Monthly Archives: August 2022

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...

Kremlin says nuclear arms control talks hinge on US goodwill

MOSCOW , Jul 3 (AP) — The Kremlin said Tuesday that it’s ready for talks with the United States on nuclear arms control even...

Sri Lankans bide time as leaders seek fix for economic woes

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , Jul 3 (AP) — Sri Lankans who have endured months of fuel and food shortages are bracing for more pain...

Activists allege ‘corrupt practice’ by Raj Bhavan

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 1 Aug: Two activists - Serpi Flago and Tami Pangu - on Monday accused the Raj Bhavan of "indulging in corrupt practice...

Public meeting on Daporijo heliport issue held; wall to be constructed

DAPORIJO, 1 Aug: A public meeting was held here in Upper Subansiri district on Monday to discuss the heliport issue. The people here had strongly...

Landslide blocks B’pong-Tawang road for hours

TIPPI, 1 Aug: A massive landslide here in West Kameng district blocked the strategically important Bhalukpong-Tawang road for hours on Monday. Heavy rainfall in the...

Arunachal Fighters karate team wins gold medal

KOLKATA, 1 Aug: The Arunachal Fighters karate team won a gold medal in the 6th International Karate Championship, 2022, which was held at the...

Law and order prerequisite for development: Felix

ITANAGAR, 1 Aug: "We are all accountable for the development of the state because law and order is a prerequisite for any development to...

APWWS obtains update on rape case against MLA from APSCW

ITANAGAR, 1 Aug: Members of the Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare Society (APWWS) called on Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) Chairperson Kenjum Pakam...

IPR director Dasher Teshi retires

PAPU NALLAH, 1 Aug: Information & public relations director Dasher Teshi was given a warm farewell on his superannuation in a function here on...

NSCN-GPRN denies AR’s claim of operatives’ surrender

ITANAGAR, 1 Aug: The NSCN-GPRN has denied the claim made by the 40th Assam Rifles (AR) and the Longding police that 14 active operatives...