Daily Archives: August 29, 2023

ISRO’s solar mission Aditya-L1 to be launched on September 2, says space agency

Bengaluru, 28 Aug: After the successful Chandra-yaan-3 mission to the Moon, ISRO on Monday announced that India's first solar mission Aditya-L1 to study the...

PM Gati Shakti: 100 infra projects worth Rs 5.89 lakh crore recommended for approval...

New Delhi, 28 Aug: As many as 100 big ticket infrastructure projects of different ministries worth Rs 5.89 lakh crore have been recommended for...

G20 Health Ministers call for building resilient, equitable access to affordable medicines in developing...

New Delhi, 28 Aug: The G20 Health Ministers meeting saw consensus on building more resilient, equitable and inclusive health systems with equitable access to...

US, China agree to discuss export controls as commerce secretary visits to warm up...

Beijing, 28 Aug: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she and her Chinese counterpart agreed Monday to exchange information on US export controls that frustrate...

Poland, Baltic states warn they could seal border with Belarus if military, migrant tensions...

Warsaw, 28 Aug: NATO members Poland and the Baltic states will seal off their borders with Russia's ally Belarus in the event of any...

Military leader Burhan visits east Sudan in first tour outside of capital since...

Cairo, 28 Aug: The head of Sudan's army made a rare public speech on Monday in his first tour outside of the capital since...

Heavy rains cause significant flooding in parts of West Virginia

CHESAPEAKE, 28 Aug: Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains that caused significant flooding in parts of West Virginia on Monday, authorities said. Gov. Jim Justice issued a...

Japan asks China to urge citizens to halt harassment after start of Fukushima...

Tokyo, 28 Aug: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked China on Monday to urge its citizens to halt acts of harassment, including crank calls...

Libya’s foreign minister suspended after meeting with Israel’s chief diplomat

Cairo, 28 Aug: One of Libya's rival prime ministers said Monday he has suspended his foreign minister a day after Israel revealed that its...

Sports fraternity hails Chopra gold

NEW DELHI, 28 Aug: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar led the sporting fraternity in applauding the country's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's gold medal-winning feat...

5 solar-powered cold storage units to be set up in Assam’s Bodo areas

Guwahati, Aug 28 (PTI) Five solar-powered cold storage units will be set up in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) areas in Assam with the...

Millions of people brought into financial mainstream: Modi on 9 years of PM Jan...

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) On completion of nine years of PM Jan Dhan Yojana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said through this...

PM Gati Shakti: 100 infra projects worth Rs 5.89 lakh crore recommended for approval...

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) As many as 100 big ticket infrastructure projects of different ministries worth Rs 5.89 lakh crore have been recommended...

Flood situation in Assam turns grim, over 1.90 lakh affected, toll rises to 15

Guwahati, Aug 28 (PTI) The flood situation in Assam turned grim on Monday with over 1.90 lakh people affected by the deluge and one...

Heroin worth Rs 5 crore seized in Assam, 3 held

Tinsukia (Assam), Aug 28 (PTI) Three persons were arrested from Assam's Tinsukia district after heroin worth Rs 5 crore was seized from their possession,...