BJP Questions Odisha Chief Minister’s District Visits As Patnaik Launches Health Card Distribution In Kandhamal

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While opposition BJP wondered whether Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visits to districts are linked to the coming panchayat polls in the state, on Monday, the minister launched the smart card distribution of the state government health scheme, Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) in the Kandhmal district. Starting his district visits in Malkangiri in September, Patnaik has…Continue Reading

Why Was This Ancient Tusk 150 Miles From Land, Found 3,000 Feet Deep in the Ocean?

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A young female mammoth was wandering long ago near what would become the Central Coast of California, when her life came to an untimely end. Although she died on land, her massive body found its way into the Pacific Ocean. Carried by currents, her remains drifted more than 150 miles from shore before settling 3,000…Continue Reading

‘Choose Justice Over Money’: Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancée Asks Justin Bieber to Cancel Saudi Arabia Show

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Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi’s widow Hatice Cengiz traveled to Washington for a demonstration outside the Saudi embassy and ana vigil near the US Capitol. (AFP) In 2018, a team of the kingdom’s government agents murdered the journalist at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where he was going to pick up documents for his upcoming wedding.CNN…Continue Reading

Return of the Covid Spectre: As Europe Reels Under Fresh Wave, A Look at What Triggered Surge, Guidelines

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A passenger wears a face mask in a bus amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kazan, Russia. (Image: Reuters)With Europe once again the epicentre of the global pandemic that first prompted lockdowns in March 2020, new restrictions and vaccine mandates are expected to spread nearly two years after the first Covid case…Continue Reading

French PM Jean Castex Tests Positive for Covid-19 After Returning from Belgium

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Jean Castex “immediately carried out a PCR test” after finding out that one of his daughters had tested positive, his office said. (Image: AFP)Castex had been in Brussels on Monday morning, where he met his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo.AFP ParisLast Updated:November 23, 2021, 08:33 ISTFOLLOW US ON:French Prime Minister Jean Castex tested positive for…Continue Reading

SC junks plea challenging change in land use on Central Vista project site

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The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging change in user of a plot on Central Vista project site from recreational to residential, saying it’s a matter of policy and court can’t interfere unless some malafide is shown in the decision. “In light of the challenge, a detailed affidavit has been filed. It is not…Continue Reading

Colonel B Santosh Babu, who died fighting Chinese troops in Galwan, awarded the Mahavir Chakra

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Colonel B Santosh Babu, who died fighting Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, was accorded with the Mahavir Chakra on Tuesday. Babu’s mother and wife receive the award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Babu was the commanding officer of the 16 Bihar regimen during Operation…Continue Reading