Daily Archives: August 3, 2022

Govt must halt unholy nexus

Pvt Coaching Centres By Dhurjati Mukherjee The parliamentary standing committee on education has recently recommended to the government to curb the growing unholy nexus between colleges...

Oppn asks govt to acknowledge price rise, BJP puts blame on global changes

NEW DELHI, 2 Aug: Opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday appealed to the government to acknowledge the problem of rising inflation affecting...

India extends 100 million USD line of credit to Maldives; Greater Male connectivity projects...

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (PTI): India and Maldives on Tuesday inked six agreements to expand cooperation in a range of areas including cyber security,...

SC seeks response of Centre, CVC on pleas challenging extension of ED head’s tenure

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response of the Centre and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in 10 days...

CAA will be implemented after Covid-19 vaccine drive is over, says Amit Shah

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (PTI): BJP leader from West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari Tuesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to implement the citizenship law...

Govt panel recommends Corbevax as booster for adults vaccinated with Covishield, Covaxin

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (PTI): A government panel on Covid immunisation has recommended allowing Biological E's Corbevax as a precaution dose for adults fully...

Weightlifter Thakur strikes silver in men’s 96kg

Birmingham, 2 Aug: Indian heavyweight lifter Vikas Thakur added yet another Commonwealth Games medal to his kitty, winning a silver in the men's 96kg...

WFI blames it on Punam, claims lifter competed with injury

Birmingham, 2 Aug: Indian Weightlifting Feder-ation (IWLF) president Sahdev Yadav on Tuesday claimed that Punam Yadav competed despite "not being fully fit", lashing out...

India lose 1-3 to England in CWG women’s hockey

Birmingham, 2 Aug: The Indian women's hockey team failed to impress in its first real test of the Commonwealth Games, going down 1-3 to...

Gukesh stuns former world championship challenger Shirov as India B clinch fifth win in...

Mamallapuram, 2 Aug: Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh continued his brilliant run to stun former World Championship Challenger Alexei Shirov as India 'B' shocked...

India retain men’s team gold with 3-1 win over Singapore

Birmingham, 2 Aug: Harmeet Desai raised his game in the decisive singles as the Indian men's table tennis team retained its Commonwealth Games gold...

India’s new ‘Fab Four’ bowls over fans with historic gold

Birmingham, 2 Aug: The Indian women lawn bowls team bagged a historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, an unheralded quartet pulling...

Girl raped, killed in Assam: Police

Nagaon (Assam), Aug 2 (PTI) A girl has been allegedly raped and killed in Assam's Hojai district, police said on Tuesday. The class 10 student...

Protest in Aizawl over re-employment of retired govt officer

Aizawl, Aug 2 (PTI) Influential students' body Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) demonstrated on Tuesday outside the office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in...

Rs 15-crore drugs seized in Assam, three held

Guwahati, Aug 2 (PTI) Different types of drugs, including heroin and morphine, worth Rs 15 crore have been seized and three persons were arrested...

Tripura CM tells company constructing Lighthouse project to expedite work

Agartala, Aug 2 (PTI) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has asked the agency constructing the Lighthouse project at Akhura to complete the work at...

US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing

Taipei, 2 Aug: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking...

Biden: Killing of al-Qaida leader is long-sought ‘justice’

WASHINGTON, Jul 3 (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul,...

US ambassador to Japan warns of Chinese economic coercion

TOKYO , Jul 3 (AP) — The United States is working with Japan and other likeminded countries to counter China’s efforts to use its...

Bad weather in Black Sea slows 1st Ukrainian grain shipment

KYIV, Ukraine , Jul 3 (AP) — The first cargo ship to leave Ukraine since Russia invaded its neighbor more than five months ago...