Monthly Archives: October 2021

Assam gets approval for eighth medical college

Guwahati, Oct 11 (PTI) The number of medical colleges in Assam has gone up to eight with a new one in Lakhimpur town in...

Assam CM participates in Anna Mahotsav’ for generating awareness on food security scheme

Nalbari (Assam), Oct 11 (PTI) The third phase of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched in Assam on Monday with Chief...

New master plan for Dibrugarh under AMRUT scheme unveiled

Dibrugarh (Assam), Oct 11 (PTI) A new master plan for Dibrugarh in Assam was unveiled on Monday, which proposes to expand the area of...

Swarnim Vijay flame reaches Nagaland’s capital

Kohima, Oct 11 (PTI) The victory flame of Swarnim Vijay Varsh, commemorating the 50th-anniversary of India's win against Pakistan in the war of 1971,...

Sort out differences, find solution to Naga issue at earliest: Nagaland govt appeals to...

Kohima, Oct 11 (PTI) The Nagaland government has urged the Centre and the NSCN(IM) to sort out their differences and find a solution to...

Tripura Left front convener dies due to COVID-related complications

Agartala, Oct 11 (PTI) Veteran communist leader and convener of opposition Left Front in Tripura, Bijan Dhar, died on Monday in a Kolkata hospital...

Reined in by COVID, Puja vibes grip Guwahati

Guwahati, Oct 11 (PTI) With the festival spirit reined in to an extent by COVID protocols, Assam's largest city Guwahati has got into the...

France wins Nations League with late goal from Mbappé

MILAN, 11 Oct: Kylian Mbappé scored late as world champion France came from behind to win the Nations League with a 2-1 victory over...

Dhoni is one of the great finishers of the game, says DC coach Ponting

Dubai, 11 Oct: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting was awestruck by Mahendra Singh Dhoni's cool demeanour under pressure, describing the legendary Chennai Super...

Winners would have remained same without fans’ participation: FIH CEO on Indians sweeping hockey...

Lausanne, 11 Oct: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) will create a task force to work on its global awards selection process that caused "anger"...

IPL: Narine’s all-round brilliance helps KKR set-up Qualifier 2 date with Delhi Capitals

Sharjah, 11 Oct: Sunil Narine gave glimpses of his 'old mystery' with the ball and then topped it up with three monster sixes as...

Kenyans Kipruto, Kipyogei sweep in Boston Marathon return

BOSTON, 11 Oct: Kenya’s Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon on Monday when the race returned from a 30-month absence with a smaller,...

I hope to keep playing and scoring in foreseeable future: Chhetri after equalling Pele

New Delhi, 11 Oct: Indian talisman Sunil Chhetri says he hopes to continue playing and scoring goals for the country in the "foreseeable future",...

Return of the legends: Devendro, Suranjoy back in Indian boxing team, as coaches

New Delhi, 11 Oct: Commonwealth Games medal-winners M Suranjoy Singh and L Devendro Singh, whose stellar boxing careers were cut short by injuries, have...

India blank Netherlands 5-0 in Thomas Cup

Aarhus, 11 Oct: The Indian men's badminton team blanked lower-ranked Netherlands 5-0 in its opening Group C tie to make a winning start at...

Merck asks US FDA to authorise promising anti-COVID pill

Washington, Oct 11 (AP) Drugmaker Merck asked US regulators on Monday to authorise its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new...

Antibody injection cuts severe COVID-19 risk, AstraZeneca study concludes

London, Oct 11 (PTI) An antibody combination treatment delivered through an injection has shown statistically significant reduction in severe COVID-19 or death compared to...

India agrees to provide USD 200 million Line of Credit to support development projects...

Bishkek, Oct 11 (PTI) India on Monday agreed to provide a USD 200 million Line of Credit support for development projects in Kyrgyzstan, as...

3 US-based economists receive economics Nobel Prize

Stockholm, Oct 11 (AP) Three US-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for pioneering research on the labour market impacts...

Modi, Boris Johnson connect to discuss vaccine certification, trade, climate

London, Oct 11 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi spoke over phone on Monday during which they took...