November 6, 2024 1:10 PM November 6, 2024 1:10 PM

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Second Day of festival Chhath Puja being observed today

In Bihar, the ritual of Kharna is being performed today on the second day of Chhath Puja celebrations. After offering prayers to Sun God and her mother Chhati Maiya, devotees will consume Kheer and Roti as Kharna prasad. After the Kharna a 36 hours fast of devotees will begin in which they abstain w...

November 6, 2024 12:48 PM November 6, 2024 12:48 PM

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Boarding bridge mishap damages Kuwait Airways aircraft at Dhaka Airport

A boarding bridge collapsed onto Kuwait Airways plane, shearing off its door at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last night.   The incident took place at Kuwait Airways flight KU-283, a Boeing 777-300 aircraft, at about 2:20 AM. After all passengers had disembarked, the boarding b...

November 6, 2024 12:44 PM November 6, 2024 12:44 PM

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Comprehensive Family Survey begins in Telangana

In Telangana, the door-to-door comprehensive family survey, aiming at assessing the Social, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste status of the people began across the state today. About 85 thousand enumerators and 0ver 19 thousand supervisors have been deployed to collect the infor...

November 6, 2024 1:32 PM November 6, 2024 1:32 PM

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J&K Legislative Assembly passes resolution seeking special status for UT

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Legislative Assembly today passed a resolution seeking special status and constitutional guarantees for the Union Territory.   As the house assembled this morning, the deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, moved a resolution that seeks to reaffirm the import...

November 6, 2024 12:23 PM November 6, 2024 12:23 PM

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Madhya Pradesh: Bandhavgarh elephants died after eating infected kodo plant

In Madhya Pradesh, cyclopiazonic acid has been found in the viscera of elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. According to the report, elephants have eaten large amounts of spoiled kodo plants. The actual toxicity of cyclopiazonic acid found in the samples is being calculated.   Additiona...

November 6, 2024 12:16 PM November 6, 2024 12:16 PM

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Last rites of veteran folk singer Sharda Sinha to be performed with full state honours

In Bihar, the last rites of famous folk singer Sharda Sinha will be performed with full state honours in Patna tomorrow. This was announced by the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The mortal remains of Sharda Sinha is being brought to Patna from AllMS, New Delhi. Son of folk singer Anshuman Sinha inform...

November 6, 2024 11:58 AM November 6, 2024 11:58 AM

DD General of ICG lays foundation stone for Tier-III Data Centre of Project DCG

Deputy Director General, Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Anand Prakash Badola laid the foundation stone for the Tier-III Data Centre of Project Digital Coast Guard (DCG) at Mahipalpur in New Delhi yesterday.   Project DCG is a strategically important project for ICG. It will be a testimony of the technolo...

November 6, 2024 11:41 AM November 6, 2024 11:41 AM

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Indian Railways is operating special trains for festival of Chhath Puja

In view of the Chhath festival, the Railways is operating special trains for the convenience and smooth travel of passengers. yesterday, around 25 festival special trains originated from Delhi-NCR to the eastern regions of the country.   Talking exclusively to Akashvani, the Chief Public Relations O...

November 6, 2024 11:30 AM November 6, 2024 11:30 AM

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Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed  Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, citing a "crisis of trust" between the two leaders. The decision comes at a crucial juncture as Israel faces ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon while bracing for potential Iranian retaliation.   In a reco...