Daily Archives: October 18, 2022

India’s sugar output to be higher at 36.5 mn tonnes in 2022-23: ISMA

New Delhi, 17 Oct: The country's sugar production is projected to be 36.5 million tonnes in the 2022-23 marketing season, an increase of 2...

PM expresses concern over high import bill of edible oils, fertilisers; calls for action...

NEW DELHI, 17 Oct: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed concern over India's high import bill for edible oil, fertilisers and crude oil,...

‘India to have over 65% power gen capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2030’

New Delhi, 17 Oct: India will have more than 65 per cent of its power generation capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2030, Power and...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Protecting Copyright Of Live-Streamed Hearings

New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction for a special arrangement with YouTube for...

Earlier Few Citizens, Middlemen Took Benefit Of Government Schemes: PM

Gandhinagar, Oct 17 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said benefits of government schemes were availed of by few aware citizens and middlemen...

Over 1600 Farm Fires Reported In Delhi, Adjoining States In 2022: Air Quality Panel

New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI): A total of 1,695 incidents of stubble burning have been reported this year so far from Delhi, its adjoining...

Indian Army To Buy 363 Drones To Boost Border Security

New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI): Indian Army today issued initial tenders for the procurement of 363 drones to boost its logistics chain and enhance...

Congress presidential polls: 277 delegates cast votes in Assam

Guwahati, Oct 17 (PTI) As many as 277 Assam Pradesh Congress Committee delegates out of total 291 cast their votes on Monday to elect...

School teacher suspended for sexually abusing student in Assam

Rangia (Assam), Oct 17 (PTI) A school teacher in Assam's Kamrup district was suspended for allegedly sexually abusing a student on the premises of...

Tea industry’s adherence to govt laws ‘exemplary’: TAI secy general

Guwahati, Oct 17 (PTI) Tea Association of India (TAI) secretary general PK Bhattacharjee on Monday asserted that adherence to government laws by the tea...

Elephant calf found dead near Kaziranga in Assam

Nagaon (Assam), Oct 17 (PTI) A carcass of an elephant calf was found in a forest near Kaziranga National Park of Assam on Monday,...

Waves of suicide drones strike Ukraine’s capital, 4 killed

KYIV, Ukraine, Oct 17 (AP) — Waves of explosives-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine’s capital Monday, setting buildings ablaze and tearing a hole in one...

China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft

BEIJING , Oct 17 (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says it has investigated almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last...

Sweden’s parliament elects conservative prime minister

STOCKHOLM , Oct 17 (AP) — Sweden’s parliament on Monday elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister at the head of a center-right...

Germany slaps messaging app Telegram with $5 million fine

BERLIN , Oct 17 (AP) — Germany announced Monday that it is issuing fines of 5.125 million euros ($5 million) against the operators of...

Turkey, Greece trade accusations over 92 naked migrants

ANKARA, Turkey , Oct 17 (AP) — Turkey and Greece on Monday exchanged more mutual recrimination over 92 migrants who were found stripped naked...

Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600

ABUJA, Nigeria , Oct 17 (AP) — The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race...

UK leader in peril after Treasury chief axes ‘Trussonomics’

LONDON , Oct 17 (AP) — The U.K.’s new Treasury chief ripped up the government’s economic plan on Monday, dramatically reversing most of the...