Daily Archives: May 26, 2023

Playing 20:20 match

Modi in Australia By Dr D.K.Giri (Secretary General, Assn of Democratic Socialism) On 23 May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was playing 20-20 cricket match in an entertainment...

Manipur: Mob ransacks minister’s house

IMPHAL/KOLKATA, 25 May: The house of Manipur PWD Minister Konthoujam Govindas in Bishnupur district was vandalised on Wednesday by a group of people claiming...

NE youth returning to development mainstream due to BJP govt’s policies: PM

GUWAHATI, 25 May: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the youths of the Northeast are joining the mainstream of development due to the...

Shah appeals for peace in Manipur, says will visit state

GUWAHATI, 25 May: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to the people in Manipur to maintain peace, and promised that justice will...

MiG-29K fighter makes maiden night landing on INS Vikrant; Navy terms it ‘historic milestone’

New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) For the first time, the MiG-29K fighter aircraft undertook night landing on indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, a feat...

G20 meet provided opportunity to showcase ‘awe-inspiring’ socio-economic progress of J-K: LG Sinha

Srinagar, May 25 (PTI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said the G20 tourism meet here provided an opportunity to showcase the “awe-inspiring” socio-economic...

India’s digital economy an example for entire world: Prez Murmu

Ranchi, May 25 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said India’s digital ecomony has become an example for the globe and urged young IT...

Manual of good governance soon for officers facing public delivery challenges: MoS Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh on Thursday said a manual of good governance, to be released...

Disease knows no borders, Covid highlighted need for increased collaboration: Mandaviya

New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) Disease knows no borders and the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for increased collaboration and synergy in the...

Need to preserve cultural identity of ST community: President Murmu

Khunti, May 25 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a three-day visit to Jharkhand, on Thursday said there is a need to preserve...

Transport sector accounts for 40 pc of air pollution need to develop greener fuels...

Mumbai, May 25 (PTI) Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the transport sector contributes to 40 per cent of the air pollution in...

South Korea, US troops hold large live-fire drills near border with North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea, 25 May (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. militaries conducted large live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on...

Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

TALLINN, Estonia, 25 May (AP) — Russia and Belarus signed a deal Thursday formalizing the deployment of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons on the territory...

Aid chief says Taliban agree to consider allowing women to resume agency work in...

KABUL, Afghanistan, 25 May (AP) — The head of a major aid organization said Thursday that the Taliban have agreed to consider allowing Afghan...

Iran unveils latest version of ballistic missile amid wider tensions over nuclear program

TEHRAN, Iran, 25 May (AP) — Iran unveiled on Thursday what it called the latest iteration of its liquid-fueled Khorramshahr ballistic missile amid wider...

Germany economy shrinks in first quarter, signaling one definition of recession

BERLIN, 25 May (AP) — The German economy shrank unexpectedly in the first three months of this year, marking the second quarter of contraction...

South Korea launches first commercial-grade satellite, as North Korea plans first spy satellite

SEOUL, South Korea, 25 May (AP) — South Korea successfully launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time Thursday as part of its growing...

Chinese commerce minister to hold talks in US amid disputes over tariffs and technology

BEIJING, 25 May (AP) — China’s commerce minister will hold talks with officials in the U.S. this week amid sharpening disputes over tariffs and...

Shift to clean energy accelerating, but coal investments too high, report says

JAKARTA, Indonesia, 5 May (AP) — Energy security concerns — worsened by the war in Ukraine — and policy support from rich countries are...

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready...

KATHMANDU, Nepal, 25 May (AP) — One of the greatest mountain guides said Thursday he’s not ready to retire after climbing Mount Everest for...