Bhubaneswar : To make women digitally empowered in Odisha, the state government will provide free smartphones to all the women self-help groups under Mission Shakti programme, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said Wednesday. Stating that women in Odisha have come a long way, the next ceiling to be broken is […]
Ahmedabad : A 34-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide in Rajkot district of Gujarat late Sunday night as he was apparently distressed over his mounting debts, police said. The farmer had also suffered financial losses in digging a well for farming, they said. According to police, this is the sixth […]
New Delhi : Deputy Chief of Air staff, Air Marshal V R Chaudhari and two other officers from Indian Air Force appeared in the Supreme Court Wednesday to assist it on the issue of the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. The officers appeared before a bench […]
Dehradun : Campaigning by political parties is gaining momentum in Uttarakhand where civic bodies elections are scheduled for Sunday, as prominent leaders address one poll meeting after another to canvass for their parties’ official nominees. Campaign vehicles of parties, loaded with posters, banners and their symbols are driving through […]
New Delhi : Gold prices slipped by Rs 150 to Rs 31,900 per 10 gram at the local market here Wednesday due to weak global cues. Besides, fall in demand from local jewellers too kept pressure on the precious metal. Silver ready held steady at Rs 37,450 per kg […]
Bikaner : Six persons of a family were killed and four others injured when a truck collided with a van in the district on Wednesday, police said. The accident occurred when the victims were on their way to Bikaner. The deceased were identified as Mohammand Hanif (70), his wife […]
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday said a discussion on the pricing of Rafale fighter jets can only take place if the facts of the deal are allowed to come into the public domain. The apex court, which began its hearing on pleas seeking a court-monitored probe into […]
Many pharmacies don’t offer the drug that can save the lives of people suffering from opioid overdoses, according to three new studies. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Tuesday reported 25 percent of pharmacies it surveyed in Texas didn’t have naloxone […]
Thick smog hit north China, including Beijing, as cities across the world’s second-largest economy are turning up heating for residents, and industrial emissions persist as a cause of pollution. China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said Tuesday the heavy smog will last through Thursday owing to “poor weather […]
China is enforcing secondary North Korea sanctions that impact domestic firms as North Korea faces a long hard winter, according to a South Korean press report. Financial transactions that involve funds flowing from China to North Korea are being strictly curtailed after months of reports of greater business exchange, Yonhap […]
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