Monthly Archives: December 2021

Meghalaya CM says his party stands in solidarity with Nagas, demands repeal of AFSPA

Shillong, Dec 10 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party supremo Conrad K Sangma on Friday pledged his party's solidarity with the people...

Babul Supriyo vs Manoj Tiwary as Abhishek kicks off football tournament

Kolkata, Dec 10 (PTI) TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee kicked off a football tournament in his constituency Diamond Harbour in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas...

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins FIDE world chess championship

Dubai, Dec 10 (AP) Reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defended his title and won the FIDE World Championship on Friday in...

Jeremy wins gold at Commonwealth Championships

Tashkent, Dec 10 (PTI) India's teenage weightlifting sensation Jeremy Lalrinnunga could not breach his personal best mark but the effort of 305kg was enough...

Mulyo Handoyo, Tan Kim Her set to return as India’s badminton coaches

New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Indonesia's Mulyo Handoyo and Malaysia's Tan Kim Her are set to return as India's singles and doubles badminton coaches...

ACT will be great platform for fringe players: Hockey captain Manpreet Singh

Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (PTI) The upcoming Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka will be a perfect platform for the fringe players to showcase their talent...

Boxing among 3 Olympic sports in danger of losing 2028 spot

Geneva, Dec 10 (AP) Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon were set a target of about 18 months to make changes in order to keep...

China dismisses UK, Canada Olympic boycott as ‘farce’

Beijing, Dec 10 (AP) China on Thursday dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington's diplomatic boycott of the 2022...

53 die in horror crash of truck smuggling migrants in Mexico

Tuxtla Gutierrez (Mexico), Dec 10 (AP) Rescue workers rushing to a highway accident found a horrific scene of death and injury after a freight...

2 Killed, Four Injured In Separate Bomb Explosions In Kabul: Taliban

Kabul, Dec 11 (AFP): Two people were killed and four wounded in separate bomb explosions in the west of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday,...

Palestinians freed after hunger strikes have lifelong damage

Silat Al-Dhahr, Dec 10 (AP) A year after being released from an Israeli prison following a 103-day hunger strike, Maher al-Akhras is barely able...

Pakistani Taliban declares end to ceasefire with Pak government; vows to resume attacks

Islamabad, Dec 10 (PTI) The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will not extend the month-long ceasefire deal negotiated with the Pakistan government, the militant group...

Global campaign launched to bring Guptas back to S Africa to face looting charges

Johannesburg, Dec 9 (PTI) An international campaign was launched here on Thursday to bring the self-exiled Gupta brothers back to South Africa to face...

UK court allows Assange’s extradition to US for spying case

LONDON , Dec (AP) — A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by...

Nationwide ‘silent strike’ in Myanmar protests military rule

BANGKOK , Dec 11 (AP) — Opponents of military rule in Myanmar on Friday held one of their biggest nationally coordinated protests in months,...

G7 foreign ministers meet with Russia, China, Iran on agenda

LONDON , Dec 11 (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are gathering for a weekend in Liverpool, with the...

Nobel Peace Prize winners call for journalist protections

COPENHAGEN, Denmark , Dec 11 (AP) — The two journalists who shared this year’s Nobel Peace Prize received their awards Friday during a pomp-filled...

Chinese leaders promise more economic support after slowdown

BEIJING , Dec 11 (AP) — Chinese leaders on Friday promised tax cuts and support for entrepreneurs to shore up slumping economic growth after...

Association seeks justice for murdered brothers

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 9 Dec: Representing the bereaved family of the twin murder victims of 30 November, the Toko Welfare Association (TWA) on Thursday sought...

AAPSU, NESO protest against killing in Oting, demand repeal of AFSPA

ITANAGAR, 9 Dec: A sit-in protest was organized by the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) under the aegis of North East Students' Organization...