Rape cases up by 8%, killing cases down by 7% in Odisha in 2024: White Paper
Suspended Congress MLAs taken into custody while trying to enter Odisha Assembly building
Justice Harish Tandon sworn in as Chief Justice of Orissa High court
Suspended Congress MLAs allege ‘forcible eviction’ from Odisha Assembly
Final notification to declare Similipal as national park still pending
Baripada: The proposal to declare Similipal a national park remains pending despite the issuance of a preliminary notification nearly four decades ago, official sources said Wednesday. According to sources, the Odisha Forest, Fisheries & Animal Husbandry Department first notified 303...
After two more suspensions, all 14 Congress MLAs now suspended from Odisha Assembly
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy Wednesday suspended two more Congress MLAs for seven days over “indiscipline” in the House. With this, all 14 Congress MLAs have now been suspended. The state Assembly witnessed ruckus and was adjourned four times. As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour at...
Read moreIMF approves $1.3 billion loan package for Pakistan
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan for a $1.3 billion loan package for a period of 28 months to support the country's efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The new deal comes with an agreement on the first review of the ongoing $7 billion bailout programme as IMF praised Pakistan's progress in restoring macroeconomics stability and rebuilding confidence despite a challenging global...
Read moreLok Sabha being run in ‘undemocratic’ manner: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that he was not being given a chance to speak and the House was being run in an "undemocratic manner". His remarks came after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asked him to follow the rules of procedure that members are expected to observe to uphold the dignity of the House. It was not immediately clear what was the reason for the...
Read moreStones pelted during religious procession in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag
Hazaribag: Stones were allegedly pelted during a religious procession in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district triggering tension in the area, police said Wednesday. The incident occurred near Jama Masjid Chowk around 11pm Tuesday when a Mangla procession was underway as part of the Ram Navami celebration, said Hazaribag sub-divisional police officer Parameshwar Kamti. He said stones were pelted from both sides. Police resorted to firing in the air to bring the situation under...
Read moreSC stays Allahabad HC observations on rape, terms its approach ‘insensitive’, ‘inhuman’
New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the observations made in an order of the Allahabad High Court which said mere grabbing of the breast and pulling the string of a 'pyjama' do not amount to offence of rape. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih observed it was pained to say that some of the observations made in the high court order depicted total insensitiveness and an inhuman...
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Jitendra Singh highlights doubling of India’s nuclear energy capacity in decade
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Atomic Energy Dr Jitendra Singh said Wednesday that India’s nuclear power generation capacity has increased from 22,480 MW in 2014 to 35,333 MW currently, while installed capacity has doubled from 4,780 MW to 8,880 MW. Responding to a discussion on nuclear power plants in the Lok Sabha, he...
Afghans in Peshawar shut shops as Pakistan’s March 31 exit deadline nears
Peshawar: Afghan nationals in Pakistan's Peshawar have started shutting down their businesses with only five days left until the March 31 deadline for illegally residing individuals and Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave the country voluntarily. Mass deportations will commence after the deadline, according to an official warning from the Ministry of Interior. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's...
Pamban Railway bridge to be inaugurated by PM Modi April 6
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly constructed Pamban railway bridge in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, April 6, coinciding with the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami. In a statement released Wednesday, R.N. Singh, General Manager of Southern Railway, confirmed that senior railway officials have been conducting extensive inspections of the bridge and Rameswaram railway station in...
Palestinians stage protest against Hamas in Gaza
Cairo: Palestinians chanted against Hamas during an anti-war protest in the Gaza Strip, according to videos circulating online in a rare show of public anger against the militant group, which has long repressed dissent and still rules the territory 17 months into the war with Israel. The videos, which appeared to be authentic, showed hundreds of people...
IMF approves $1.3 billion loan package for Pakistan
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan for a $1.3 billion loan package for a period of 28 months to support the country's efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The new deal comes with an agreement on the first review of the ongoing $7 billion bailout programme as IMF...
Rahul Gandhi assures retired CAPF jawans of support on discrimination concerns 7.
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met a delegation of retired jawans of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and said they expressed concern over "discrimination against martyrs of different forces". Gandhi met the delegation of representatives of retirees from the six Central Armed Police Forces at his office in the Parliament House...
Stock markets snap seven-day rally; Sensex drops 728 pts on profit-taking in IT, banking shares
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty halted their seven-day winning run and closed down by nearly 1 per cent Wednesday due to profit-taking in banking and IT shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 728.69 points or 0.93 per cent to settle at 77,288.50. During the day, it slumped 822.97 points or 1.05 per cent to 77,194.22....
CBI conducts multi location raids, seizes evidence in Mahadev betting app case
Bhopal: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recovered digital and documentary evidence during raids it conducted at 60 locations across Chhattisgarh, Bhopal and Kolkata pertaining to Mahadev Book - an online gaming platform. “In the course of searches incriminating digital and documentary evidences have been found and seized,” the agency said Wednesday. In the investigation of...
Jairam Ramesh slaps privilege notice against Shah in RS over Sonia comment
New Delhi: Congress chief whip in Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh Wednesday gave a notice for breach of privilege against Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly casting aspersions on Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi during his reply on a bill in the upper house. In his notice filed to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Ramesh said March...
India set to remove ‘Google tax’; what it is, know full details
India is set to remove the 6% equalisation levy, also known as the ‘Google tax,’ on digital advertising services offered by foreign tech giants like Google and Meta
