Monthly Archives: December 2021

PM Gati Shakti plan, single window clearance to further push FDI inflows in new...

New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI): A series of steps taken by the government to promote ease of doing business and liberalisation of foreign direct...

SBI acquires minority stake in JSW Cement for Rs 100 crore

New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI): The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has acquired a minority stake in JSW Cement Ltd with...

Word ‘anti-national’ not defined in statutes; first inserted during Emergency, Centre tells Parliament

New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI): The word ‘anti-national’ has not been defined in statutes but was first inserted in the Constitution during Emergency in...

Cong will form corruption-free govt in Mizoram in 2023 : Lalsawta

Aizawl, Dec 21 (PTI) The newly appointed Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee president Lalsawta Tuesday said the party is preparing to form a corruption-free government...

3 arrested in Assam’s Barpeta after mob attack on police

Guwahati, Dec 21 (PTI) Three people were arrested after the police was allegedly attacked by a mob in Assam's Barpeta district, officials said on...

Eight CPI-M activists allegedly attacked in Tripura

Agartala: Dec 21 (PTI) The opposition CPI-M in Tripura on Tuesday alleged that eight of its activists were allegedly attacked and injured by goons...

Northeast has potential to become hub of organic products, renewable energy: Assam Governor

Guwahati, Dec 21 (PTI) Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi on Tuesday said the northeast region of the country has the potential to become a future...

Assam to urge RGI to allow use of biometric data locked in NRC process

Guwahati, Dec 21 (PTI) The Assam government on Tuesday informed the state assembly that it has written to the Centre regarding non-issuance of Aadhaar...

No loss of funds for Assam due to withdrawal of special category tag: Minister

Guwahati, Dec 21 (PTI) Assam Finance Minister, Ajanta Neog said on Tuesday that financial inflow to the state from the Centre has increased after...

Speaker gives 10 minutes to Assam MLAs to talk at will in Assembly

Guwahati, Dec 21 (PTI) Apparently frustrated by repeated verbal duels between ruling and opposition benches that disrupt proceedings, Assam assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary on...

Pressure on border residents of Assam to choose Meghalaya: Minister

Guwahati, Dec 21 (PTI) Assam Border Areas Development Minister Atul Bora on Tuesday said that there are reports of "pressure" on people in disputed...

Heartbreak for title holders India in ACT hockey, suffer 3-5 loss to Japan in...

Dhaka, 21 Dec: Defending champions and Olympic bronze medallist India dished out a below-par performance to suffer a stunning 3-5 defeat against Japan in...

I thought missing Olympics is not the end of the world, says Srikanth after...

Hyderabad, 21 Dec: When he missed the Tokyo Games due to a mix of injuries and cancellation of qualifiers owing to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

ISL: ATKMB pip NEUFC 3-2 as coach Juan Ferrando begins tenure with thrilling victory

Margao, 21 Dec: Juan Ferrando got off to a winning start as ATK Mohun Bagan coach after his side scraped past a spirited NorthEast...

Gashimov Memorial chess: Anand’s poor run continues

BAKU, 21 Dec: Indian chess maestro Viswanathan Anand lost both his matches in the Rapid event to end his campaign with just one victory...

Unstoppable Advani wins 11th National Billiards title

BHOPAL, 21 Dec: Ace cueist Pankaj Advani successfully defended his national billards title after outclassing PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala 5-2 in a best of...

India among world’s top 3 dope violators in latest WADA report

New Delhi, 21 Dec: An uptick in the number of offenders has taken India into the top-three of the world's biggest doping violators in...

Japan entry controls to stay until more known about omicron

Tokyo, Dec 21 (AP) Japan will keep in place its recently reimposed strict border controls, which ban most foreign entrants, until more information is...

Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees

Moscow, Dec 21 (AP) The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not...

Pak successfully test-fires ‘enhanced range version’ of Babar cruise missile

Islamabad, Dec 21 (PTI) Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired an "enhanced range version" of the indigenously-built surface-to-surface Babur cruise missile that can strike targets...