BJP’s Debashish Samantaray files nomination for Odisha Rajya Sabha bypoll
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Debashish Samantaray on Friday filed his nomination papers for the by-election to the lone vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha at the State Assembly premises here. Chief Minister Mohan Charan…
Monsoon intensifies in Kerala, first red alert of season issued
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Heavy rainfall continues across Kerala as the monsoon intensifies, with the India Meteorological Department issuing the first red alert of the season for five northern districts. Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur,…
Kerala Minister Sunny Joseph defends brother-in-law’s inclusion in personal staff
Thiruvananthapuram, June 5 (IANS) Kerala Minister Sunny Joseph on Friday defended the appointment of his brother-in-law, Benny Thomas, to his personal staff, saying there were no legal barriers to the appointment and that Benny is a committed public…
Rising drug abuse, moral decline fuels crime surge in Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 5 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed a troubling deterioration in social safety indicators, with cases of child abuse, rape, domestic violence, and sexual harassment in educational institutions regularly making headlines across the country, a…
NIA arrests 4 more in road blockade, judicial officers’ detention cases in Bengal’s Mothabari
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday informed that four more accused persons have been arrested in connection with four separate cases related to road blockades and the alleged illegal detention of judicial officers…
Naksha Saran’s character in Sudigaali Sudheer’s ‘Hai Lesso’ revealed
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) The makers of director Prasanna Kumar Kota’s upcoming rural drama, ‘Hai Lesso’, featuring well known Telugu actor Sudheer Anand, more popularly known as Sudigaali Sudheer, in the lead, have revealed the…
China’s strategy of extending geopolitical clout runs into hurdle in Latin America: Report
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) China strategy of taking up economic projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in developing countries with the objective of extending its geopolitical clout across regions appears to have run into a hurdle when it…
Oil India strikes natural gas in Andaman offshore block, confirms hydrocarbon presence in 3rd exploratory well
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) State-owned Maharatna company Oil India Limited on Friday announced a fresh discovery of natural gas in its third exploratory well in the Andaman shallow offshore block, marking another significant indication of hydrocarbon…
Tilak Varma-led India ‘A’ squad arrives in Sri Lanka for 50-over tri‑series
Dambulla, June 5 (IANS) The India ‘A’ team, led by Tilak Varma, has landed in Sri Lanka ahead of the upcoming 50-over tri-series, to be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium (RDICS) from June 9-21. India ‘A’ will open its campaign…
Smart Border Project to create impregnable security grid: HM Shah to BSF jawans
Agartala, June 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reiterated that the government will establish an impregnable border security grid by launching the ‘Smart Border Project’, equipped with drones, modern cameras and advanced surveillance…