Daily Archives: October 18, 2023

North East India Festival in Vietnam from Oct 27 to promote Centre’s Act East...

Guwahati, 17 Oct: In a bid to promote the Centre's Act East Policy, the third edition of the three-day North East India Festival (NEIF)...

Right to marriage not fundamental right, says CJI Chandrahud; bats for safe houses, hotline...

New Delhi, 17 Oct: Observing that the right to marriage is not a fundamental right, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said on Tuesday the...

69th National Film Awards: President honours Waheeda Rehman, other winners

New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday presented screen icon Waheeda Rehman the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award and honoured other winners...

Netherlands cause another big World Cup upset, stun South Africa by 38 runs

NEW DELHI,k 17 Oct: A bunch of semi-professionals from the Netherlands, including an Uber Eats delivery boy, caused the World Cup's second major upset...

Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud advance in Tokyo, top two seeded players out of...

TOKYO, 17 Oct: Top-seeded Taylor Fritz and second-seeded Casper Ruud both won their opening matches Tuesday at the Japan Open. Fritz beat 18th-ranked Cameron Norrie...

Denmark Open: Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap advance to second round; Kidambi Srikanth knocked out

ODENSE, 17 Oct: Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Aakarshi Kashyap advanced to the women’s singles second round but it was curtains for Kidambi Srikanth...

Shami’s role is clear but there is no place for him in ‘perfect playing...

New Delhi, 17 Oct: At times, the greatest of actors don't fit the character of a particular film and in director Rohit Sharma's 70...

We regret squandering promising start against Australia: Nissanka

Lucknow, 17 Oct: A disappointed Pathum Nissanka said anything close to 300 would have been a challenging total but Sri Lanka failed to sustain...

India To Spend ₹ 143 Lakh Crore On Infrastructure Till 2030: Report

New Delhi, 17 Oct (PTI): India will spend nearly ₹ 143 lakh crore on infrastructure between fiscals 2024 and 2030, more than twice the ₹ 67 lakh crore spent...

Any Act Of Terrorism Regardless Of Motivation “Unjustifiable”: Ajit Doval

New Delhi, 17 Oct (PTI): Terrorism continues to constitute one of the most serious threats to international peace and regardless of its motivation or...

Health Insurance, Subsidised LPG In Congress’ Manifesto For Mizoram

Aizawl, 17 Oct (PTI): The Congress on Tuesday released its manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections in Mizoram, making a slew of promises, including the...

Total Death Count Rises To 40 In Sikkim Flash Floods, 76 Still Missing

Gangtok, 17 Oct (PTI): The death count in the flash flood in Sikkim rose to 40 on Tuesday with two more bodies being found in...

India Now Able To Contribute Much More To World: S Jaishankar

Hanoi, 17 Oct (PTI): India has emerged as a country which is able to contribute much more to the world with a higher level of...

Israel bombs Gaza region where civilians were told to seek refuge, as mediators try...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 17 Oct (AP) — Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza where it had told Palestinians to flee to ahead of...

Police shoot dead suspected extremist accused of killing 2 Swedish soccer fans on a...

BRUSSELS, 17 Oct  (AP) — Police on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Tunisian extremist accused of gunning down two Swedish soccer fans in a...

French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State

PARIS, 17 Oct (AP) — France’s anti-terror prosecutor said Tuesday that a suspected Islamic extremist declared allegiance to the Islamic State group before fatally...

Swedish security police arrests two suspected of unauthorized possession of secret information

HELSINKI, 17 Oct (AP) — The Swedish security police arrested Tuesday two people suspected of gross unauthorized possession of secret information following an early...

Russian parliament moves to rescind ratification of global nuclear test ban

MOSCOW, 17 Oct: (AP) — The lower house of the Russian parliament on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill revoking the ratification of...

Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives’...

LONDON, 17 Oct (AP) — Greta Thunberg was detained by British police on Tuesday alongside other climate activists who gathered outside a central London...

UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other...

BANGKOK, 17 Oct: (AP) — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees urged the international community on Tuesday not to forget the plight of ethnic...