President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1, the White House confirmed Friday, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the president a formal invitation to speak to Congress and the American public one year into his term. It will mark the latest any president has delivered a State…Continue Reading
Not all leaders who head states become national leaders. But, the leadership at the Centre has many leaders from the states who have transformed themselves at the national level — whether they are in the government or opposition — and whose voices have becomes important. Right from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah,…Continue Reading
The Odisha government on Friday released allotted fund of Rs 3000 to the beneficiaries of Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana (BPGY) to carry out repairs of the houses and Rs 5000 to those who have failed to get a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).However, politics has heated up in the State as the…Continue Reading
The Orissa High Court on Friday issued a slew of new guidelines for the operation of its benches and other subordinate courts in the State in view of the resurgence of Covid cases in Odisha.As part of the move, Orissa High Court has decided that all its Benches shall function only through Video Conferencing during…Continue Reading
As the Omicron-triggered third Covid wave enters a key phase, a new projection by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science and Indian Statistical Institute (IISc-ISI) claims that the country is likely to witness over 10 lakh Covid cases a day at January-end/beginning of February when the third wave meets its peak.The Omicron ‘Projections January-March…Continue Reading
With the third wave of Covid-19 forcing the State government to suspend offline classes in schools, Class X students preparing for the Board examination, and their parents, are in real quandary. Till some days ago, the Class X students were sanguine about their Board examination. They thought Covid-19 would spare them and they would sit…Continue Reading
Even as the daily caseload in the State’s Capital city grew by 59 percent on Friday, the pandemic third wave in the city is seemingly taking a worse turn. At this rate of case surge, the Capital City will see a doubling of cases in just 2.49 days.The dynamics of the Capital city looks taking…Continue Reading
Indian Naval Ship Kesari arrived at the port of Moroni, Comoros on Friday to extend technical assistance to the Comorian Coast Guard. The visit came in response to the request made by the Chief of Comorian Coast Guard Commander Moudjib Rahmane Adane to the Indian Navy during his visit to India in November last year…Continue Reading
Soon, the Jammu and Kashmir Police will become the first police force in the country to be equipped with American assault rifles and pistols. In a bid to modernise the cops in Kashmir Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Police recently floated tenders on the online GeM portal. It issued tenders for 500 Sig Sauer-716 rifles and…Continue Reading
In reaction to the exponential spike in Omicron cases, the Indian government released a revised guideline for overseas passengers on Friday. All international passengers arriving in India will be quarantined at home for seven days. The new regulations will take effect on January 11th. South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania,…Continue Reading