Daily Archives: August 19, 2021

Cooking gas LPG price hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI): Domestic cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was increased by Rs 25 per cylinder – the second straight month...

Cabinet Nod To Ratification Of Global Agreement On Phase Down Of Hydrofluorocarbons

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for ratification of the Kigali Amendment for phase down of hydrofluorocarbons...

Navies of India, Australia ink document for boosting cooperation in Indo-Pacific

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) The Indian and Australian navies on Wednesday signed a document that provides for consolidating shared commitment to promote peace,...

Delhi court clears Shashi Tharoor in death of wife Sunanda Pushkar

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) More than seven years after businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a luxury hotel here, a Delhi court...

India, Vietnam hold naval exercise in South China Sea

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) India and Vietnam on Wednesday carried out a naval exercise in the resource-rich South China Sea, a region that...

NHRC core group expresses concern over slow pace of reforms in criminal justice system

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) A group of experts from the NHRC on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over the "slow pace of reforms in...

Cabinet Nod For ₹ 11,040 Crore National Mission On Edible Oils-Oil Palm

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI): The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) with a financial outlay...

AU Small Finance Bank shareholders okay Rs 14,500 cr debt, equity raise plan

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI): AU Small Finance Bank has received shareholders’ nod for raising equity and debt capital totalling up to Rs 14,500...

Vaccine nationalism could lead to increase in coronavirus variants: Study

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI): Vaccine stockpiling by nations may strongly impact global trajectories of COVID-19 case numbers, and increase the potential emergence of...

Indian economy rapidly normalising towards pre-pandemic levels: Kumar Mangalam Birla

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI): The Indian economy is rapidly normalising towards pre-pandemic activity levels, even as uncertainty exists about coronavirus mutations and repeated...

Assam Rifles seized Rs 1,600cr illegally traded goods in NE since 2020

Guwahati, Aug 18 (PTI) The Assam Rifles has seized over Rs 1,600 crore worth of illegally traded goods in the northeast region from Myanmar...

Guwahati airport to remain named after Gopinath Bordoloi: Himanta

Guwahati, Aug 18 (PTI) Following a controversy over the alleged change of name of Guwahati airport, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday...

Tripura board exams: 99pc of classes 10,12 students declared passed after review

Agartala, Aug 18 (PTI) In the wake of students' protest and discrepancies found in the marking system, the Tripura Board of Secondary Education (TBSE)...

AJP to hold ‘satyagraha’ against low paddy procurement in Assam

Guwahati, Aug 18 (PTI) The opposition Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) on Wednesday said it will organise a 'satyagraha' across the state to protest against...

Tripura HC refuses to stay police probe against TMC no 2 Abhishek Banerjee, five...

Agartala, Aug 18 (PTI) The Tripura High Court on Wednesday refused to put a stay on the investigation against TMC national general secretary Abhishek...

Mizoram: 4 held with heroin near Myanmar border

Aizawl, Aug 18 (PTI) Four people were arrested with heroin worth Rs 3.5 lakh in south Mizoram's Siaha town, an official said on Wednesday. Personnel...

Sikkim throws open Lachung for tourists

Gangtok, Aug 18 (PTI) The Sikkim government on Wednesday threw open Yumthang Valley in Lachung village for tourists, a week after it allowed similar...

COVID technicality delays Indian boxing team’s departure for Asian youth & junior C’ships

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) A "technical issue" with their COVID-19 test reports on Wednesday delayed the Indian boxing contingent's departure for the Asian...

Neeraj Chopra’s gold removed huge mental block, says AFI chief Sumariwalla

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) Athletics Federation of India President Adille Sumariwalla on Wednesday said star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's historic gold medal at...

Indian mixed 4x400m relay team wins bronze in U-20 World Athletics Championships

Nairobi, Aug 18 (PTI) The Indian mixed 4x400m relay team on Wednesday won a bronze to clinch the country's fifth medal in the history...