Daily Archives: February 20, 2022

Senior journalist Ravish Tiwari is dead at 40; Prez, PM pay tributes

NEW DELHI, 19 Feb: Senior journalist and Indian Express national bureau chief Ravish Tiwari passed away following a two-year-long battle with cancer. He was 40. Tiwari...

2 terrorist associates arrested in Pulwama, Srinagar: Police

Srinagar, Feb 19 (PTI) Security forces have arrested two terrorist associates in separate operations in Pulwama and Srinagar districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police...

Ahmedabad blasts: Convicts were highly skilled and educated; tough job for investigators to extract...

Ahmedabad, Feb 19 (PTI) The convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case knew how to mislead investigators and it was not easy to...

India sends fifth consignment of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) India on Saturday delivered 2.5 tons of medical assistance and winter clothing to Afghanistan as part of its humanitarian...

PM flags off 100 ‘kisan drones’, says new drone start-up culture rising in country

New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that India's rising capability in the drone sector will give the world a...

Govt to create equity fund for start-ups with 20 pc limited partnership: MoS IT

New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) : The government will create a new equity fund for start-ups with a 20 per cent limited stake to...

Law Commission plagued with inconsistencies, delays in appointment of its members: Study

New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) : A study has claimed that the Law Commission of India is plagued with many issues, including inconsistencies and...

Five firms submit Rs 1.53 lakh crore proposals to set up semiconductor, display plants

New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) : The government has received proposals from five companies for setting up electronic chip and display manufacturing plants with...

Assam becomes first state to launch night navigation mobile app in rivers

Guwahati, Feb 19 (PTI) The first night navigation mobile application in rivers in the country was launched for ferries plying on Brahmaputra river here...

Assam govt reverses renaming of Kamakhya temple road after public outcry

Guwahati, Feb 19 (PTI) The Assam government, which had announced that roads would be renamed to reflect the cultural ethos of the state, withdrew...

Senior Assam journalist Pratap Bordoloi dies at 72

Guwahati, Feb 19 (PTI) Pratap Bordoloi, a pioneer of television journalism in Assam, has died at his Guwahati residence, his family said. He was 72,...

Mizoram BJP accuses state govt of misusing MGNREG funds; state govt denies allegations

Aizawl, Feb 19 (PTI) The BJP Mizoram unit has accused the Mizo National Front (MNF) government headed by Chief Minister Zoramthanga of "violating" the...

Harmanpreet Singh Reveals How Indian Hockey Team Overcame “Difficult Situations” At Tokyo Olympics

New Delhi, 19 Feb (PTI): Spending time together during the coronavirus-forced lockdown developed a collective mindset which helped the Indian men's hockey team overcome...

Panel denies US skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals

BEIJING , 19 Feb (AP) — Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the...

Let’s go Brandon: Driver caught in unwinnable culture war

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., 19 Feb (AP) — Brandon Brown drove into NASCAR’s home track and immediately saw his name everywhere. Banners. Yard signs. T-shirts....

Water squirt costs Stars captain Benn $5K in NHL fine

NEW YORK, 19 Feb (AP) — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been fined $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct after squirting water from the bench...

Christian family separated during Partition reunites at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan

Lahore, Feb 19 (PTI) The second-generation members of a Christian family that got separated during the Partition were reunited after 35 years amid an...

Blast at busy restaurant kills 15, wounds 20 in Somali city

Mogadishu, Feb 19 (AP) Police say at least 15 people are dead after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a crowded restaurant...

Jaishankar meets German foreign minister; discusses bilateral and global issues with several counterparts

Munich, Feb 19 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and held a wide range of discussion...

Pak national in US sentenced to 12 years in jail for healthcare fraud, money...

Washington, Feb 19 (PTI) A 33-year-old Pakistani national, who used several fake identities, including Indian names, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail...