sources said. The 70-year-old was taken into custody at the agency's zonal office here under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after about six hours of interrogation on the second day of questioning, the sources said. He was grilled by the federal agency Tuesday for over...
Read moreSupreme Court slams Uttarakhand, says state’s approach in controlling forest fires ‘lackadaisical’
New Delhi: Coming down hard on the Uttarakhand government, the Supreme Court said Wednesday it was at pains to say that the state's approach in controlling forest fires was ‘lackadaisical’. A bench headed by Justice BR Gavai directed the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand to be present personally before it May 17. The bench, also comprising Justices SVN Bhatti and Sandeep Mehta, observed that though multiple action plans are prepared, no steps...
Read moreRajasthan mine accident: Chief vigilance officer dies, 14 rescued
Jaipur: A senior vigilance officer at Hindustan Copper Limited died after a lift collapsed at the Kolihan mine in Rajasthan's Neem Ka thana district, said officials, adding that 14 trapped people have been rescued. Fifteen employees, including vigilance officers and workers of Hindustan Copper Ltd, were trapped at 1,875 ft in a mine at Kolihan near Khetri in the district after the lift broke down. "Fourteen out of the 15 employees,...
Read moreSC declares arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha ‘invalid’, orders immediate release
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday declared as ‘invalid in the eyes of law’ the arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in a case under the anti-terror law, and directed that he be released from custody. The apex court observed that a copy of the remand application in the "purported exercise of communication" of grounds of arrest in writing was not provided to Purkayastha or his counsel before the passing of...
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ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case
Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday arrested Congress leader and Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam in a money laundering case, official sources said. The 70-year-old was taken into custody at the agency's zonal office here under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after about six hours of interrogation on the second day of...
Wong sworn in as Singapore’s new Prime Minister
Singapore: Economist Lawrence Wong was Wednesday sworn in as Singapore's fourth prime minister in a planned political transition for the island state. Wong, 51, succeeded Lee Hsien Loong, 72, who relinquished his position after two decades; both belong to the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) that has been driving Singapore's economic progress for more than five decades....
CAA gets rolling, first set of 14 people granted citizenship
New Delhi: The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was issued Wednesday here to 14 people, nearly two months after rules under the contentious law were notified to grant Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries. Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed it a "historic day", saying the decades-long wait...
Exports up 1% to $35 billion in Apr; trade deficit widens to four-month high at $19.1 billion
New Delhi: India's merchandise exports rose by 1 per cent to $34.99 billion in April even as the trade deficit widened to a four-month high of $19.1 billion during the month, according to government data. Healthy growth in sectors such as electronics, chemicals, petroleum products and pharmaceuticals has helped in registering positive growth in exports despite global...
BJD govt’s first order will be free power supply for 90% people of Odisha: Pandian
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide Kartik Pandian Wednesday said that Patnaik will take oath for the sixth time June 9 and his first order will be free power supply for 90 per cent population of Odisha. Sharing a short video of his conversation with the CM during their visit to Deogarh...
Ishant Sharma reveals special bond with Ricky Ponting, says ‘he’s kind of elder brother to me’
New Delhi: Following the Delhi Capitals' (DC) final league game of the IPL 2024, which they won by 19 runs against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), India pacer Ishant Sharma revealed the special bond with DC head coach Ricky Ponting, saying the Australian is like his elder brother. Ishant was the star for Delhi Tuesday night where...
Naveen Patnaik pushed Odisha back 50 years during BJD’s 25-year rule: Amit Shah
Berhampur: Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah Wednesday alleged that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has pushed the state back by 50 years during the BJD's 25-year rule, and urged voters to give an opportunity to the saffron party to form government. Addressing an election rally at Surada under the Aska Lok Sabha constituency in...
Climate crisis made crippling April heatwave in South Asia 45 times more likely: Scientists
New Delhi: Annu Mishra kept her modest food stall shut as temperatures in Odisha's Bhubaneswar remained above 40 degrees Celsius for 17 consecutive days in April. This streak was the longest since 1969, severely impacting health and livelihoods. "The crippling heat made it extremely difficult to stand near the gas stove," said 51-year-old Mishra, noting that the...
‘Noise’ in machine: Human differences in judgment lead to problems for AI
Los Angeles: Many people understand the concept of bias at some intuitive level. In society, and in artificial intelligence systems, racial and gender biases are well documented. If society could somehow remove bias, would all problems go away? The late Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, who was a key figure in the field of behavioral economics, argued in...
India surpasses Australia, Japan, Hong Kong in data centre capacity
New Delhi: India has surpassed major countries like Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore and Korea becoming the country with the highest data centre capacity of 950 MW in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding China), according to a private report released Wednesday. India is also likely to record the highest capacity addition of 850 MW during the 2024-2026...
