Daily Archives: May 26, 2022

India committed to support Africa in Covid vaccination: Mandaviya

Davos, 25 May: Health Minister Mansukh Manda-viya on Wednesday said India is committed to Africa in taking the journey from vaccine availability to vaccination. Addressing...

Assam CM inaugurates model schools in tea gardens

Tezpur, May 25 (PTI) In a bid to provide educational facilities to children of tea garden workers of Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...

All three accused nabbed for gangrape of minor in Assam

Guwahati, May 25 (PTI) Assam Police on Wednesday said the third and last of the three accused has been arrested for allegedly gangraping a...

Int’l river conclave in Guwahati from May 28-29

Guwahati, May 25 (PTI) An international river conference to articulate collective vision of cooperation in the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asian region will...

Liquor to be costlier in Meghalaya as cabinet approves tax hike

Shillong, May 25 (PTI) Tipplers will have to dig deeper into their pockets to take a swig of their favourite alcoholic drink as the...

NGT needs to broaden proceedings against illegal sand-mining across Meghalaya: HC

Shillong, May 25 (PTI) Meghalaya High Court has said that there is a need for the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to broaden its proceedings...

Tea planters’ body urges AGCL to lower gas price to ease cost burden on...

Guwahati, May 25 (PTI) A body of tea planters said a hike in natural gas price has pushed up costs of the crop production...

Sikkim bans sale of pigs after African Swine Fever cases detected in state

Gangtok, May 25 (PTI) The Sikkim government has temporarily banned the sale of pigs in the state after cases of African Swine Fever (ASF)...

Taijul fined 25 percent of match fees for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Dubai, May 25 (PTI) Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the...

Maiden Grand Slam main draw win for Ramkumar, moves to French Open 2nd round...

Paris, May 25 (PTI) Indian tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan cherished his first ever main draw win at a Grand Slam as he combined with...

‘Complete evil’: Texas gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school legally bought two AR-style rifles just...

FDA chief: COVID, mail mix-up delayed action on baby formula

Washington, May 25 (AP) The head of the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that efforts to investigate problems at a baby formula plant...

Twitter shareholders to meet amid Elon Musk’s takeover drama

New York, May 25 (AP) Twitter's regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday won't include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk's 44 billion bid for...

Pakistan condemns sentencing of Yasin Malik by Indian court in terror funding case

Islamabad, May 25 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the sentencing of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik by an Indian court in a terror funding...

Imran Khan’s caravan enters Punjab as Pak SC directs govt to allow protest rally...

Islamabad, May 25 (PTI) A defiant former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday marched towards Islamabad with hundreds of his supporters who were removing...

UN official urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees

Dhaka, May 25 (AP) The head of the UN refugee agency urged the international community on Wednesday not to forget more than 1 million...

Russia says it will pay foreign debt in rubles after US ban

Moscow, May 25 (AP) Russia says it will pay dollar-denominated foreign debt in rubles, a move that is likely to be seen by foreign...