Daily Archives: October 19, 2022

Zonal rounds of Tadar Tang Football Tournament from 12 Nov

ITANAGAR, 18 Oct: The zonal rounds of the 19th edition of the Tadar Tang State Level Football Tournament 2021-22 will be held from 12...

Coordination solution to RGU impasse

Violence rocked Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), the lone central university of the state, on Monday. A group of students vandalised the office chamber of...

Review, strict action vital

Mitigating Air Pollution By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Centre recently revised the target of reducing air pollution (PM concentrations) in cities from 20-30 percent by 2024 to...

We do not believe in hierarchical world order, says Rajnath at India-Africa Defence...

Gandhinagar, 18 Oct: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India does not believe in a "hierarchical world order" where a few countries are...

PM Modi urges Interpol to speed up Red Corner Notices process

NEW DELHI, 18 Oct: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the Interpol to speed up Red Corner Notices against fugitive offenders to help...

DRI seizes 86.5 kg high-quality hydroponic weed worth Rs 39.5 crore; 2 held

Mumbai, 18 Oct: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 86.5 kg of high-quality US-origin hydroponic weed valued at Rs 39.5 crore and...

SC directs police commissioner to grant adequate protection to scribe probing corporate fraud &...

NEW DELHI, 18 Oct: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Gautam Buddh Nagar commissioner of police to grant adequate and effective protection to a...

UP cops nab 3 foreign nationals from Delhi engaged in fake visa, passport...

Noida, 18 Oct: The Greater Noida police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a gang allegedly involved in making fake visa and passports and...

Terrorist-gangster nexus: NIA raids over 50 locations in north India, lawyer among 2 held

New Delhi, 18 Oct: Two persons including a lawyer were arrested as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted raids at over 50...

Global Hunger Index exaggerates measure of hunger, has multiple problems, say Health Ministry sources

New Delhi, 18 Oct: The Global Hunger Index exaggerates the measure of hunger, lacks statistical vigour and has problems on multiple counts, Union Health...

Congress to get first non-Gandhi president in 24 years on Wednesday

New Delhi, 18 Oct: The Congress will get its first non-Gandhi president in 24 years on Wednesday after more than 9,500 votes cast to...

Pandemic caused prolonged decline in global life expectancy: Study

London, 18 Oct: COVID-19 has caused a prolonged decline in life expectancy levels, leading to global mortality changes unprecedented in the last 70 years,...

One nabbed in Assam for alleged terror group links

Barpeta (Assam), Oct 18 (PTI) One man was arrested on Tuesday from Bajali district of Assam for his alleged links with terror outfits based...

Assam: Police fire in air to disperse mob protesting death of newly married woman

Tinsukia (Assam), Oct 18 (PTI) Police fired in the air to disperse a mob who gathered to protest the death of a newly married...

Meth tablets worth Rs 30 crore seized in Mizoram

Aizawl, Oct 18 (PTI) The Assam Rifles on Tuesday said that a large number of Methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 30 crore were...

T20 WC: Netherlands register second win, SL back in business with big win over...

Geelong, 18 Oct: Netherlands made heavy weather of a small target before eking out a five-wicket win against Namibia in the T20 World Cup...

Srikanth, Treesa-Gayatri enter second round of Denmark Open

Odense, 18 Oct: Former champion Kidambi Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus to progress to the second...

Five months were not enough to get ready: Dennerby

BHUBANESWAR, 18 Oct: Five months of preparation was not enough for the Indian team to get ready for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup,...

Binny elected BCCI president, takes over from Ganguly

Mumbai, 18 Oct: World Cup winner Roger Binny was on Tuesday elected as the 36th president of the BCCI, taking over from Sourav Ganguy...

Mandhana, Deepti attain career-best T20 rankings

Dubai, 18 Oct: India opener Smriti Mandhana and off-spinning all-rounder Deepti Sharma have moved up a place each to attain career-best second spot in...