Kerala is awaiting monsoon rain Kochi: An upper air cyclonic circulation has formed again over northwest Bay of Bengal. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to be formed over the region by Wednesday. The India metereological department (IMD) has not announced any influence on Kerala if the low pressure area is formed….
Cuttack: Orissa high court has rejected the interim bail plea of Subash Chandra Sahoo, an accounts section staffer of the district education office (DEO), Cuttack, after a document filed in support of his application on medical grounds was prima facie found to be not genuine.However, Justice Gourishankar Satapathy, issued notices to Sahoo and his wife…
Fuel supplied to retail outlets is distributed as per govt norms Bhubaneswar: Where to find ethanol-free petrol? This is one question bugging every motorist with vehicles manufactured before 2023.Seeking clarity on pure petrol, they say widespread availability of E20 fuel has left them with little choice. Many owners of ageing motorcycles, vintage vehicles and petrol-powered…
Indian envoy Naveen Srivastava and Nepal PM Balen Shah discuss ‘bilateral cooperation and development partnership’ NEW DELHI: Nepal PM Balendra Shah on Monday ended his self-imposed bar on one-on-one meetings with Kathmandu-based foreign envoys, receiving Indian ambassador Naveen Srivastava first and Chinese ambassador Zhang Maoming hours later at Singha Durbar in a diplomatic reset after…
Pakistan hockey team player (File photo) Pakistan will enter the FIH World Cup with goalkeeping coach Bob Johan Veldhof as their head coach after Herman Kruis returned to the Netherlands to continue with his existing assignment.The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) announced the change just hours before the Pakistan squad left for the World Cup. Kruis,…
A while ago, AR Rahman was in the news due to his remark about getting less work in Bollywood due to communalism. He had also called ‘Chhaava’ a propaganda film. Lyricist Manoj Muntashir has now reacted to Rahman’s comment. Manoj pointed to the success of several prominent Muslims in India and argued that Rahman himself…
Sarbartho Mani (Special Arrangements) KOLKATA: City boy Sarbartho Mani added another feather to his cap by claiming the National Under-11 chess championship that concluded in Mangalore on Saturday.The 11-year-old Mani enjoyed an unbeaten run finishing with 10.5 points, one point ahead of second-placed Sattwik Swain.“It was a tough tournament as even some lower-rated players played…
Indian student dies in a road crash in Ohio, US. Dileep Kumar Bhungaravula, an Indian student, died in Ohio on August 7 after he met a severe collision on I-480 in Macedonia. He was driving the vehicle that was hit by a pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction. According to Cleveland19, when police arrived…
NEW DELHI: Defence secretary RK Singh on Monday said leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has been invited to the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on August 15 and will be seated immediately after the Union Cabinet ministers.“Leader of opposition has been invited, and his seating would be as per the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 57th Convocation Ceremony of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), in New Delhi. “Wish there were more daughters among the medalists.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark at the IIT Delhi convocation speech. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed his desire to see more women among the medal winners and…