Daily Archives: September 13, 2021

Indian Security Forces To Get Training Modules On Taliban: Report

New DelhiSep 12 (PTI): Border forces and armed police units deployed in the counter-terrorism grid have been directed by the central security establishment to...

Disaster Management Body’s Ex-Official Suggests “Flood Audit” Of All Airports

New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI): Expressing great concern over the recent waterlogging in parts of Delhi airport, former National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vice-chairman...

Switzerland To Give Info On Real Estate Owned By Indians There: Report

New Delhi/Berne, Sep 12 (PTI): India will get this month the third set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals under an automatic...

400 ‘Van Dhan Vikas Kendras’ to be set up in Assam: CM

Guwahati, Sep 12 (PTI) Four hundred 'Van Dhan Vikas Kendras' will be set up in Assam to focus on livelihood creation for the tribal...

Govt decision to suspend mandatory permission for tea cultivation unlikely to impact industry: Tea...

Guwahati, Sep 12 (PTI) The Central government's decision to do away with the need for permission to undertake tea plantation in the country is...

Special mission to boost piggery sector launched in Assam’s Bodoland areas

Kokrajhar (Assam), Sep 12 (PTI) With an objective of making Assam self-sufficient in pork production in next five years as well as meet the...

Qualifier to champion: Britain’s Raducanu, 18, wins US Open

New York, 12 Sep (AP): British teenager Emma Raducanu arrived in New York last month with a ranking of 150th, just one Grand Slam...

Hockey India names 25 players for senior women’s national camp in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, 12 Sep (PTI): Hockey India on Sunday named 25 players, including the members of national team that secured a historic fourth place at...

Formula 2: After Sprint Race victory, Jehan Daruvala finishes fifth in Monza Feature Race

    Monza, Italy, 12 Sep (PTI): India's Jehan Daruvala missed out on podium, settling for a fifth-place finish in the Feature Race of Formula 2...

Serie A: Champions Inter Milan’s 100 percent start ended by 2-2 draw at Sampdoria

Genoa, Italy, 12 Sep (AFP): Inter Milan's perfect start to the defence of their Serie A title ended on Sunday when they were held...

MotoGP: Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia pips Marc Marquez at Aragon to claim maiden victory

Aragon, France, 12 Sep (PTI): Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia got the measure of six-time world champion Marc Marquez in a gripping duel to win the...

Spain deploys military against wildfire, evacuates 2,500

JUBRIQUE, Spain , Sep 12 (AP) — Soldiers were deployed Sunday in southeastern Spain to join the battle against a major wildfire that is...

Oil-rich Norway goes to polls with climate on the agenda

STAVANGER, Norway , Sep 12 (AP) — North Sea oil and gas has helped make Norway one of the wealthiest countries in the world....

Pakistan releases dossier on Kashmir

Islamabad, Sep 12 (PTI) Pakistan on Sunday unveiled a dossier, claiming that it contained details of the alleged human rights violations committed by the...

Lightning kills 14 in Pakistan

Peshawar, Sep 12 (PTI) At least 14 people, including women and children, were killed as lightning struck three homes in a remote village of...

Taliban say girls, women may study in no-men classrooms

Kabul, Sep 12 (AP) The higher education minister in the new Taliban government says women can study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but...

Several Gorillas At US Zoo Being Treated For Coronavirus

Washington, Sep 12 (AFP): Several gorillas at Zoo Atlanta in the southern US state of Georgia have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, the...

Two women campaign to become France’s 1st female president

PARIS , Sep 12 (AP) — Two French politicians kicked off their presidential campaigns Sunday, seeking to become France’s first female leader in next...

Torrential rains kill 17, destroy homes in northern Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan , Sep 12 (AP) — Torrential monsoon rains and mudslides hit areas in northwestern Pakistan early on Sunday, destroying homes and killing...