Daily Archives: April 19, 2022

Peddling of communal violence must stop

In the last one month, there have been several instances of violent communal clashes all over India between the Hindu and the Muslim communities....

Whose afraid of it?

Bulldozer Politics By Poonam I Kaushish As temperatures rise across the country the heat is searing through political Ulta Pulta UP and Madhya Pradesh over it...

India has widespread tradition of ‘vaad-vivad’: Prez at IIC diamond jubilee function

New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) India has a prevalent tradition of 'vaad-vivaad' and 'samvaad' (debates and discussions) and today's youth is keen to reconnect...

Top Army commanders begin deliberations on national security challenges

New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) Top commanders of the Army on Monday began deliberating on India's national security challenges along the borders with China...

Plane stopped at Srinagar after bomb call

Srinagar, Apr 18 (PTI) A GoAir plane, which was scheduled to go to Delhi, has been halted in Srinagar and is being searched following...

GCTM, GAIIS will mark a milestone for India’s Ayush industry: Sonowal

Ahmedabad, Apr 18 (PTI) Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonawal on Monday exuded confidence that the upcoming WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) as...

PM Modi hails Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, says country writing new stories in cleanliness

New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI): Asserting that new stories are being written in the field of cleanliness, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said...

“India Ravaged By Riots, Why Is PM Silent”: Congress Hits Back

New Delhi, 18 Apr (PTI): Hitting back at BJP president J P Nadda over his attack on opposition parties, the Congress on Monday questioned...

Poverty In India Declined 12.3 Percentage Points Between 2011-2019: World Bank Paper

New Delhi, 18 Apr (PTI): Extreme poverty in India declined by 12.3 percentage points between 2011 and 2019, with rural areas doing better than...

Three arrested jihadists’ brought from Tripura to Assam

Guwahati, Apr 18 (PTI) Three persons arrested in Tripura for alleged links with a jihadi' group based in Bangladesh were brought to Assam on...

Man dies of mushroom poisoning in Assam

Haflong, Apr 18 (PTI) One person died while five others have been admitted to a hospital after consuming wild mushrooms in Assam's Dima Hasao...

Doctors’ stir affects health services in Nagaland

Kohima, Apr 18 (PTI) Health services in government hospitals of Nagaland were affected on Monday as doctors started a three-day agitation demanding that their...

Cong leader Adhir Chowdhury writes to Amit Shah for early resolution of Naga issue

New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday urging...

Sixteen more pigs die of African Swine Fever in Mizoram

Aizawl, Apr 18 (PTI) At least 16 more pigs died of African Swine Fever in Mizoram with the toll due to the disease rising...

Ukrainian officials: Russian strikes kill at least 7 in Lviv

LVIV, Ukraine, Apr 18 (AP) — Russian forces launched missile attacks on the western city of Lviv and pounded other targets across Ukraine on...

Syrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine war

BEIRUT, Apr 18 (AP) — During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general whose division played an...

Sweden links riots to criminal gangs that target police

HELSINKI, Apr 18 (AP) — Swedish police said Monday they consider the violent riots that have shaken several cities and towns in the Nordic...

Sri Lankan Cabinet reshuffled to counter economic crisis

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 18 (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president appointed 17 new Cabinet ministers on Monday as he and his powerful family seek...

Nepal cuts fuel allowance of government agencies by 20%

Kathmandu, Apr 18 (PTI) The Nepal government has cut fuel allowance of its ministries and state-owned enterprises by 20 per cent, as the country...

Turkey launches new ground, air offensive in northern Iraq

Ankara, Apr 18 (AP) Turkey has launched a new ground and air cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, that has left at...