Monthly Archives: June 2022

Tripura Congress’ charge sheet’ against BJP govt ahead of by-polls

Agartala, Jun 8 (PTI) Days before bye-elections in four Assembly constituencies in Tripura, The Congress on Wednesday unveiled a charge sheet against the BJP-led...

Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar

DETROIT, Jun 8 (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar...

Ukrainian forces could pull back from embattled eastern city

BAKHMUT, Ukraine , Jun 8 (AP) — Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops in a key eastern city appeared on the cusp of retreat Wednesday,...

Train derailment in east Iran kills at least 21, injures 47

TEHRAN, Iran , Jun 8 (AP) — A passenger train traveling through eastern Iran struck an excavator and derailed nearly half its cars before...

NASA to launch 3 rockets from private Australian space port

CANBERRA, Australia , Jun 8 (AP) — NASA will launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month in the agency’s first blast...

Train derailment in east Iran kills at least 21, injures 87

TEHRAN, Iran , Jun 8 (AP) — A passenger train traveling through eastern Iran struck an excavator and nearly half its cars derailed before...

Deaf job applicant wins $225K settlement over discrimination

PORTLAND, Ore. , Jun 8 (AP) — A Portland, Oregon, software company and its staffing agency will each pay $112,500 to a deaf job...

Political foes revel in Boris Johnson’s woes in Parliament

LONDON , Jun 8 (AP) — A defiant British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Wednesday that he is getting on with his job, as...

US stresses allied cooperation in face of N. Korea threats

SEOUL, South Korea , Jun 8 (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan...

Taliban detain Afghan fashion model on religious charges

ISLAMABAD , Jun 8 (AP) — The Taliban have detained a famous Afghan fashion model along with three colleagues, accusing them of disrespecting Islam...

Lebanon to launch tender for $70 million airport terminal

BEIRUT , Jun 8 (AP) — Lebanon will soon launch an international tender for the construction of a new terminal at the country’s only...

Turkey on food corridors: UN plan ‘feasible’

ISTANBUL , Jun 8 (AP)– Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says that a plan by the United Nations for a grain corridor to carry...

Panchayat by-polls for 131 seats in Arunachal on 12 July, no polling in Vijaynagar

ITANAGAR, 7 Jun: The State Election Commission on Tuesday announced by-polls to 130 gram panchayat seats, along with one zilla parishad seat, on 12...

India ranks lowest among 180 countries in environmental performance index

NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: India has been placed at the bottom on a list of 180 countries judged for their environmental performances by US-based...

Arunachal bag 13 medals in National Arm Wrestling Championship

ITANAGAR, 7 Jun: Arunachal Pradesh bagged 4 silver and 9 bronze medals in the 44th National Arm Wrestling Championship, which concluded at the Gachibowli...

Centre striving to ensure Arunachal’s development: Khuba

PASIGHAT, 7 Jun: "The Centre is striving to ensure truest development of Arunachal Pradesh," union Minister of State for New & Renewable Energy Bhagwanth...

Sangno hands over IFJ press cards to journos

ITANAGAR, 7 Jun: Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) President Amar Sangno handed over international press cards (IPC), issued by the International Federation...

DCM releases book on Kamlang tiger reserve

ITANAGAR, 7 May: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Tuesday released a book titled Kamlang Tiger Reserve - at a Glance, authored by Kamlang...

BRICS countries agree to deepen financial cooperation

BEIJING, 7 Jun: The BRICS nations, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, have reached a consensus on deepening financial cooperation and strengthening...

Oil palm farmers in Arunachal lose hope in absence of processing mills, market, road...

Over the past seven years, Takali Tamuk, a farmer and agro-entrepreneur from Pasighat in East Siang district has attended several outreach programmes on oil...