Daily Archives: June 23, 2022

India To Grow At 7.5% This Year: PM Narendra Modi

New Delhi, 22 Jun (PTI): Government expects the Indian economy to grow by 7.5 per cent this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on...

High Inflation “A Major Concern”: RBI Governor

Mumbai, 22 Jun (PTI): RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has cautioned that continued high inflation is a major concern for the economy, even as economic...

BJP MLA Accompanying Sena Rebels In Assam, Claims Minister: Report

Mumbai, 22 Jun (PTI): A minister from Maharashtra accompanying Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde and others on Wednesday claimed a BJP MLA has been...

PM Modi Will Have To Withdraw ‘Agnipath’ Scheme: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, 22 Jun (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the Centre was "weakening" the army through the 'Agnipath' scheme, and...

ECI decides to delist Achik National Congress (D)

Shillong, Jun 22 (PTI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to delist the Achik National Congress (Democratic), one of the Registered Unrecognised...

Four-day Ambubachi Mela begins in Guwahati’s Kamakhya temple

Guwahati Jun 22 (PTI) The annual Ambubachi Mela at Assam's famed Kamakhya Temple began on Wednesday with devotees allowed to participate after a gap...

Oil India to set up Skill centre in Guwahati for Rs 200 crore

Guwahati, Jun 22 (PTI) State-run energy major Oil India Ltd (OIL) will invest Rs 200 crore to develop a Skill Development Institute in Guwahati,...

Assam Flood Situation Remains Grim, Over 55 Lakh People Affected

Guwahati, 22 Jun (PTI): The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim with rising water levels of the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers inundating...

Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades

KABUL, Afghanistan, 22 Jul (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring...

Climate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods

SYLHET, Bangladesh , 22 Jul (AP) — Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented floods...

China says Ukraine crisis has sounded alarm for humanity

BEIJING , 22 Jul (AP) — The conflict in Ukraine has “sounded an alarm for humanity,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday, as China...

Diary of 12-year-old Ukrainian refugee to be released

NEW YORK , 22 Jul (AP) — The reflections of a 12-year-old refugee from the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be published this fall....

EU Commission proposes cutting pesticides by half by 2030

BRUSSELS , 22 Jul (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm on Wednesday proposed setting legally binding targets to reduce the use of chemical...

Former cheerleading coach charged with child molestation

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. , 22 Jul (AP) — A former coach at a competitive cheerleading organization has been charged with sexually assaulting a student...

UK inflation rate hits new 40-year high of 9.1%

LONDON , 22 Jul (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate hit a new 40-year high of 9.1% in the 12 months to May, figures showed...