Kharagpur:30/1/24:Kshitij 2024 unfolded as a spectacular fest, featuring an array of over 20 competitions boasting a remarkable total prize pool of INR 35 lakhs. Participants immersed themselves in a diverse range of challenging contests that evaluated both their technical prowess and managerial skills throughout the 3 days of the fest.Kshitij offers a diverse array of competitions, spanning robotics, coding, data ...

Ranchi:30/1/24: After remaining ‘untraceable’ for 30 hours amid talks of his possible arrest in an alleged land scam, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren was seen coming out of his official residence after a meeting of MLAs of the ruling coalition on Tuesday. Interestingly, Hemant Soren’s wife, Kalpana, was also present in the meeting. This came a day after BJP leader ...

Newdelhi:30/1/24:President Droupadi Murmu today led the nation in paying tributes to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 76th death anniversary. President Murmu along with Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and Air Force ...

New Delhi:30/1/24: Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav today released the first-ever Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) during the meeting of National Board for Wildlife in New Delhi. The SPAI is a first-of-its-kind scientific exercise on the status of Snow leopards in India. The report stated that 718 Snow Leopards are present in India with Ladakh ...

Newdelhi:30/1/24:The Budget Session of Parliament will commence tomorrow. The session will start with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget on Thursday. The session will continue till 9th of next month. Meanwhile, before the Session, the government convened an all-party meeting to ensure ...

New Delhi:29/1/24: The tableau from Odisha, showcasing women empowerment, the heritage crafts village of Raghurajpur, and the exquisite Pattachitra art, has won the first prize in Judges Choice category at this year’s Republic Day parade, the I & PR department informed on Monday. The tableaus from Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been adjudged second and third respectively. Sixteen states and ...

Newdelhi:29/1/24:Government has, today, declared ‘ Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)’ as an ‘Unlawful Association’ for a further period of five years under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967. The last ban on SIMI was imposed, vide Gazette Notification Number S.O. 564(E), dated the 31st January 2019. SIMI is continuing to be involved in fomenting terrorism, ...

Newdelhi:29/1/24:Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, interacted with the participants of the 7th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC) at the National Bal Bhavan today. Ministers of the State for Education Smt. Annpurna Devi and Dr. Subhas Sarkar; Minister of State for External Affairs and Education, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh; Secretary, Department of School ...

Bhubaneswar:28/1/24: Padmini Rout, the Odisha chess star International Master (IM), on Sunday, got married to Jaykishin Mankani, an IT professional and a big fan of Padmini from Mumbai. The wedding took place in Bhubaneswar and was conducted following the Hindu Vaidik rituals at a hotel in Patia. Many renowned chess players attended the ceremony, including Soumya Swaminathan and Nisha Mohota. Despite ...

New Delhi:28/1/24:  Continuing its fight against smuggling of gold into the country, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers developed an intelligence and intercepted seven consignments of “Electric Current/Potential Meters” declared as “Current Guiaor Machine”, which had arrived from Hong Kong at the Foreign Post Office, New Delhi. Upon examination, the said electric meters were found to be functional, having ...