Monthly Archives: February 2022

Tripura CM to lay foundation stone for Kamalpur border haat on Thursday

Agartala, Feb 2 (PTI) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb would lay the foundation stone for Kamalpur border haat in Dhalai district in presence...

Japan seek to continue domination of recent years against China in women’s Asian Cup...

Pune, 2 Feb: Seeking their third title on the trot, holders Japan will start as firm favourites in their semifinal match against former champions...

ISL: SC East Bengal hold Chennaiyin FC to 2-2 draw

Vasco, 2 Feb: SC East Bengal denied Chennaiyin FC a chance to rise to third spot with a 2-2 draw in their Indian Super...

WC medal is my next target, says hockey goalkeeper Sreejesh after Tokyo high

New Delhi, 2 Feb: At 33, P R Sreejesh is in the twilight of his career, but the veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper is in...

Prajnesh keen to regain title at Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger

BENGALURU, 2 Feb: Prajnesh Gunneswaran is keen to regain the Bengaluru Open title which he won in the 2018 as the Karnataka State Lawn...

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra nominated for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award

London, 2 Feb: Olympic gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Wednesday nominated for the prestigious Laureus 'World Breakthrough of the Year' award,...

Few aspects of goalkeeping remain unchanged: Brahmanand Sankhwalkar

NEW DELHI, 2 Feb: Former India captain and goalkeeper Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, the eighth footballer to be honoured with the Padma Shri, feels the art...

UK scrambles jets to intercept 4 Russian military planes

London, Feb 2 (AP) Britain's Royal Air Force said Wednesday that it scrambled fighter jets in response to four Russian military aircraft approaching the...

Taliban reopen universities for Afghan women in 6 provinces

Islamabad, Feb 2 (AP) The Taliban on Wednesday said they have reopened public universities for women students in six of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a...

9 border pillars along Nepal-India border swept away by rivers

  Kathmandu, Feb 2 (PTI) Nine border pillars along the Nepal-India border in Kailali district have been swept away by Karnali and Mohana rivers, officials...

Biden sending more troops to Europe amid Ukraine tension

Brussels, Feb 2 (AP) President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany this week and...

India extends USD 500 million credit line to Sri Lanka for purchasing fuel

Colombo, Feb 2 (PTI) India on Wednesday extended a USD 500 million credit line to Sri Lanka to fund the country's fuel purchases, as...

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma: Study

London, Fab 2 (PTI) Reluctance or refusal to get vaccinated for COVID-19 infection may be associated with traumatic events in childhood, such as neglect,...

Rosemary compound may block COVID-19 infection, early study suggests

Washington, Feb 2 (PTI) A compound found in the medicinal and culinary herb rosemary may potentially block the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and prevent inflammation caused...

Family of man believed to have been abducted by PLA awaits his return

ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: While the family of Miram Taron, who had been abducted by China's PLA on 18 January, celebrates his return, another family,...

29 Omicron cases reported in state; health dept says variant much milder

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: The health department on Tuesday informed that 29 cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been reported so far...

24-yr-old succumbs to Covid-19, death toll reaches 288

ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: A 24-year-old Covid-19 positive man from Upper Subansiri district died at the DCH in Chimpu on Tuesday. With this, the state's...

FM presents union budget; oppn slams it as ‘Pegasus spin budget’, ‘zero-sum budget’

NEW DELHI, 1 Feb: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a bigger Rs 39.45 lakh crore budget, with higher spending on highways to...

CS unhappy over status of ANKY, ANBY

ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar has expressed unhappiness over "the progress status of the Atmanirbhar Krishi Yojana (ANKY) in the agriculture sector...

Members of the Shi-Yomi district unit of the All Tagin Youth Organization (ATYO) renovated the dilapidated toilets of the government higher secondary school in...