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Tejashwi To Join ED Probe In ‘Land For Job’ Case Today

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New Delhi: Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav is likely to join on Tuesday the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe in connection with the alleged land for job matter involving his father and former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and other family members.   Tejashwi is likely to join the probe by 11 a.m. Earlier, he was questioned the CBI in the same matter on March 25.   On the same day (March 25) his sister and Rajya Sabha Member Misa Bharti was questioned by the ED.   In March,…

Punjab Kings Beat Rajasthan Royals By 5 Runs In Final Over Thriller

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Guwahati: After Shikhar Dhawan’s 85-run knock, Nathan Ellis claimed a four-fer to take Punjab Kings to a thrilling five-run win over Rajasthan Royals in Match 8 of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) here at Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Shikhar Dhawan’s unbeaten 85 along with Prabhsimran Singh’s maiden fifty helped Punjab Kings (PBKS) set a 198-run target. In reply, after a slow start, the Royals threatened to steal the game but fell short by five runs in the chase. RR started the chase with a strange batting line-up as…

Mulayam Singh Yadav Awarded Padma Vibhushan Posthumously

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New Delhi: Late former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday was posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan which was received by his son Akhilesh Yadav, an official said. President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday presented the Padma awards for the year 2023 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony held in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Music director Marakathamani Keeravaani, who has hogged the limelight for the ‘RRR’ song ‘Naatu Naatu’, and Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon were among those who received the Padma Shri. President Murmu presented three Padma Vibhushan, five…

IPL 2023: Kohli, Du Plessis Power RCB To Thumping 8-Wicket Win Over Mumbai Indians

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Bengaluru: Scintillating half-centuries from Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli powered Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a thumping eight-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in an IPL 2023 match, marking a happy homecoming at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Sunday. As RCB took the field in Chinnaswamy Stadium after 1247 days, chants of the franchise engulfed the whole arena. To their credit, RCB didn’t disappoint at all, as bowlers got wickets in power-play and middle overs to keep Mumbai to 171/7, though young Tilak Varma shined with an outstanding 84…

World Bank Approves $100 Million Loan To Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Monday approved a $100 million loan to help Odisha strengthen its early forecasting systems for improved response to disasters and enhance its social protection coverage for poor and vulnerable households through digital platforms. According to the World Bank, Odisha is vulnerable to natural disasters with cyclones hitting the state every 15 months on average. The state’s 480 km coastline is also exposed to tsunami risk. Recurrent disasters significantly impact economic activities including agricultural production, infrastructure and access to health, education, and…

India Records 3,095 New Covid Cases

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New Delhi: India reported 3,095 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With this addition, the active cases stand at 15,208. In view of the rising cases in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will chair a meeting on Friday to review the situation. “We are on alert, Covid-19 situation in Delhi being closely monitored,” said Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj. Bhardwaj chaired an emergency meeting on Thursday, where Special Secretary -Health, the Director General…

Hyderabad Police Stop Sharmila From Visiting Osmania Hospital

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Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y.S. Sharmila’s residence in Hyderabad on Tuesday when police prevented her from leaving for Osmania Hospital for a visit to know the problems faced by patients. Scuffle broke out between Sharmila’s supporters and the police and in the melee she fell down. Police had shut the gates of Sharmila’s Lotus Pond residence to stop her from leaving for the hospital. YSRTP said its leader wanted to conduct ‘Janata Raid’ at Osmania Hospital to know the plight of patients and pathetic facilities.…

Antilia Bomb Scare Case: Bombay HC Junks Plea For Probe Into Parambir Singh’s Role

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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court recently dismissed a writ petition demanding a probe into the role of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh in the Antilia bomb scare and the related Mansukh Hiran murder case. A division bench comprising Justice Sunil Shukre and Justice Kamal Khata has held that the petition is based on ‘hearsay’ and does not ‘disclose commission of any cognizable offence’ or reasonable probability of commission of such an offence by Singh. The petitioner, Parshuram Sharma had sought the court’s directions to the state to probe Singh’s…

PM Lauds Odia scientist Jyotirmayee Mohanty In ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Show

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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Mody on Sunday lauded Odia scientist Jyotirmayee Mohanty, the first woman scientist from India to be awarded the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Award 2023, in the 99th episode of his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Professor Jyotirmayee Mohanty, a scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center, received the coveted IUPAC Award 2023 in the ‘Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering’ category. Born in Odisha’s Cuttack, Jyotirmayee is also the first woman to receive a fellowship in Science and Engineering Research Board.…

India’s LVM3 Rocket Lifts Off With 36 OneWeb Satellites

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Achievers News: India’s LVM3 rocket on Sunday lifted off with 36 satellites of the UK-based “OneWeb” from the rocket port here. The 43.5-metre tall LVM3 rocket that weighs 643 ton is carrying 36 satellites, totally weighing 5,805 kg or about 5.8 ton. It blasted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 9 a.m. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has named the mission as LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 Mission. The LVM3 (formerly GSLV-Mk III) is a three-stage rocket with the first stage fired with liquid fuel,…