Author: Priyanka Mishra

In addition, hikes in fuel prices and unsold paddy of the farmers will be raised during the session. Odisha Legislative Assembly’s Budget Session which begins on Friday, 25 March 2022, will continue till March 31, 2022. However, the state budget will be revealed on March 30. Covid test was administered to all Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), staff, and other senior officials, including the Speaker on March 23. Reportedly, the 9th session of the 16th Assembly of Odisha has begun with Governor’s address today. On March 26 and 28, a two-day discussion on the Governor’s Address will take place.…

Voting for the urban local body has been started amid tight security on Thursday throughout Odisha. The voting began at 8 am and it will continue till 5 pm in the evening. More than 40 lakh voters will cast their votes in this election which is being held for 47 municipalities, 59 NACs and 3 Municipal Corporations, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Berhampur.  Odisha Election Commission has set up 2989 booths in 1672 wards which come under Municipalities/Notified Area Councils (NACs) and 1384 booths under 165 wards of the Municipal Corporations. Over 22,000 polling personnel are posted for this election.  6411 candidates…

Constitution’s (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) (SCST) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022′ is expected to be introduced in Rajya Sabha today by the Centre Today. The centre is likely to forward the constitution Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Amendment Bill, 2022 in Upper House on Thursday. Rajya Sabha is possibly to conclude debate on the working of Railways Ministry and may begin the discussion over the working of the Ministry of Labour and employment. Anti-party may raise the issue of increased fuel price. Union Tribal Affair Minister Arjun Munda will proceed with the Bill further to amend the Constitution SCs Order,…

After a break of 137 days, fuel prices hiked by 80 per litre on Tuesday. At the same time Domestic cooking gas prices hiked by Rs 50 more per cylinder.  The retail price of petrol and diesel increased by 80 paise per litre, marking the first increase since December 1, 2021, while PTI reported that the price of domestic cooking gas increased by 50 per cylinder.   In the national capital Delhi now, Petrol will cost Rs 96.21 per litre, while diesel will cost Rs 87.47 per litre. Petrol in Mumbai will now cost Rs 110.82 per litre, while diesel will…

India continues to buy Russian oil and has declined to vote in UN resolutions denouncing Moscow India is an exclusion amongst Washington’s associates with its shaky response to the Russian attack on Ukraine. Told US president Joe Biden on Monday. Biden praised the US-led alliance’s united stance against President Vladimir Putin, including NATO, the European Union, and key Asian partners. It includes damaging Russia’s economy, international trade, and access to high-tech goods through unprecedented sanctions. Unlike the other members of the Quad, Australia, Japan, and the United States, India continues to buy Russian oil and has declined to vote in…

Nearly 7,000 people were evacuated from Ukrainian cities on Sunday, including more than half of the population of Mariupol, using humanitarian corridors. Ukraine has rejected Russian ultimatum offering residents of Mariupol, which is under siege, safe passage out of the port provided they submit. Civilians would be permitted to leave if the city’s defenders laid down their arms, according to Russia’s proposal. Ukraine, on the other hand, has resisted, claiming that handing over the key port city is out of the question. It is believed that around 300,000 people have been stuck there, with a lack of supplies running and…

India hints at a minute change in its stand on Russia’s military operations in Ukraine as PM Narendra Modi united his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, to determine the wide implications of the clash. In the meantime, Russia claims to have broken through the defences of Mariupol, encircled southern port, and is now inside, while airstrikes continue on Mykolaiv. In a two-hour phone call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden laid out the “consequences” of any assistance for Russia in its war against Ukraine. Here are the latest updates on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Qatar has gained…

War, inflation and Covid lockdown in China are ought to be called hurricane for the global supply chain. When severance occurs in China, it is noteworthy since the country houses nearly a third of the world’s manufacturing capacity. If you buy something online, there are chances, it was manufactured in Shenzhen, a metropolis of 17.5 million people in the southeast that is home to approximately half of China’s online retail exporters. As a result, when Shenzhen went into a six-day lockdown on Sunday following an enormous increase in Covid cases, it sent shock waves across the global business community. Other…

The local mayor informed many citizens were killed in the attack on the Mariupol Drama Theatre in Ukraine. Mariupol city council posted a Telegram message on Thursday that Russian forces destroyed a movie theatre in Ukraine ‘s Mariupol, where over a thousand civilians had sought refuge. The Invaders decimated the Drama Theatre, where more than a thousand people sought shelter. We will never forgive this. ‘Children’ word is written in Russian on the pavement in front of and behind the building, is visible in satellite images which are taken and shared by AFP three days earlier. The number of casualties…

Whether it is a trade war or an actual conflict like the one in Ukraine, China has demonstrated that it will do everything it can to keep its geopolitical disputes with the US from harming the domestic economy. China’s support for Russia in Ukraine war is reaching its limits, as the domestic costs of for President Xi Jinping begin to outweigh the benefits of confronting the US. A rapidly deteriorating Covid situation, along with the necessity of maintaining stability in a crucial year for Jinping, make it less likely that the Chinese leader will allow Putin’s invasion of Ukraine to…