Daily Archives: April 22, 2022

Assam: Man, arrested in rape case, injured in police firing while trying to escape

Guwahati, Apr 21 (PTI) A man, arrested in a rape case, was injured in firing when he allegedly tried to escape from custody in Assam's...

Stage set for Guwahati Municipal Corporation polls

Guwahati, Apr 21 (PTI) Stage is set for elections to Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) on Friday, being held after a gap of nine years, with...

As leopards stray into Guwahati, experts blame shrinking habitats, prey scarcity

Guwahati, Apr 21 (PTI) Shrinking natural habitats and scarcity of prey are forcing leopards to stray into Guwahati from nearby forests, experts said on Thursday. A...

Court sentences prime accused in Inspector murder case to 10-years imprisonment

Kohima, Apr 21 (PTI) A court here has sentenced the prime accused in the murder of a Nagaland Police Inspector to 10 years imprisonment and...

Jinping calls for Asian unity against outsiders, proposes global security initiative amid Ukraine war

BEIJING, 21 Apr: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on Asian nations to keep the future of the region in their hands and...

Govt to penalise EV companies found negligent, recall defective vehicles: Gadkari

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) With increasing incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fire, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the companies found negligent will...

India condemns US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s visit to PoK

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) India on Thursday condemned the visit of US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), saying her travel to the region...

Heroin worth Rs 1,300 crore seized from container near Kandla port in Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Apr 21 (PTI) In a joint operation, the Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday seized...

Free and fair polls not possible in Tripura; CM, BJP workers acting like ‘goondas’:...

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday conveyed to the Election Commission that it is "impossible" to conduct free and fair polls in...

Rajnath asks US defence firms to focus on manufacturing military hardware in India

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday exhorted American firms to carry out joint research and co-development of military hardware in...

India has many languages, but all of them carry same ‘bhav’: Bhagwat

Ahmedabad, Apr 21 (PTI) India has many languages, but all of them carry the same 'bhav' or feeling, which is the source of the...

India’s stand clear, fugitive offenders need to be brought to book: MEA ahead of...

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) India has been repeatedly highlighting the need to bring economic fugitives to justice as well as security concerns that may...

India, Thailand review ties; agree to work towards improving connectivity

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) India and Thailand on Thursday agreed to work towards improving connectivity including early operationalisation of a trilateral highway project and...

OneWeb inks pact with ISRO commercial arm for launching satellites

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) Bharti group-backed OneWeb and New Space India Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation, have entered into...

Pakistan’s new govt passes orders to scrap China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority

Islamabad, Apr 21 (PTI) Pakistan's new government has initiated a process to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority, with the planning minister saying it was...

US to provide $500 million more in financial aid to Ukraine

Washington, Apr 21 (AP) The United States will provide an additional 500 million in financial assistance to Ukraine to help it sustain salaries, pensions...

India sends one more consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel to Sri Lanka

Colombo, Apr 21 (PTI) India on Thursday said it has delivered one more consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel to Sri Lanka under the Indian...

New Pak Finance Minister leaves for talks with IMF officials for revival of USD...

Islamabad, Apr 21 (PTI) Pakistan's newly-appointed Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Thursday left for Washington to meet top IMF officials to renegotiate a USD...

Explosion in north Afghanistan kills at least 10, injures 40

Kabul, Apr 21 (AP) A powerful explosion in a Shiite Muslim mosque in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed at least 10 worshippers and injured...

IMF urges India to prioritise food security, expand transfers to vulnerable

Washington, Apr 21 (PTI) Applauding India for prioritising public investment in its annual budget, the International Monetary Fund has urged the country to prioritise...