Monthly Archives: June 2024

AFI still hoping for last-minute Paris Olympics qualification in mixed 4x400m relay

Panchkula, 26 Jun: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is still hoping for a last-minute Paris Olympics qualification in the mixed 4x400m relay event...

Cricket is beginning to take off in America, says US Ambassador Eric Garcetti

Washington, 26 Jun: The USA’s stunning win over powerhouse Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup has given cricket a solid foothold in the...

Gukesh starts as favourite, Praggnanandhaa cynosure of all eyes

Bucharest, 26 Jun: World Championship challenger D Gukesh starts as the favourite to win his first major tournament since the triumph at the Candidates...

Harmanpreet named captain as Hockey India announces 16-member squad for Paris Olympics

New Delhi, 26 Jun: Harmanpreet Singh was on Wednesday named captain and Hardik Singh his deputy as Hockey India announced a 16-member squad for...

Five Olympic bound Indian boxers to train in Germany ahead of Paris Olympics

New Delhi, 26 Jun: Olympic-bound Indian boxers, sans CWG gold medallist Amit Panghal, will travel to Germany for a month-long training camp, starting June...

If you think too much, it doesn’t help: Rohit Sharma ahead of WC semifinal...

Georgetown, 26 Jun: India skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said his team is focussed on staying calm and keeping things simple in the high-pressure...

No pressure but it’s duty of every shooter to give his best at Olympics:...

New Delhi, 26 Jun: There will be no pressure but the young Indian shooting team is "duty-bound" to give its best to secure a...

Kenya’s president says he won’t sign finance bill that led protesters to storm parliament

NAIROBI, 26 Jun: Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protesters...

France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections

PARIS, 26 Jun: France’s government on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days before the first round of...

Gunfire, lawlessness and gang-like looters are preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says

LARNACA, 26 Jun: Thousands of tons of food, medicines and other aid piled up on a beach in war-torn Gaza is not reaching those...

Swiss inspect the damage after sudden storms flood roads, halt air traffic in Geneva

GENEVA, 26 Jun: Clean-up crews and business owners were inspecting the damage Wednesday after sudden storms lashed southwestern Switzerland the previous night, sending torrents...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle...

CANBERRA, 26 Jun: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his...

VKV student dies by suicide; FIR lodged

AMLIANG, 25 Jun: A 15-year-old student of the VKV here in Anjaw district reportedly died by suicide on the bank of the Lohit River. The...

Heavy  rain lashes 3 dists, roads blocked

ITANAGAR, 25 Jun: Heavy rain lashed Leparada, Siang and Lower Siang districts, triggering landslides that blocked roads, an official said. A landslide that occurred near...

Longding PHE&WS divn says diarrhoea outbreak not due to drinking water quality

ITANAGAR, 25 Jun: The Longding PHE&WS division has stated that it conducted a fact-finding inquiry into the recent diarrhoea outbreak in Konsa village in...

ICR DC urges all depts to prepare for monsoon season

ITANAGAR, 25 Jun: Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) Deputy Commissioner Shweta Nagarkoti Mehta has urged all government departments to "work in a coordinated manner and...

AEDMA apprises IPR min of issues

ITANAGAR, 25 Jun: A delegation of the Arunachal Electronic & Digital Media Association (AEDMA), led by its Vice President Jack Tayeng and General Secretary...

Wangsu seeks Centre’s cooperation for livestock census

NEW DELHI, 25 Jun: A team of officers of the Arunachal Pradesh animal husbandry, veterinary & dairy development department, led by Animal Husbandry &...

Content staff ensures better outcomes: Min

PAPU NALLAH, 25 Jun: "Having content staff propels to a more productive outcome of the department," said Information & Public Relations (IPR) Minister Nyato...

AAPAWA team leaves for nat’l c’ship

ITANAGAR, 25 Jun: A 68-member team of the All Arunachal Pradesh Arm-Wrestling Association (AAPAWA) has left for the 48th National Arm-Wrestling Championship, to be...