The Met office has forecast intense rainfall in Odisha after the formation of a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal off the coast in the southern part of the state. “Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over the region… The system is likely to concentrate into a depression around Read More…
Amid tight security, the 22nd batch of 3,898 pilgrims left the base camp for the Amarnath Yatra here on Monday for the twin base camps of the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. More than 3.25 lakh pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the cave shrine located at a height of Read More…
Derek O’Brien has alleged that the BJP was stalling Parliament proceedings and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi open the debate on the Manipur issue either in Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha. Proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament have been paralysed since the Monsoon session began on July 20 due to protests by opposition Read More…
The rescue and search operation at Irshalwadi hamlet in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, where a massive landslide buried several houses and claimed the lives of at least 16 people so far, resumed on Friday morning, an official said. The landslide occurred around 11 pm on Wednesday at the tribal village, situated on a hill slope, under Read More…
The Allahabad High Court has sought an explanation from general manager of the North Central Railways for inconvenience caused to Justice Gautam Chowdhary during his train journey from New Delhi to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. A letter issued by Registrar Protocol Ashish Kumar Srivastava on July 14 stated that it was mentioned that the matter Read More…
The names of over 6,000 Bru voters have been deleted from Mizoram’s voter list, officials said on Wednesday. The Bru voters name have been deleted from the state voter list due to their settlement in Tripura following the agreement in 2020, they said. The names of more than 6,000 Bru voters from nine assembly constituencies Read More…
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the ordinance on control of services in Delhi was promulgated as officers working in the vigilance department were “targeted” by the city government, and bureaucrats and officials were humiliated. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the Centre claimed that after the May 11 judgement Read More…
Manipur’s opposition Congress on Monday again demanded resignation of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, noting that despite 75 days having passed after the ethnic violence broke out, the state government utterly failed to restore normalcy and peace. Congress state General Secretary P. Saratchandra said that it has been 75 days and the state is still Read More…
Compensation of employees (CoE) in the private corporate sector at Rs 30 trillion has exceeded the CoE of the public sector for the first time, ICICI Securities said in a report. In FY23, the aggregate wage bill of the listed private corporate space expanded by a robust 17 per cent to reach Rs 11.5 trillion, Read More…
Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday. The gunfight broke out at Sindarah in Surankote area of Poonch last evening after a joint operation of the army and police in the area. This is the first major successful operation against terrorists in the Read More…