Daily Archives: November 7, 2023

Indo-Gangetic Plains and beyond grapple with poor air quality

New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) An air quality crisis gripped the Indo-Gangetic plains from Amritsar in Punjab to Asansol in West Bengal on Monday,...

PM didn’t have courage to visit Mizoram ‘fearing criticism’ for his unwillingness to go...

New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) A day before the Mizoram Assembly polls, the Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that he...

Assam: 246 families to be evicted as anti-encroachment drive begins in Goalpara

Goalpara, Nov 6 (PTI) About 246 families will be evicted as the Assam government began an anti-encroachment drive to clear the Nalbari Reserve Forest...

623 children rescued, 16 traffickers held since January in Northeast Frontier Railway zone

Guwahati, Nov 6 (PTI) More than 600 children were rescued and 16 persons allegedly involved in human trafficking arrested in the Northeast Frontier Railway...

SC/ST parliamentary committee satisfied with condition of both communities in Assam: Panel chief

Guwahati, Nov 6 (PTI) Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Kirit Premjibhai Solanki on Monday expressed satisfaction...

Meghalaya CM flags-off NCC inter-state car rally from Shillong

Shillong, Nov 6 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday lauded the National Cadet Corps (NCC) for organising a car rally from...

Archer Deepika Kumari Wins Two Gold Medals At National Games

New Delhi, 6 Nov (PTI): Former world No. 1 archer Deepika Kumari clinched two gold and a silver medal, while Asian Championships gold medal-winning...

Bangladesh defeat SL by three wickets as Mathews timed out in rare dismissal

New Delhi, 6 Nov: Angelo Mathews became the first batter to be timed out in international cricket as Bangladesh officially knocked Sri Lanka out...

Vaishali, Vidit win FIDE Grand Swiss women’s and open titles in rare double for...

Isle of Man, 6 Nov: R Vaishali and Vidit Gujrathi clinched the women's and open category titles respectively in the FIDE Grand Swiss in...

Billie Jean King Cup Finals prize money rises to USD 9.6 million, equal to...

Seville, 6 Nov: The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will offer a record total of USD 9.6 million in prize money, including USD 2.4...

We wanted to set record straight at ACT after failing to win Asian Games...

New Delhi, 6 Nov: A disappointing Asian Games campaign on its mind, the Indian women's hockey team wanted to set the record straight by...

India, South Africa will be tough to beat, admits Steve Smith as Australia look...

Mumbai, 6 Nov: Steve Smith on Monday hoped Australia are peaking at the right time given they have five wins on the trot in...

Loss to India in group stage an eye-opener, need to play turning ball well:...

Kolkata, 6 Nov: Losing to India in the group stage of the World Cup was an eye-opener for South Africa who hope to rectify...

Kohli is ‘absolute best’ batter in world, says Ponting

New Delhi, 6 Nov: Virat Kohli is the "absolute best" batter in the world on the basis of his overall record and he did...

Israeli forces cut off north Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes 10,000 in 4...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 6 Nov (AP) — Israeli forces severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with...

Blinken wraps up frantic Mideast tour with tepid, if any, support for pauses in...

ANKARA, Turkey, 6 Nov (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a grueling Middle East diplomatic tour on Monday in Turkey...

Ukrainian military officers investigated for holding awards ceremony where 19 soldiers were killed

KYIV, Ukraine, 6 Nov (AP) — Ukraine on Monday launched a criminal investigation into military officers who organized a troop-honoring ceremony that was hit...

Polish president to name new prime minister-designate after opposition coalition’s election win

WARSAW, Poland, 6 Nov (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda is expected Monday to announce who he is tapping to try to form a...

Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez’s Venus painting in London’s National Gallery

LONDON, 6 Nov (AP) — Two climate change protesters were arrested Monday after they smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velázquez...

Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain’s Canary...

BARCELONA, Spain, 6 Nov (AP) — Spain’s Canary Islands have set a new record for the number of irregular arrivals to the archipelago, with...