Monthly Archives: March 2022

FIFA, Qatar prepare for unprecedented World Cup finals draw

Doha, 30 Mar: A World Cup like no other in its 92-year history will take shape this week at an unprecedented tournament draw. When FIFA...

Dominant Australia cruise to World Cup finals, beat West Indies by 157 runs

Wellington, Mar 30 (PTI) Australia booked their place in the ICC Women's World Cup final with a dominant 157-run victory over West Indies after...

Ronaldo, Portgual among teams securing World Cup bids

Washington, Mar 30 (AP) Cristiano Ronaldo will get another shot at lifting the World Cup. Portugal beat North Macedonia 2-0 in a European playoff on...

Pak PM Imran Khan loses majority after key ally sides with Opposition ahead of...

Islamabad, Mar 30 (PTI) Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday effectively lost majority in Parliament after a key partner of the ruling...

Don’t go to Kashmir, 10 km of India-Pak border, says new US travel advisory

Washington, Mar 30 (PTI): The United States in a new travel advisory on Tuesday urged its citizens to exercise "increased caution" while travelling to...

Six Pakistani peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in Congo

Islamabad, Mar 30 (PTI) Six Pakistan Army soldiers were among eight UN peacekeepers killed in a helicopter crash while on a UN peace mission...

Pak School Teacher Killed By Colleague, Students For “Blasphemy”: Police

Islamabad, Mar 30 (AFP): A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of...

German economic advisers slash 2022 growth forecast to 1.8 per cent

Berlin, Mar 30 (AP) The German government's panel of independent economic advisers on Wednesday slashed its 2022 growth forecast for Europe's biggest economy in...

China says no limit for cooperation with Russia as Lavrov arrives for talks amid...

Beijing, Mar 30 (PTI) Hosting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the first high level Russian official to visit Beijing after the Ukraine war, China...

Poland to end Russian oil imports; Germany warns on gas

Warsaw, Mar 30 (AP) Poland announced steps Wednesday to end all Russian oil imports by year's end, while Germany issued a warning about natural...

4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine, UN agency says

Geneva, Mar 30 (AP) The UN refugee agency said Wednesday more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its war...

Sri Lanka increases daily power cuts to 10 hours as fuel crisis worsens

Colombo, Mar 30 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday extended the nationwide daily power cuts from seven hours to 10 due to the...

Maritime security pacts with India no threat to Lanka’s national security, says defence ministry

Colombo, Mar 30 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government has asserted that the recently signed maritime security pacts with India will "neither result in hindrance...

Record-Breaking US Astronaut, 2 Russian Cosmonauts Return To Earth

Almaty, Mar 30 (AFP): A record-breaking US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts reached Earth Wednesday, with tensions between Moscow and the West soaring over...

Court grants bail to Nilim Mahanta and Ebo Mili

Govt takes refuge in 'sentiments of all Arunachalis' Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Mar: Yupia's judicial magistrate has granted bail to Ebo Mili and Nilim Nayan Mahanta,...

Taba sets national record, wins two gold in national weightlifting c’hip

ITANAGAR, 29 Mar: Kojum Taba won two gold medals, lifting a total of 345 kgs, and set a new national record in snatch in...

A banner placed at the Bank Tinali underpass in Itanagar by the Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC), which reads, 'IMC welcomes you to Hindi capital...

OPDs of TRIHMS, BPGH to go digital

NAHARLAGUN, 29 Mar: The outpatient departments (OPD) of the Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) in Naharlagun and the Bakin Pertin...

Intolerant governance

The state government's unwillingness to accept any form of dissent was in full display as its police arrested lawyer-activist Ebo Mili and graffiti artist...

Book on suicide prevention strategy released

ITANAGAR, 29 Mar: A book on suicide prevention strategy, titled Suicide Prevention Strategy: From Research to Policy and Practice for the Idu Mishmi Tribe,...