Monthly Archives: December 2021

NTAGI to consider administering ‘additional’ dose of Covid vaccine to immunocompromised people

NEW DELHI, 5 Dec: The issue of administering 'additional' dose of COVID-19 vaccine to immunocompromised individuals will be deliberated upon in the meeting of...

Assam ready with roadmap to take back youths who abjure violence: CM

Guwahati, Dec 5 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state government is working to ensure that militants who...

India to supply 20% more power to Bangladesh

Agartala, Dec 5 (PTI) India will supply 20 per cent more power to Bangladesh as the two countries renewed the contract for another five...

Tottenham beats Norwich 3-0, Kane’s goal drought continues

LONDON,Dec 5 (AP) — Antonio Conte’s unbeaten run in the Premier League at Tottenham goes on. So does Harry Kane’s goal drought. Lucas Moura, Davinson Sanchez...

Rangnick opens United tenure with 1-0 win over Palace in EPL

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ralf Rangnick began his tenure as Manchester United manager with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League...

Humphries wins another World Cup women’s bobsled race

ALTENBERG, Germany, Dec 6  (AP) — Kaillie Humphries is 2 for 2 as an American. Humphries completed a perfect weekend Sunday, teaming with Kaysha Love...

Taubitz wins 2 luge World Cup golds, Britcher grabs a silver

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia, Dec 5 (AP) — Julia Taubitz of Germany won a pair of women’s World Cup luge races Sunday, while Summer Britcher...

Avalanche in Austria kills 3 skiers, injures 2

BERLIN, 5 Dec  (AP) — Three skiers have been killed and two injured in an avalanche in central Austria, authorities said Sunday. The victims...

Mourinho’s Roma loses 3-0 to former team Inter Milan

Milan, Dec 5 (AP) Roma coach Jos Mourinho had a nightmare match against his former team as the capital side lost 3-0 at home...

Indonesian rescuers dig through volcanic ash after 14 die

LUMAJANG, Indonesia, 5 Dec (AP) — Rescuers were sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after the highest...

Allies, innovation key to US competition with China: Defence Secretary

Washington, Dec 5 (AP) The Pentagon intends to work better with private industry to develop high-tech systems and to strengthen relations with allies in...

Nepal calls for seamless linkages between the Himalayas and Indian Ocean

Kathmandu, Dec 5 (PTI) Nepal Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal on Sunday said the government's priority is to link Nepal's highlands in the Himalayas...

Jaishankar flags ‘sharpening of tensions’ on territorial issues across Asia amidst China’s rise

Abu Dhabi, Dec 5 (PTI) The consequences of China's rise and its growing capabilities are "particularly profound", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said...

Israel urges hard line against Iran at nuclear talks

Tel Aviv, Dec 5 (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday urged world powers to take a hard line against Iran in negotiations...

Grieving wife of Sri Lankan national lynched in Pakistan pleads for justice

Colombo, Dec 5 (PTI) The grieving wife Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana, who was lynched over allegations of blasphemy in Pakistan, has pleaded...

Pak PM Imran Khan dials Sri Lanka’s President, assures justice to lynched Lankan national

COLOMBO, Dec 5 (PTI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that there will be no mercy to the...

One arrested in double murder case

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 4 Dec: A person identified as Dilip Das was arrested by the Lakhimpur police in Assam on Saturday in connection with the...

India detects 2 more Omicron Covid cases

AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI, 4 Dec: India on Saturday reported two more cases of the Omicron variant of Covid with a 72-year-old NRI man from Gujarat and...

Tawang to face Kra Daadi in sr men’s tug-of-war final

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 4 Dec: In a test of strength, team Tawang and team Kra Daadi will engage against each other in the final of...

DC asks teachers to revive edn scenario

ZIRO, 4 Dec: Lower Subansiri DC Somcha Lowang exhorted teachers to "introspect and contribute their bit" to revamp the education scenario of the district. "The...