Daily Archives: February 8, 2023

Mentor secy reviews schemes’ progress

LONGDING, 7 Feb: Cooperation Secretary and Longding district's mentor secretary, Krishna Kumar Singh, reviewed the progress of the comprehensive and other developmental schemes in...

CMAAY a boon for state’s patients

The Chief Minister Arogya Arunachal Yojna (CMAAY), which is completing five years since its inception, is emerging as one of the most popular government...

Can we save parliament?

By Inder Jit (Released on 23 December 1983) Parliament continues to decline — and so also public standards. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha...

AR organises rally for veterans, veer naris

JORHAT, 7 Feb: The Assam Rifles (AR) organised a 'mega ex-servicemen rally' for veterans and veer naris of the force at the AR garrison...

Heroin worth Rs 10 lakh seized in Mizoram, four held

Aizawl, Feb 7 (PTI) Four people have been arrested in Mizoram's Aizawl after heroin worth Rs 10 lakh was seized from their possession in...

Will give appropriate response to any aggression: Army commander

SRINAGAR, 7 Feb: The Indian Army on Tuesday said it is prepared to give an appropriate response to any adverse aggressive designs of China...

Assam, Mizoram committed to solve border dispute: officials

Hailakandi (Assam), 7 Feb: Assam and Mizoram governments are committed to find out an amicable solution to the border issues between the two northeastern...

Total 225 candidates for Nagaland assembly polls

Kohima, 7 Feb: A total of 225 candidates have filed their nominations for the February 27 Nagaland Assembly elections, the chief electoral officer's office...

NCERT gets ETS on board for establishing assessment regulator ‘PARAKH’

NEW DELHI, 7 Feb: The National Council for Education Research & Training (NCERT) has partnered with the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which conducts TOEFL...

Race to find survivors as quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria

NURDAGI, 7 Feb: Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria on Tuesday as rescuers working in freezing...

UK leader Sunak shakes up govt to focus on business, energy

LONDON, 7 Feb: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shook up his government on Tuesday, moving ministers and merging departments in a bid to assert...

China says will ‘safeguard interests’ over balloon shootdown

BEIJING, 7 Feb: China said Tuesday it will “resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests” over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy...

Russian shells spark hospital fire before expected assault

KYIV, 7 Feb: Russian shelling hit more civilian targets in Ukraine, starting a fire at a town hospital and damaging five apartment buildings, local...

Jaishankar speaks to British foreign secretary Cleverly on bilateral ties

New Delhi, 7 Feb: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday spoke to his British counterpart James Cleverly focusing on various aspects of bilateral...

Eminent heart doctor flags issues with Covishield, says ‘worse than mRNA vaccines’ in terms...

New Delhi, 7 Feb: Eminent British-Indian Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, who has been leading international calls for the suspension of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, said...

UAE minister says governments should frame pro-growth, pro-climate policies

Bengaluru, 7 Feb: The UAE, India's fourth largest supplier of crude oil, on Tuesday made a pitch for policies that hold back emissions but...

ISL: Kerala Blasters beat Chennaiyin, inch closer to playoffs

Kochi, 7 Feb: Kerala Blasters bounced back from behind to secure a 2-1 win over Chennaiyin FC to inch closer to the Indian Super...

Sports saved me from becoming insurgent: Boxer L Sarita Devi

Amingaon, 7 Feb: "I was influenced by militants to move towards insurgency and transported weapons for them, but sports changed me and motivated me...

Ma Long leads star-studded field for WTT Star Contender Goa

Panaji, 7 Feb: Reigning Olympic champions Ma Long and Chen Meng from China will be among a galaxy of stars to visit India for...

There’s temptation to play three spinners but you never know with Nagpur pitch: KL...

Nagpur, 7 Feb: India's Test vice-captain KL Rahul feels it's never easy to predict the nature of a track but there is a "temptation"...