Daily Archives: December 20, 2022

If Assam was about agitations in 1985, it’s about hope in 2022: Himanta

Guwahati, Dec 19 (PTI) If Assam was about agitations in 1985, it is about hope in 2022, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on...

Eviction drive begins in Assam’s Nagaon amid tight security

Batadrava (Assam), Dec 19 (PTI) The largest eviction drive in Assam's Nagaon district, near the birthplace of Vaishnav saint Srimanta Sankardeva here, began on...

6 Assam girls rescued from human traffickers in 4 states

Diphu (Assam), Dec 19 (PTI) At least six minor girls from Assam have been rescued from the clutches of human traffickers in various parts...

Meghalaya: Two suspended Congress MLAs join ruling NPP

Shillong, Dec 19 (PTI) Suspended Congress MLAs Ampareen Lyngdoh and Mohindro Rapsang resigned on Monday, and joined Meghalaya's ruling National People's Party (NPP) in...

Allow ECI to work impartially in Tripura, ex-CM urges Modi

Agartala, Dec 19 (PTI) Leader of the Opposition in the Tripura Assembly Manik Sarkar on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the...

Lalrinawma to be sworn in as Mizoram minister on Tuesday

Aizawl, Dec 19 (PTI) Lalrinawma who resigned as Deputy Speaker of the Mizoram Assembly would be sworn in as a state minister on Tuesday,...

World cup celebrations go awry in Manipur, woman killed in stray bullet hit

Imphal, Dec 19 (PTI) A 50-year-old woman was killed here after being hit by a stray bullet fired by unidentified revellers celebrating Argentina's world...

Ahmed puts England on brink of memorable 3-0 win in Pakistan

KARACHI, 19 Dec: Legspinner Rehan Ahmed became the youngest men’s test cricketer to claim a five-wicket haul on his debut and put England on...

Rohit unlikely to regain full fitness for second Test

Dhaka, 19 Dec: India skipper Rohit Sharma is unlikely to feature in the second and final Test against Bangladesh, beginning here on Thursday, as...

Series lost but India have plenty to gain from final T20

Mumbai, 19 Dec: Having stretched the mighty Australia in every game of the series, India will be looking to learn from their mistakes and...

Indian players need to soak pressure, keep emotions in hockey World Cup: Bram Lomans

NEW DELHI, 19 Dec: India will have to keep their emotions in check in order to go the distance in the men's hockey World...

Nations Cup triumph gives us confidence for Asian Games: Savita

NEW DELHI, 19 Dec: India women's hockey captain Savita Punia is confident her team will produce good results at the Asian Games in Hangzhou...

‘Crests and troughs’ in aviation sector: Scindia

New Delhi, 19 Dec: Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the industry has “crests and troughs” and air...

SC directs Centre, IITs to follow reservation policy in recruitment of faculty

NEW DELHI, 19 Dec: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to follow the reservation policy for admission in research degree programmes and recruitment...

India will be big export economy; to benefit from open and connected internet:...

New Delhi, 19 Dec: India will be a big export economy and it needs to create a balance between safeguarding citizens and enabling companies...

Google to spend USD 75 mn on women-led India startups; India to be big...

New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) Google is building voice and text search for over 100 Indian languages and will spend USD 75 million to...

India-China border is not demarcated, issues will come up: Ladakh MP Namgyal

New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) The India-China border is not demarcated due to which there will always be problems in forward areas, BJP MP...

India, Indonesia discuss development of connectivity between Andaman and Aceh province

New Delhi, Dec 19 (PTI) India and Indonesia on Monday discussed the proposed development of connectivity between Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Aceh province...

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan says he tried to improve strained ties with India during...

Lahore, Dec 19 (PTI) Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Monday said he wanted to improve strained relations with India during his tenure...

Two more COVID-19 deaths reported in Beijing as millions hit by new Omicron variants...

Beijing, Dec 19 (PTI) Beijing, gripped by the fastest spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus, reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Monday as the...