Monthly Archives: February 2022

Priyanka targets Modi, Adityanath for sharing stage with MoS Ajay Mishra

Kanpur, New Delhi, Feb 16 (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief...

BJP candidate files nomination for Majuli bypoll in Assam

Guwahati, Feb 16 (PTI) BJP candidate Bhuban Gam filed his nomination papers on Wednesday for the bypoll to the Majuli assembly seat. Chief Minister Himanta...

52 DNLA militants lay down arms in Assam

Guwahati, Feb 16 (PTI) Altogether 52 cadres, including four women, of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) deposited their arms in Assam's Karbi Anglong district...

Protest against killing of villager by forest guards in Assam’s Morigaon

Morigaon, Feb 16 (PTI) Locals and hundreds of student activists on Wednesday protested against the killing of a villager by forest guards for allegedly...

Gauhati HC to resume physical hearing of cases from February 21

Guwahati, Feb 16 (PTI) Gauhati High Court will resume physical hearing of all cases from February 21 and requests for virtual hearing will be...

Higher education institutions should develop innovative ways to combat COVID-19: Governor

Guwahati, Feb 16 (PTI) Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi has said that higher education institutions should develop innovative ways to combat the novel Coronavirus and...

219 Police Stations in Assam to get a facelift: DGP

Kokrajhar (Assam), Feb 16 (PTI) Assam Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta has said that 219 police stations in the state will be...

Centre to bear 80 per cent cost of dredging work of Meghna river in...

Agartala, Feb 16 (PTI) The Centre has agreed to fund 80 per cent of the total cost for dredging work in river Meghna in...

Mbappe strikes late to give PSG edge over Real Madrid

PARIS, 16 Feb: Kylian Mbappe struck in the fourth minute of injury time to give Paris Saint-Germain a precious 1-0 win over Real Madrid...

Winter Olympics: Arif Khan fails to finish men’s slalom event

Beijing, 16 Feb: India's campaign at the Winter Olympics came to disappointing end on Wednesday after the country's lone participant, alpine skier Arif Khan,...

Pooja Rani, Sonia Lather pull out of Strandja Memorial

New Delhi, 16 Feb: Two-time Asian champion Pooja Rani (81kg), who recently lost her father, and former world medallist Sonia Lather (57kg) have pulled...

Maxwell set to miss Pakistan tour, start of IPL

Melbourne, 16 Feb: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is set to miss the tour of Pakistan and the initial few games of Indian Premier League...

Hockey India taken aback by Narinder Batra’s strong missive, to meet IOA chief this...

NEW DELHI, 16 Feb: Taken aback by Narinder Batra's strongly-worded message seeking explanation for the men's hockey team's inconsistent show, officials of the national...

Ravi in Pakistan is the most polluted river in the world: Study

Lahore, Feb 16 (PTI) River Ravi in Pakistan is the most polluted river in the world, followed by water bodies in Bolivia and Ethiopia,...

Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission calls for repeal of anti-terror law

Colombo, Feb 16 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission has called for the repeal of a controversial anti-terror law that gives police sweeping powers...

Doubting Russian exit, NATO looks to bolster its defences

Brussels, Feb 16 (AP) NATO member countries on Wednesday examined new ways to bolster the defences of nations on the organisation's eastern flank as...

Brazil mudslides from torrential rains kill at least 44

Petropolis (Brazil), Feb 16 (AP) The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state...

Police ticketing, warning truckers to leave Canada’s capital

Ottawa (Canada), Feb 16 (AP) Canadian police Wednesday began warning truckers who have been protesting the country's COVID-19 restrictions and clogging the streets of...

Pakistan FM Qureshi says social media misuse among main drivers of religious intolerance

Islamabad, Feb 16 (PTI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday blamed state policies, inflammatory remarks by public office holders and misuse of...

Ukraine shows unity as West sees no sign of Russian pullback

Kyiv, Feb 16 (AP) Ukrainians defied pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity Wednesday, while the West warned that it saw...