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June 12, 2024 5:55 PM

Mohan Charan Majhi sworn in as first BJP chief minister of Odisha

Mohan Charan Majhi took the oath as chief minister of Odisha's first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Wednesday, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The oath-taking ceremony was held at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneshwar. Along wit...

June 12, 2024 3:52 PM

Pope tells priests to keep it snappy or people will nod off

Priests should keep their homilies short and speak for a maximum of eight minutes to prevent members of the congregation from nodding off, Pope Francis said on Wednesday. The homily, or message delivered by a celebrant during a church service, "must...

June 12, 2024 2:59 PM

NASA, Boeing push back Starliner’s crewed return to June 18

NASA and Boeing BA.N said they expect to bring Starliner and its first astronaut crew back to Earth from the International Space Station as soon as June 18, later than previously scheduled as mission analysts examine issues that could affect its retu...

June 12, 2024 12:50 PM

Hamstrung at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes

Group of Seven (G7) leaders will fly to southern Italy this week for their annual summit in downbeat mood, confronting myriad woes at home even as they seek solutions for many of the world's most pressing problems. U.S. President Joe Biden faces a p...

June 12, 2024 1:39 PM

Chandrababu Naidu sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu took the oath of office as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union Ministers, including Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda, and Nitin...

June 12, 2024 3:42 PM

First session of 18th Lok Sabha to begin on June 24

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will commence on June 24 for the oath and affirmation of newly elected members, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday. The session will conclude on July 3. The 264th Session of...

June 12, 2024 11:13 AM

WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said a case of human infection with bird flucaused by the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year-old child in West Bengal. The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) of a local hospit...

 

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