UK soldiers 'exposed' to toxic chemical in Iraq must get answers, Labour says

British soldiers "exposed" to a toxic chemical during the Iraq war must get answers, Labour has said. A Sky News investigation revealed health problems including cancer among RAF troops who guarded the Qarmat Ali water treatment plant that was contaminated with sodium dichromate, a deadly toxin. Many of them have …...Read More

Odisha Assembly elections | History will remember past five years as Odisha’s firm path of transformation: Naveen Patnaik

March 16, 2024 02:41 pm | Updated 02:41 pm IST - BHUBANESWAR Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is eyeing at record sixth term and becoming longest serving CM of India, said the past five years had been based on the principles of 5T (Team work, Technology, Transparency, Transformation and …...Read More

Mayiladuthurai district BJP president arrested in Mumbai

March 16, 2024 02:35 pm | Updated 04:11 pm IST - MAYILADUTHURAI The BJP’s Mayiladuthurai district president K. Agoram has been arrested in Mumbai by a special police team, in a case relating to an alleged attempt to extort money from the Dharmapuram Adheenam, by threatening to make public “obscene …...Read More

Lok Sabha Election 2024 schedule, date LIVE Updates: EC to announce schedule at 3 p.m. today

March 16, 2024 09:04 am | Updated 10:14 am IST The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls on March 16. In a post on X, the poll panel said a press conference to announce the schedule for Lok Sabha elections and some State Assemblies will …...Read More

Bandi Sanjay thanks Prime Minister for allocating Rs 107 crore under CRIF for Karimnagar Parliamentary constituency

March 16, 2024 02:32 pm | Updated 02:32 pm IST - KARIMNAGAR Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Karimnagar Bandi Sanjay on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allocating ₹850 crore under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) for vital road infrastructure development in Telangana. In a message posted …...Read More

Decade of digital growth has sped up benefits of freedom as envisaged by Mahatma Gandhi: Union Finance Minister

March 16, 2024 02:20 pm | Updated 02:20 pm IST - TIRUCHI The benefits of freedom, as envisaged by Mahatma Gandhi, have been accelerated in the past 10 years through the digital transformation brought about by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, March 16, …...Read More

Sainsbury's unable to fulfil 'vast majority' of online deliveries after suffering 'technical issues'

Sainsbury's has said it will be unable to fulfil the "vast majority" of online deliveries today after suffering "technical issues" at some stores. The supermarket chain said the issues were due to "an error with an overnight software update" and had affected contactless payments. In a statement to Sky News, …...Read More

Despite economic turmoil, Pakistan military remains threat for us: CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

March 16, 2024 02:08 pm | Updated 02:09 pm IST - New Delhi Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on March 16 said Pakistan may be in a kind of economic turmoil but militarily there has been "no denting" in its capabilities and its armed forces "remain a threat …...Read More

Offered four Lok Sabha seats to Ambedkar-led VBA; doors of MVA always open to party: Sanjay Raut

March 16, 2024 02:06 pm | Updated 02:06 pm IST - Mumbai Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on March 16 said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has given a proposal for four seats to Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Ambedkar has …...Read More

Dalits start entering temple in Karnataka village following discussion among all castes

March 16, 2024 02:03 pm | Updated 02:03 pm IST - MYSURU The controversy over barring entry of Dalits into the Beereshwara temple in Cheeranahalli in Mandya taluk in Karnataka was resolved on March 15 during a discussion among representatives of various castes in the village. Since a few days, …...Read More