Monthly Archives: June 2022

Indian powerlifters shine in Asia-Oceania Open Championships; Ashok, Sudhir qualify for Para Asiad

New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI) Powerlifters Ashok and Sudhir booked their tickets for the Hangzhou Asian Para Games as India finished with a rich...

Chennai Open chess: Indian IMs Srihari, Nitin among leaders

Chennai, Jun 21 (PTI) Little-known Indian players L R Srihari, S Nitin and Srijit Paul hogged the limelight with wins to be among the...

Mob temporarily disrupts yoga day event in Maldives; 6 arrested

Male, Jun 21 (PTI) A mob on Tuesday stormed and temporarily disrupted an event related to the International Day of Yoga at the national...

UN biodiversity summit moved from China over COVID-19 policy

Beijing, Jun 21 (AP) A United Nations summit on biodiversity will be held in Canada instead of China, organisers announced Tuesday, the second major...

Sri Lanka’s Parliament sessions curbed as fuel crisis bites

Colombo, Jun 21 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Parliament sessions will be restricted to two days this week instead of four days amid the current fuel...

450 Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan to observe death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Lahore, Jun 21 (PTI) A group of 450 Sikh pilgrims on Tuesday arrived here in Pakistan from India to observe the 183rd death anniversary...

First batch of Pak students lands in China amidst silence over Indians’ return

Beijing, Jun 21 (PTI) The first batch of Pakistani students, stuck back home for about two years due to China's strict visa restrictions aimed...

Most land mine use by US military banned, except for Korea

Washington, Jun 21 (AP) President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday that it would restrict the use of anti-personnel land mines by the US military,...

Japan PM says dialogue with China, South Korea key to stability

Tokyo, Jun 21 (AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that talks with China's leader are key to regional and international peace and...

Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter deal gets board endorsement

New York, Jun 21 (AP) Twitter's board has recommended unanimously that shareholders approve the proposed 44 billion sale of the company to billionaire and...

Russia vows to respond to Lithuania’s ban on goods transit

Moscow, Jun 21 (AP) Russia's security chief on Tuesday said Moscow will respond to Lithuania's decision to bar rail transit of certain goods from...

Russian border guard helicopter violates Estonia’s airspace

Helsinki, Jun 21 (AP) NATO member Estonia said Tuesday that a Russian border guard helicopter violated the airspace of the Baltic nation over the...

7 Lakes trekking season to start in August

ANINI, 20 Jun: One of the most popular trekking routes in India, the 7 Lakes trek here in Dibang valley district, will be open...

Pongging shows the way; says no to drugs

PONGGING, 20 Jun: Pongging in Upper Siang has become the first village in the district to willingly adopt a 'no drug policy', and to...

HEPs in Tawang synchronised

TAWANG, 20 Jun: All the major hydroelectric projects (HEP) in Tawang district have been synchronised with the state grid through the Dokunipani-Jang 33 kv...

Army issues notification for recruitment under Agnipath scheme; registration from July

NEW DELHI, 20 Jun: Amid protests in several parts of the country, the army on Monday issued a notification for the induction of soldiers...

State observing International Yoga Day

ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: The 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) will be observed across the state on Tuesday in a grand manner. The theme for...

Meeting on road construction held

AALO, 20 Jun: West Siang Deputy Commissioner Penga Tato convened a meeting here on Monday to discuss Packages 8 and 9 of the road...

Enact refugee law to safeguard rights of refugees in India: RRAG

NEW DELHI, 20 Jun: On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) called upon India to enact...

Tedir urges alumni to pay back to alma maters

ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: Education Minister Taba Tedir on Monday appealed to all the former students of schools, colleges and universities to pay back to...