Daily Archives: April 18, 2024

One Assam Rifles personnel injured in encounter with militants in Assam

Tinsukia/Guwahati, Apr 17: At least one Assam Rifles personnel was injured in an encounter with suspected militants in Assam's Tinsukia district on Tuesday, officials...

Over 70 civil society groups urge citizens to vote for clean environment, stable climate

NEW DELHI, 17 Apr: More than 70 environmental and civil society organisations on Wednesday urged citizens to evaluate India's performance with respect to environment...

LS election a fight between two ideologies: Gandhi

MANDYA, 17 Apr: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed the upcoming Lok Sabha elections a battle between two ideologies - INDIA bloc "fighting...

Cong questions EC on getting SM post on electoral bonds deleted

NEW DELHI, 17 Apr: The Congress on Wednesday questioned the Election Commission's move to get a post on electoral bonds scheme deleted from social...

Campaign ends for lone LS seat in Nagaland

KOHIMA, 17 Apr: Campaigning for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland, which would witness a three-cornered fight, came to an end on Wednesday. In...

Modi govt failed people of NE on every front: Cong

NEW DELHI, 17 Apr: The Congress on Wednesday alleged that incidents like Manipur violence and "Chinese incursions" prove that the Modi government has "failed"...

India’s population estimated at 144 crore, 24 pc in 0-14 age bracket: UNFPA report

New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) India's population is estimated to have reached 144 crore, with 24 per cent in the 0-14 age bracket, according...

Electoral fortune in Darjeeling hinges on permanent political solution to Gorkhaland demand

Darjeeling (WB), Apr 17 (PTI) Amid a new political alignment in Darjeeling, the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland is back in focus...

Panel under cabinet secretary set up to look into issues of queer community

New Delhi, 17 Apr: The Centre has set up a committee under the cabinet secretary to look into the queer community's issues, including measures...

ISRO to continue lunar mission until an Indian lands on Moon: Somanath

Ahmedabad, 17 Apr: The Indian Space Research Organisation will continue its Chandrayaan series of lunar probes until an astronaut from the country lands on...

Peace talks should never compromise core issues of state: Manipur CM

Imphal, 17 Apr: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday asserted that any form of peace talks between the warring communities should not...

Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 17 Apr: Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days...

Myanmar’s ousted leader Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest due to heat,...

BANGKOK, 17 Apr: Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due...

Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 14 people as the war...

KYIV, Ukraine, 17 Apr: Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor...

Trump will meet with Polish President Duda as NATO leaders call for additional support...

NEW YORK, 17 Apr: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, a...

A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods Dubai’s...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 17 Apr: The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever...