Monthly Archives: February 2022

Prajnesh Gunneswaran knocked out of Bengaluru Open-2 after defeat against top seed Vukic

BENGALURU, 14 Feb: Prajnesh Gunneswaran was knocked out of the Bengaluru Open 2 but Arjun Kadhe advanced to the singles second round on Monday. Paying...

Young Indian shuttlers look for glory at Badminton Asia Team championships

Shah Alam, 14 Feb: India's young badminton brigade, led by world championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and in-form Malvika Bansod, will aim to put...

Learnt a lot during these four matches in South Africa, says new drag-flicker Jugraj...

POTCHEFSTROOM, 14 Feb: In the limelight for his sensational hat-trick against South Africa, young drag-flicker Jugraj Singh says his India debut at the FIH...

PKL: Patna Pirates beat Telugu Titans to guarantee top-2 league stage finish

BENGALURU, Feb 15: A collective performance from table-toppers Patna Pirates helped them beat Telugu Titans 38-30 in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) on Monday. Raider...

Kremlin signals more talks with West amid Ukraine tensions

Moscow, Feb 14 (AP) Russia's top diplomat advised President Vladimir Putin on Monday to keep talking with the West on Moscow's security demands, a...

Election fraud trial of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi begins

Bangkok, Feb 14 (AP) Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial on Monday on election fraud charges, the latest in a...

Russian FM urges more talks with West amid Ukraine tensions

Moscow, Feb 14 (AP) Russia's top diplomat advised President Vladimir Putin on Monday to continue talks with the West on Russian security demands amid...

International rights groups back Sri Lankan activist, condemn govt’s ‘harassment’

Colombo, Feb 14 (PTI) Eight international organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have condemned the Sri Lankan government's response to a prominent...

Mob attacked scholar over allegations of blasphemy in Pakistan’s Punjab

Lahore, Feb 14 (PTI) An enraged mob attacked and injured a Shia scholar for allegedly burning the pages of a religious book in Pakistan's...

China, India should follow through on border agreements, Beijing in response to Jaishankar’s remarks

Beijing, Feb 14 (PTI) China and India should "follow through" on the border agreements to uphold peace and tranquility at the Line of Actual...

New antibody helps block Covid transmission in cells: Study

Los Angeles, Feb 14 (PTI) Researchers have engineered a novel antibody that can directly interfere with and block the cell-to-cell transmission ability of SARS-CoV-2,...

Indian-origin project manager jailed in Singapore for bribing assistant engineer

Singapore, Feb 14 (PTI) An Indian-origin project manager in Singapore was on Monday sentenced to over seven months' imprisonment for giving USD 33,513 in...

Abducted labourers released after 13 days

Staff Reporter PUMAO, 13 Feb: Labourers Hiren Konch (31) and Ramashis Mahato (35), who were abducted by operatives of the NSCN (K-YA) outfit on 31...

AAPSU seeks containment of refugees

ITANAGAR, 13 Feb: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has expressed serious concern over the reported destruction of pillars erected by the Miao...

DMP dam-affected committee conducts awareness meeting

ROING, 13 Feb: The Dibang Multipurpose Dam Downstream Affected Area Committee conducted an awareness meeting at Paglam village here in Lower Dibang Valley district...

The unique problem of APSSB

Monday Musing If there is one organization that has consistently been in the news for all the good and not-so-good reasons, undoubtedly it has to...

AIR to promote Childline number

ITANAGAR, 13 Feb: The All India Radio (AIR) station here has agreed to collaborate with Childline Itanagar and promote the Childline number 1098 in...

Gov extends festival greetings

ITANAGAR, 13 Feb: Governor BD Mishra has extended greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi festival...

Siang dist facing shortage of staffs

BOLENG, 13 Feb: Siang district has been facing shortage of administrative officers and ministerial staffers since the district was created in November 2014. Presently, district...

Mahindra mPlus ‘mega service camp’ underway

NAHARLAGUN, 13 Feb: Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) District Transport Officer Chakpa Wangsu inaugurated an 11-day 'Mahindra mPlus mega service camp' at the service centre...