Daily Archives: September 1, 2021

Assam governor stresses on girls’ education

Guwahati, Aug 31 (PTI) Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi on Tuesday stressed on the importance of educating girls to ensure the development of the...

Assam CM briefs governor on progress of projects

Guwahati, Aug 31 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday called on Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi to apprise him of the progress...

Nagaland plans to attain 100 pc literacy by 2030

Kohima, Aug 31 (PTI) The Nagaland government has made an ambitious plan of attaining 100 per cent literacy by 2030 through strengthening anganwadi centres...

AIDS cases decline 8pc in two years in Assam

Guwahati, Aug 31 (PTI) The number of people infected with AIDS in Assam has come down by eight per cent in two years to...

443 people died of AIDS in Mizoram in a year: Govt

Aizawl, Aug 31 (PTI) At least 443 people died in Mizoram due to complications caused by AIDS during the financial year 2019-2020, as per...

Assam: AIUDF MLA resigns from party, likely to join BJP

Guwahati, Aug 31 (PTI) Opposition All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA Phanidhar Talukdar on Tuesday resigned from the party, claiming that it is...

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: ‘Armless archer’ Matt Stutzman vows to be back for Paris 2024

Tokyo, Aug 31 (AFP): "Armless archer" Matt Stutzman said he would not be giving up on his quest for an elusive Paralympics gold medal...

Pro Kabaddi League: Pardeep Narwal goes to UP Yoddha for Rs 1.65 crore to...

Mumbai, Aug 31 (AFP): Talismanic raider Pardeep Narwal smashed an all-time record by becoming the highest-ever bought kabaddi player in the history of the...

Serie A: Moise Kean joins Juventus after Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit

Milan, Aug 31 (AFP): Moise Kean will be the final piece of Juventus' post-Cristiano Ronaldo attack after the Italy forward completed his move from...

Feeling of medal win is really sinking in now: Nishad after Sports Ministry felicitates...

New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) High jumper Nishad Kumar on Tuesday said the feeling of winning a silver at the Tokyo Paralympics is finally...

Mariyappan, Sharad win silver and bronze in high jump; India’s Paralympic medal tally hits...

Tokyo, Aug 31 (PTI) Defending champion Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won a silver and bronze respectively in the men's high jump T42 event...

UNSC resolution sends “strong signal” of int’l community’s expectations from Afghanistan: Shringla

United Nations, Aug 31 (PTI) The UN Security Council's resolution on Afghanistan, adopted under India's current presidency, "unequivocally" conveys that Afghan territory should not...

8 Injured, Aircraft Damaged In Drone Attack On Saudi Airport

Riyadh, Aug 31 (AFP): A drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport wounded eight people on Tuesday, said the Saudi-led coalition battling Huthi rebels...

Pak FM Qureshi says global community must not abandon Afghanistan; warns of serious consequences

Islamabad, Aug 31 (PTI) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday warned the international community not to abandon Afghanistan, saying repeating the mistakes...

Coronavirus buildup in lungs likely driver of Covid deaths: Study

New York, Aug 31 (PTI) Viral buildup in the lungs is the likely driver behind the steep mortality rates seen in the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Bangladeshi court sentences ex-army major, 5 other Islamist militants to death for killing gay...

Dhaka, Aug 31 (PTI) A Bangladeshi anti-terrorism tribunal on Tuesday sentenced six Islamist militants, including a fugitive ex-army major, to death in the brutal...

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security

Kabul, Aug 31 (AP) The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America's...

Monoclonal antibody treatment combo cuts hospitalisation among high-risk Covid patients: Study

Washington, Aug 31 (PTI) A combination of two monoclonal antibody treatments keeps high-risk COVID-19 patients out of the hospital when infected with mild to...

Pakistan hands over 2 Indians jailed for 8 yrs to India at Wagah Border

Lahore, Aug 31 (PTI) Two Indian nationals, who were languishing in a Pakistani jail for eight years for "illegal border crossing", have been handed...

Under India’s Presidency, UNSC adopts strong resolution on Afghanistan, China, Russia abstain

United Nations, Aug 31 (PTI) The UN Security Council, under India's Presidency, adopted a strong resolution demanding that territory of Afghanistan not be used...