Bhubaneshwar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik on Sunday urged the Centre to initiate talks with students protesting alleged irregularities in the conduct of examinations and called for a thorough debate in Parliament over the matter. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has been staging a protest in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against irregularities in the conduct of exams….
Jammu: At least 11 people were killed, and seven others went missing as torrential rains triggered landslides and flash floods in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, prompting a multi-agency rescue operation. The worst devastation was reported from Surankote tehsil in Poonch district, where most of the…
New Delhi: The entire opposition on Sunday staged a symbolic walkout from the all-party meeting convened here ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon Session to protest against the invitation extended to rebel TMC MPs. The opposition also protested against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s decisions on the rebel TMC lawmakers, allowing them separate seats in the House…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Sunday lay the foundation stone of what is being billed as the world’s largest curd production plant under the Amul Bengal Dairy Project in West Bengal, an official statement said. Before the programme, he is scheduled to hold a meeting with state officials to discuss the law…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday embarked on state visits to Moldova, North Macedonia, and Romania to further relations with the three countries in a range of sectors, including trade and technology, and to boost people-to-people ties. The first leg of her tour will start with a visit to Moldova on Monday. This will…
Hyderabad: Launching a scathing attack on the previous BRS government over alleged negligence in the recruitment of jobs and paper leaks, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has urged the unemployed youth not to fall into the trap of the regional party. Speaking at the birth anniversary of late poet Ande Sri at Ghatkesar near…
Vinay Rao A letter lands like any other government notice—until you read the questions. A majority of the affiliated cricket clubs of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) have reportedly received notices from the Income Tax Department’s Investigation Wing. The notices seek bank statements, including those from previous years. More significantly, they ask club secretaries to…
Online Sports Desk France striker Kylian Mbappe became the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer with 22 goals when he netted twice in Les Bleus’ 6-4 defeat by England in the third-place game on Saturday. The 27-year-old leapfrogged Argentina’s Lionel Messi (21), who is due to play in Sunday’s final against Spain, and although that will…
New Delhi: Former Commonwealth Games medallist Trupti Murgunde believes PV Sindhu’s run to the Japan Open final has come at the perfect time and could provide a much-needed boost to the two-time Olympic medallist ahead of the BWF World Championships. The Worlds are scheduled to be held here from August 17 to 23. Sindhu, who…
Kolkata: Former Army chief Gen Manoj Pande (retd) on Saturday said Kolkata and the northeast have “tremendous potential” to emerge as a defence manufacturing hub. Pande also asserted that conventional warfare and the role of the soldier would remain decisive despite the rapid integration of advanced technologies into modern battlefields. Addressing a seminar on ‘National…
