Monthly Archives: October 2021

6-yr-old Assam girl found unconscious in toilet, doctors declare her dead in hosp

Nagaon, Oct 19 (PTI) A six-year-old girl was found lying unconscious in a toilet of a stone crushing mill in central Assam's Nagaon district,...

Solskjaer back under pressure, set to shake up Man United

LONDON, 19 Oct: Paul Pogba had seen enough. So had many disgruntled Manchester United fans. “We need to find something. We need to change something,”...

Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath awarded MCC life membership

London, 19 Oct: India's Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath were on Tuesday awarded life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), joining 16 other...

Doubting Warner an absolute no-no: Maxwell

Abu Dhabi, 19 Oct: Doubting David Warner "is an absolute no-no," says Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell who is confident that the out-of-form opener will...

Sindhu makes winning return; Srikanth, Sameer too advance at Denmark Open

Odense, 19 Oct: Returning to action after a break, double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu saw off Turkey's Neslihan Yigit in straight games to...

Indo-Pak World Cup clash should go ahead: Prakash Padukone

Mumbai, 19 Oct: Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone feels the upcoming India-Pakistan clash in the T20 World Cup should go ahead despite the prevailing...

Love having Dhoni in dressing room as he brings sense of calm: KL Rahul

Dubai, 19 Oct: Picking Mahendra Singh Dhoni's brain is on KL Rahul's checklist for the next few weeks as he wants to utilise every...

Imran Khan vows to establish exemplary rule of law in Pak

Islamabad, Oct 19 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday pledged to establish an exemplary rule of law in the country where even...

Taliban agree to new polio vaccination across Afghanistan

Istanbul, Oct 19 (AP) UN agencies are gearing up to vaccinate all of Afghanistan's children under 5 against polio for the first time since...

US expected to authorise mix-and-match COVID booster shots

Washington, Oct 19 (AP) Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster doses this week in an effort to...

UN atomic agency head to visit Iran as nuke talks uncertain

Washington, Oct 19 (AP) The head of the UN's atomic watchdog plans to visit Iran before the end of next month amid questions about...

Jaishankar meets Israeli Parliament’s Speaker; discusses common challenges, regional developments

Jerusalem, Oct 19 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met with Israeli Parliament Speaker Mickey Levy and the two leaders discussed at...

China to donate two million additional COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal: Chinese Foreign Minister

Kathmandu, Oct 19 (PTI) Nepal Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi with a focus...

Failure to obtain forest clearance halts NH 415 construction

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 18 Oct: Construction work on Package B (Papu Nallah to Nirjuli) and Package C (Nirjuli to Banderdewa) of NH 415 is yet...

Districts have to pay higher prices as fuel price rise hits Arunachal

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 18 Oct: Even as the capital's residents are raising concern over the rapidly increasing fuel prices, other districts in the state have...

Meghalaya CM in capital to attend NPP conclave, hails role of churches

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 18 Oct: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma arrived here on Sunday to attend the National People's Party's (NPP) meeting and conclave on...

Bike lifter arrested along with 5 others, 15 stolen two-wheelers recovered

SEPPA, 18 Oct: The police here in East Kameng district arrested a bike lifter and recovered 15 stolen two-wheelers. Acting on a tip-off, the police...

Adi orgs announce 12-hr bandh over Korang circle issue

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 18 Oct: The Adi Students' Union (AdiSU) and the youth wing of the Adi Ba:ne Kebang (ABK) have jointly announced a 12-hour bandh...

India giving major push to infrastructure development for quick mobilization of troops in Arunachal...

RUPA, 18 Oct: India is giving a major push to boosting connectivity and use of high-tech surveillance along the nearly 1,350-km line of actual...

Chakma body terms census-taking ‘racial profiling’, seeks DCM’s intervention

ITANAGAR, 18 Oct: Prior to Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) Chowna Mein's scheduled visit to Diyun in Changlang district on 19 October, the Chakma Development...