Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Three CRPF personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in Odisha’s Nuapada district on Tuesday, police said. The incident happened in Patadhara Reserve Forest in Bheden block when the CRPF personnel were going from one camp to another, they said. “Unfortunately, three jawans have attended martyrdom in Nuapada. Our senior officers are on the […]
New Delhi: Chief Justice N V Ramana Tuesday allayed apprehension about the increasing interference of domestic courts in the arbitration process and said the Indian judiciary treats all parties including foreign entities equally and equitably. In recent years, there has been some apprehension in the minds of parties about increasing interference of domestic courts in […]
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research (CBR) set up at a cost of Rs 280 crore at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus, the foundation stone of which was laid by himself. During the Programme, the PM also laid the foundation stone for 832-bedded Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality […]
New Delhi: Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Monday declined the opposition leaders’ request to contest the upcoming presidential election and said the candidate for the polls should be one who will generate a national consensus and ensure opposition unity. In a statement, Gandhi said several esteemed leaders of the Opposition have done him […]
Hyderabad: Stating that the BJP-led central government was planning to sell assets, including land, allotted to different public sector undertakings (PSUs) in Telangana, state Minister K T Rama Rao on Sunday demanded the Centre should withdraw such plans. Instead of selling the assets, the Union government should explore the possibilities of reviving and strengthening the […]
Kokrajhar (Assam): Prohibitory orders were imposed on Kokrajhar on Sunday apprehending breach of law and order, making it the seventh district in Assam to be placed under such restrictions within a week, amid protests and agitations over various issues by political parties and other outfits. The additional district magistrate has clamped the prohibitory orders under […]
New Delhi: A Pakistani boy who had inadvertently crossed over to the Indian side was handed over to the Pakistan Rangers by the BSF on Sunday, officials said. The Pakistani national, a juvenile, was apprehended by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from the Ferozepur sector in Punjab on Saturday evening. “During questioning, it was found […]
New Delhi: The Ministry of Education initiative to use ICT under the “PM eVidya” scheme during the Covid pandemic has won UNESCO’s recognition, officials said on Sunday. The PM eVIDYA programme was initiated as part of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan’ by the ministry in May 2020 which unifies all efforts related to digital, online, on-air […]
Nagpur: Police have registered a case against a Nagpur-based couple who allegedly cheated 12 persons by collecting a total of Rs 68 lakh from them on the false promise of giving jobs to them in the railways, an official said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Ashish Pradip Goswami and his wife Kavita, residents of […]
A unanimous decision by state finance ministers in West Bengal to tax players on winnings from online gaming and horse racing is drawing condemnation from across the iGaming sector. In what is labelled a shortsighted approach by leading industry voices, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is increasing from 18% to 28%. There are huge […]