Monthly Archives: June 2024

No crossing signals for pedestrians in Itanagar 

Editor, The first pedestrian crossing signal was installed in London in December 1869, on Bridge Street in Westminster, as a way to safely allow pedestrians...

Is Polo Park worth the entry fee?

Editor, Polo Park in Naharlagun has been a place of solace and rejuvenation for the residents of Naharlagun. It is the only place in Naharlagun...

Weghorst returns from World Cup clash with Messi and lifts Netherlands to beat Poland...

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Being barked at by Lionel Messi in a testy post-game exchange that became a viral meme was a strange way...

ICC’s Big American Dream: Too many loose ends, over-dependence on Indian market

New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Under-prepared drop-in tracks, poor ground conditions, over dependence on Indian TV audience, not factoring in weather and steep ticket...

Bhajan Kaur secures individual quota in archery with gold in Final Olympic Qualifier

Antalya (Turkey), Jun 16 (PTI) Bhajan Kaur clinched India an Olympic individual quota in style, winning a gold medal at the 'Archery In Paris...

India women finish 5th, men 6th in Asian Team squash

New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) India women finished fifth and their men counterparts sixth in the Asian Team Squash Championships which concluded in Dalian,...

Ton-up Smriti, spinners hand India massive 143-run win over South Africa in 1st...

Bengaluru, 16 Jun: Smriti Mandhana's resolute hundred and a disciplined bowling effort, led by spinners Deepti Sharma and Asha Shobana, piloted India to a...

Lovlina loses to Li Qian, clinches silver in Grand Prix

New Delhi, 16 Jun: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain lost to China's Li Qian to settle for a silver medal in the...

Australia crush Scotland by 5 wickets; England enter Super Eight of T20 World...

Gros Islet (St Lucia), 16 Jun: Australia did their arch-rivals England a massive favour with a five-wicket win over a gritty Scotland as the...

Health ministry issues interdepartmental referral guidelines

NEW DELHI, 16 Jun: Citing significant inconsistencies and lack of accountability in the referral process, the union health ministry has for the first time...

NEET row: Sibal demands probe by SC-appointed officials

NEW DELHI, 16 Jun: Amid the raging row over medical entrance exam NEET, former HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday demanded a probe by...

BJP counters Elon Musk over EVM remark

NEW DELHI, 16 Jun: The BJP on Sunday accused billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk of making a "huge sweeping generalisation" by calling for eliminating EVMs,...

Cong slams govt over statues’ relocation

NEW DELHI, 16 Jun: The Congress on Sunday claimed that the decision to relocate statues within the Parliament premises was taken by the ruling...

Sitharaman to hold pre-budget meeting with industry chambers on Jun 20

New Delhi, 16 Jun: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to hold pre-budget consultations with industry chambers on June 20, sources said. The budget for...

India to become sixth country to have deep sea mission: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, 16 Jun: Union Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said India is set to become the sixth country to have its...

Drugs worth Rs 9 cr seized in Assam; two peddlers nabbed

Guwahati, 16 Jun: In a huge drug haul, Yaba tablets worth around Rs 9 crore have been seized and two peddlers arrested from Karimganj...

Terrorism in J-K has shrunk from highly organised acts to mere proxy war: Amit...

New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) The fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is in its decisive phase and recent incidents show that terrorism...

Assam govt ties up with Hans Foundation to offer healthcare in tea gardens

Guwahati, Jun 16 (PTI) To provide quality healthcare among tea garden communities, the Assam government has joined hands with The Hans Foundation (THF) to...

No need to teach about riots, demolition: NCERT chief -3

NEW DELHI, 16 Jun: Rejecting accusations of saffronisation of school curriculum, the NCERT's director has said that references to the Gujarat riots and the...

Farm research to play significant role in making India developed country: Baghel

Bhubaneswar, Jun 16 (PTI) Union minister S P Singh Baghel on Sunday stressed the need for the transfer of technologies to the farmers, asserting...