Odisha Vigilance unearths assets worth crores during house searches
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Thursday unearthed properties worth crores during simultaneous searches at different locations related to a senior official of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) in Sundargarh district. The senior official, Biswadarsi Sahoo, OWS, works as the Project Administrator, ITDA at Bonai in Sundargarh. The vigilance sleuths carried out house […]
Manipur govt holds meeting with stakeholders to restore peace
Imphal, Jan 30 (IANS) In a bid to restore normalcy and peace, Manipur Chief Secretary Prashant Kumar Singh and Director General of Police Rajiv Singh and other officials on Thursday held a meeting with various Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), district level officers of different departments in tribal inhabited Kangpokpi District. An official said that the […]
Congress, BJP hold legislature party meetings ahead of Assembly session
Jaipur, Jan 30 (IANS) Congress and BJP held legislature party meetings ahead of the start of the Assembly session on Thursday. Notably, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje was absent from the BJP meeting, while former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Congress National General Secretary Sachin Pilot were absent from the Congress meeting. Raje is […]
HM Amit Shah releases ‘Indian Renaissance: The Modi Decade’ book
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Thursday released the “Indian Renaissance: The Modi Decade” book in the national capital. On this occasion, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, Rajya Sabha MP Kartikeya Sharma, the book’s editor Aishwarya Pandit, and several other distinguished personalities were […]
Will fight back false allegations against family, says YSRCP MP
Amaravati, Jan 30 (IANS) YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MP P. Mithun Reddy said he would fight back false allegations of forest land encroachment against his family by the coalition government in Andhra Pradesh. The Lok Sabha member from Rajampet alleged that TDP-led government has been resorting to vindictive politics by running a smear campaign. He […]
TikTok forges partnership to boost Kenya’s creative economy
Nairobi, Jan 30 (IANS) Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok announced partnerships with global digital advertising firm Aleph Holdings and Kenya-based e-commerce platform Wowzi, which is expected to boost Kenya’s creative economy. Carl Jordan, head of sales and global business solutions for sub-Saharan Africa at TikTok, told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the […]
Australian bushfire prompts evacuation order
Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) Authorities in southeast Australia have ordered communities to evacuate as bushfires in western Melbourne, the capital city of Australia’s state of Victoria, continue to spread. Victorian emergency services on Thursday morning urged about 100 residents of four small towns near the southwestern edge of the Grampians National Park, about 250 km […]
US figure skating team members among victims of Washington plane crash
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) Several members of the US figure skating team were on board the ill-fated flight from Wictha to Washington, which crashed over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night, according to an athlete. A devastating mid-air collision on Wednesday has claimed at least 18 lives so far as rescue teams […]
Three cyclones potentially developing across Australia: Bureau of Meterology
Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has warned that as many as three cyclones could form off the country’s north coast within days. According to the BoM’s tropical cyclone seven-day forecast, five tropical low storms could develop across northern Australia in the coming days, reports Xinhua news agency. Of those, it said […]
New Zealand sets second international climate target
Wellington, Jan 30 (IANS) New Zealand on Thursday announced its second international climate target under the Paris Agreement of reducing emissions by 51 to 55 per cent by 2035, compared to 2005 levels. The target must be achieved by the end of 2035 and builds on the initial target of a 50 per cent reduction […]
