Monthly Archives: January 2022

Education vital for success

Raising Marriage Age By Dr Oishee Mukherjee The recent decision of the Modi government to raise the marriage age for women from 18 to 21 has...

Covid Bulletin 21-Jan-2022

Centre taking significant steps to boost startup ecosystem, says Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, 21 Jan: The government is taking significant steps such as resolving the angel tax issue, simplification of tax procedures, and self-certification, in...

SC notice to Centre on plea for creating Indian Environment Service

New Delhi, 21 Jan: The Supreme Court Friday sought the Centre's reply on a plea for creation of The Indian Environment Service on the...

Health of citizens in welfare State more important than anything, says Kerala HC

Kochi (Kerala), 21 Jan: The life of citizens is a matter of paramount importance in a welfare State else the concept would become meaningless,...

‘Terrorists are terrorists’, cannot be glorified: MoS MEA

New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) Asserting that terrorism cannot be justified, Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Friday said listing and...

Domestic air travellers should carry only one handbag: CISF

Mumbai, Jan 21 (PTI) Domestic air passengers should be allowed to carry only one baggage in the cabin of the aircraft subject to certain...

India aiming at USD 500 billion exports for FY23: DGFT official

New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI): India has set up a target of USD 500 billion exports for the 2022-23 fiscal, a top government official...

Over 2,250 startups added in 2021, raised $24.1 billion in 2021: Nasscom-Zinnov report

New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI): More than 2,250 startups were added in the year 2021, over 600 more than what was added in the...

Alarming rise in air pollution in 6 Bengal cities during December 2021: Study

New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI): Air pollution in Kolkata and five other cities of West Bengal witnessed an alarming rise during December 2021 as...

Solar module manufacturing capacity to jump 400% with Rs 50,000 cr investments by FY25:...

New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI): Local manufacturing of solar modules is set to soar by almost 400 per cent by fiscal 2025 compared to...

New airport planned in Silchar, Assam govt to send proposal to Centre in 2-3...

Silchar (Assam), Jan 21 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said a new airport will be constructed in Dolu tea garden...

Myanmarese national among three held in Mizoram for carrying explosives

Aizawl, Jan 21 (PTI) Three persons including a Myanmarese national who is a member of a political organisation of the neighbourig country were arrested...

Youths disqualified in Assam Police job tests protest

Guwahati, Jan 21 (PTI) A group of youths, who were disqualified in physical tests for the post of constables in the Assam Police, on...

Development and tourism will make Meghalaya a developed state : Om Birla

Shillong, Jan 21 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said that with the Centre formulating a comprehensive action plan for development and...

Australian Open 2022: Defending champion Naomi Osaka exits; Rafael Nadal through to fourth round

Melbourne, Jan 21 (AP): Within an hour of her third-round loss at the Australian Open, defending champion Naomi Osaka had consigned it to the...

AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022: Need to tweak attack to win against Chinese Taipei,...

Navi Mumbai, Jan 21 (AP): Disappointed that India missed chances galore in the goal-less draw against Iran in the AFC Women's Asian Cup, head...

AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022: Captain Sam Kerr scores five in Australia’s 18-0 thrashing...

Mumbai, Jan 21 (AFP): Captain Sam Kerr struck five goals for the tournament's first hat-trick in Australia's 18-0 mauling of lowly Indonesia in their...

COVID-19 outbreak at SAI Bengaluru; 33 test positive including 16 hockey players

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (PTI): Sixteen members of the senior men's hockey team were among the 33 COVID-19 cases detected on Friday at the Sports...

Swimming Australia vows change, apologises over misogynistic treatment of women

Melbourne, Australia, Jan 21 (AFP): Swimming Australia looks set to ban skin-fold tests and the term "physique" while unreservedly apologising Friday for the way...