Delhi HC issues guidelines for use of smartphones in schools
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of guidelines for the use of smartphones in schools, saying that while students should not be barred from carrying smartphones but the use of mobile devices in school must be regulated and monitored. A bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that […]
Temperature continues to rise in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, March 2 (IANS) Temperature continues to rise in Odisha indicating a scorching heat wave in the coastal state ahead during the summer session this year. As per reports, the highest temperature on Sunday in Odisha is recorded at Boudh town (38.2 degree Celsius). Meanwhile, as many as 10 cities of the state recorded 37 […]
Maha CM, Dy CMs burst into laughter over rotating chair
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) The otherwise serious press conference by the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar on Sunday witnessed cracking of jokes and exchange of pleasantries among three of them. The trigger was Shinde’s statement that although the MahaYuti government, after a landslide victory in the Assembly […]
Farmers to get permanent electricity connection at Rs 5: MP CM
Bhopal, March 2 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday announced that the Madhya Pradesh government will provide permanent electricity connection for farmers at Rs. 5. While directing the immediate implementation of this scheme in the central region, he stated that it would be gradually extended across the entire state. Chief Minister informed that in […]
Odisha Deputy CM interacts with women students
Bhubaneswar, March 2 (IANS) Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Sunday held direct interaction with women students during a special programme at the Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar. Parida held discussions with the women students on various important topics related to women, including women empowerment, sexual violence, the role of women in politics, mental […]
Fighter jets deployed after civilian planes violate airspace near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Three civilian aircraft were reportedly intercepted by F-16 fighter jets after breaching the restricted airspace above Mar-a-Lago, the Florida resort of US President Donald Trump. The airspace violations prompted a swift response from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which scrambled the fighter jets to escort the planes out of […]
Bangladesh Election Commission rules out local elections before national polls
Dhaka, March 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of Bangladesh has stated that it will not be possible to hold local elections before national elections. This confirmation came at a time when major political parties in Bangladesh were at loggerheads over which election to have first, according to the local media. Speaking to the country’s leading […]
Bangladesh: Officials from 25 cadres call for full-day absence from work today
Dhaka, March 2 (IANS) The officials from 25 cadres of the Bangladesh Civil Service declared a strike on Sunday in protest against the suspension of government officers, according to local media reports. The Inter-Cadre Discrimination Elimination Council in Bangladesh announced full-day work abstention in solidarity with the suspended government officers. These officials were suspended merely […]
Maldives shuts govt offices as record rainfall triggers severe flooding
Male, March 2 (IANS) Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu ordered the closure of government offices and institutions on Sunday in response to severe flooding caused by the highest daily accumulated rainfall in the country’s history, PSM News, media reported. The Maldives Meteorological Service in a post on X said it recorded 296 mm of rainfall in […]
NASA mission touches down on Moon aboard Firefly Aerospace lander
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Carrying a suite of NASA science and technology payloads to the Moon, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 on Sunday touched down on the lunar surface. According to a NASA statement, throughout Blue Ghost’s mission, the agency’s scientific instruments aim to test and demonstrate lunar subsurface drilling technology, regolith sample collection […]
