Daily Archives: January 29, 2023

2 persons killed in road accident; locals torch vehicle

Rangia, Jan 28 (PTI) Two persons were killed in a road accident in Assam's Kamrup district on Saturday, police said. The accident led to tension...

Women should embrace motherhood at appropriate age : Himanta

Guwahati, Jan 28 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Saturday said women should embrace motherhood at the "appropriate age" between 22 and 30...

Special Observers review election preparedness with Meghalaya govt officials: CEO

Shillong, Jan 28 (PTI) The Election Commission of India appointed Special Observers on Saturday held a meeting with senior Meghalaya government officials and reviewed...

Assam: Bandh in Sonitpur against inclusion of Bodo villages in BTR evokes mixed response

Tezpur (Assam), Jan 28 (PTI) A 12-hour Sonitpur bandh called by two students' organisations on Saturday to protest against the Assam government's decision to...

Assam CM hands over appointment letters of govt jobs to 1200 people

Guwahati, Jan 28 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday distributed appointment letters to over 1,200 people who got jobs in various...

Lawyer Wearing Jeans To Hearing Removed From Gauhati High Court Campus

Guwahati, Assam, 28 Jan (PTI): A senior counsel was 'decourted' from Gauhati High Court on Friday for wearing jeans to a hearing and the...

GP Singh To Be Assam’s Next Police Chief

Guwahati, 28 Jan (PTI): Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Gyanendra Pratap Singh will be the next Director General of Police (DGP) of Assam, Chief...

“Pak Habitual Of Creating Disturbances”: Minister On Indus Water Treaty

Kathua/Jammu, 28 Jan (PTI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said Pakistan is habitual of making unnecessary noises alleging violations of the Indus Waters...

IAF’s Sukhoi, Mirage aircraft crash in MP’s Morena; one pilot killed

New Delhi/Morena/Bharatpur, Jan 28 (PTI) In a rare and tragic accident, two frontline combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed during a...

Elaborate arrangements under way in Pondy for meet as part of G20 Presidency

Puducherry, Jan 28 (PTI) The Puducherry government is making all necessary and elaborate arrangements in connection with a conference as part of the G20...

Cops’ action against students wrong but Centre’s ban on BBC documentary should also be...

Patna, Jan 28 (PTI) Former Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Saturday voiced disapproval of police action against students in Delhi over attempted...

India seeing huge transformation, will be leading power after becoming ‘atmanirbhar’, says Jaishankar

Pune, Jan 28 (PTI) India has seen a huge transformation in the last eight to nine years and the country will be a leading...

PM Modi cautions against attempts to create divisions in the country

New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cautioned against attempts to sow differences and create divisions in the country but...

Italy, Libya sign $8B gas deal as PM Meloni visits Tripoli

CAIRO, 28 Jan: Italy’s prime minister held talks in Libya on Saturday with officials from the country’s west-based government focusing on energy and migration,...

US industry urges FM to rationalise, simplify direct and indirect taxes in India

Washington, 28 Jan: Ahead of the annual budget presentation, an India-centric top US strategic and business advocacy group has urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala...

Climate activists block main road into The Hague

THE HAGUE, 28 Jan: Hundreds of climate activists blocked one of the main roads into The Hague on Saturday, defying attempts to prevent their...

Sri Lanka leader suspends parliament until policy address

COLOMBO, 28 Jan: Sri Lanka’s president suspended Parliament until Feb. 8, when he said he would announced a new set of long-term policies to...

Sharma fights hard but misses cut; 3-way lead at Hero Dubai Desert Classic

Dubai, 28 Jan: A fighting Shubhankar Sharma failed to make the cut after falling short by one stroke at the weather-hit Hero Dubai Desert...

Sabalenka beats Rybakina for Australian Open women’s title

MELBOURNE, 28 Jan: The serves were big. So big. Other shots, too. The points were over quickly. So quickly: Seven of the first 13...

India beat South Africa 5-2 to finish joint ninth in FIH Men’s WC

Rourkela, 28 Jan: A dominant India scored twice in the first and fourth quarters to beat South Africa 5-2 in a classification match and...