Monthly Archives: May 2024

‘Dictatorship’ going on in country unacceptable: Kejriwal

CHANDIGARH, 17 May: Attacking the BJP, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that the "dictatorship" allegedly going on in the country is...

Terrorism consuming those who practised it: EAM

NEW DELHI, 17 May: Asia is witnessing new tensions in land and sea as agreements were dishonoured and rule of law disregarded while terrorism...

Indian-American lawmakers for talks with India on human rights

WASHINGTON, 17 May: Lecturing India on human rights is unlikely to work, Indian-American lawmakers have said, as they favoured having a conversation with the...

South Sudan government and rebel groups sign ‘commitment’ for peace in ongoing peace talks...

NAIROBI, Kenya, 17 May (AP) — The government of South Sudan and rebel opposition groups on Thursday signed a “commitment declaration” for peace during...

Suspected militants bomb a girl’s school overnight in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 17 May (AP) — Suspected militants bombed a girl’s school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying the structure, police said Friday,...

Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 17 May (AP) — A man stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two police officers early Friday in what’s...

North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a...

SEOUL, South Korea, 17 May (AP) — North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said,...

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from...

WASHINGTON, 17 May (AP) — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China —...

Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security

PARIS, 17 May (AP) — The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia fell slightly on Friday, a...

Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 17 May (AP) — Russia and China are helping each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian...

Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on

BEIRUT, 17 May (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a drone that fired...

Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv but has no plans...

KYIV, Ukraine, 17 May (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a...

US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US...

WASHINGTON, 17 May (AP) — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the...

SIC raids PHE&WS SE office, seizes ‘incriminating’ materials

Staff Reporter MIAO, 16 May: The Special Investigation Cell (SIC), which is investigating the illegal appointments made in the public health engineering & water supply...

1 more arrested in illegal PRT appointments case

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 16 May: The Special Investigation Cell (Vigilance) on Wednesday arrested one Mikjar Ngulom alias June Lendo (32) in connection with the illegal...

Address systemic issues allowing flesh trade of minor girls, says ACS

ITANAGAR, 16 May: The Arunachal Civil Society (ACS) in a press conference here on Thursday emphasised the urgency of addressing "the systemic issues that...

Over 30% Covaxin takers suffered from health issues after 1 year: BHU

NEW DELHI, 16 May: Nearly one-third of the individuals who received Bharat Biotech's anti-Covid vaccine Covaxin reported 'adverse events of special interest', or AESI,...

Govt appeals to eastern Naga body not to abstain from ULB elections

KOHIMA, 16 May: The Nagaland government on Thursday appealed to the Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO) to reconsider its decision not to participate in...

Rallies in Mizoram over fencing India-Myanmar border

AIZAWL, 16 May: Thousands of people participated in rallies in Mizoram on Thursday to protest the Centre's decision to fence the India-Myanmar border and...

Drop charges against journos on bail: RSF

ITANAGAR, 16 May: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the withdrawal of all charges against three Indian journalists who were released on bail...