Monthly Archives: June 2022

National Statistics Day celebrated

ITANAGAR, 29 Jun: The directorate of economics & statistics on Wednesday celebrated the 16th National Statistics Day, commemorating the 129th birth anniversary of Prof....

Rebel Sena MLAs donate Rs 51 lakh for Assam flood relief

MUMBAI, 29 Jun: Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs from Maharashtra have contributed Rs 51 lakh for the flood relief work in Assam, where they have...

Religious animosity needs to curbed

The chilling murder of Kanhaiya Lal at Udaipur in Rajasthan is an act of terror committed in the name of religion. The killers -...

Political harlotry unbridled

By Inder Jit (Released on 16 June 1981) Prostitution is legally banned in India. But political harlotry continues to flourish brazenly. What is worse, it is...

Countdown begins for ISRO’s PSLV-C53 mission carrying three satellites

Sriharikota (AP), 29 Jun: The 25 hour countdown for the launch of PSLV-C53 mission from here on Thursday has commenced, ISRO said. Indian Space Research...

Gennova Biopharmaceuticals ready with 7 mn Gemcovac-19 vaccine dosages

New Delhi, 29 Jun: Gennova Biopharma-ceuticals Ltd on Wednesday said it is ready with 70 lakh dosages of its Gemcovac-19 vaccine, the first indigenously...

India needs to promote and form Green Hydrogen Corridors, says NITI Aayog

New Delhi, 30 Jun: India needs to form Green Hydrogen Corridors and governments can look at providing grants to startups as well as support...

Sindhu wins, Saina loses in Malaysia Open

Kuala Lumpur, Jun 29 (PTI) Two stalwarts of Indian women's badminton, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, suffered contrasting fates at the Malaysia Open Super...

French Open runner-up Ruud loses in 2nd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England , Jun 29 (AP) — Yet another of the highest-ranked players on the men’s tour is out of the tournament at Wimbledon....

Wimbledon 2022: Novak Djokovic eases into last 32

London, Jun 29 (AFP): Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon third round for the 16th time on Wednesday as potential semi-final opponent Casper...

Formula One: Nelson Piquet apologises for racist slur towards Lewis Hamilton

Paris, Jun 29 (AFP): Three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet on Wednesday apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton after using a racially offensive term...

Anthony Joshua ‘hungry’ to regain world title against Oleksandr Usyk

Jeddah, Jun 29 (AFP): Anthony Joshua insists he is "hungry" to regain the world heavyweight title as the dethroned champion sets his sights on...

Malaysia Open: PV Sindhu beats Pornpawee Chochuwong; Saina Nehwal loses to Iris Wang

Kuala Lumpur, Jun 29 (PTI): Two stalwarts of Indian women's badminton, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, suffered contrasting fates at the Malaysia Open Super...

Asiad medallist MR Poovamma handed 3-month ban by NADA for dope flunk

New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) Senior India quarter-miler and Asian games medallist MR Poovamma has been handed a three-month ban by the National Anti-Doping...

Train services to landslide-hit Dima Hasao to resume on Thursday

Guwahati, Jun 29 (PTI) Train services to Assam's Dima Hasao district, which was ravaged by landslides in May, will resume on Thursday, the North...

Twitter handle that flagged Zubair’s 2018 tweet deleted: Police sources

New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) The anonymous Twitter handle, a complaint from which led to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's arrest, does not exist...

Bihar: 40 lakh people fraudulently claimed money for building toilets

Patna, Jun 29 (PTI) The Bihar government has detected that around 40 lakh people fraudulently claimed Rs 12,000 for the construction of a toilet...

J-K: Two LeT militants killed in encounter near Amarnath Yatra route in Kulgam

Srinagar, Jun 29 (PTI) Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on...

Nearly 400 MNF members join BJP in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jun 29 (PTI) Nearly 400 members of the Mizo National Front (MNF) have joined the BJP in Mizoram's Lawngtlai district. Among them are six...

Jeweller held with gold biscuits at Agartala airport

Agartala, Jun 28 (PTI) A man was apprehended with 16 gold biscuits at the Agartala airport on Wednesday, police said. Biplab Chowdhury, who was at...