Daily Archives: August 29, 2024

Assam govt undecided on comprehensive UCC: Himanta

Guwahati, Aug 28 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government has not yet decided on implementing a comprehensive...

India, Chile hold productive, wide-ranging 2nd joint commission meeting; discuss ties

New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India and Chile on Wednesday held a "productive and wide-ranging" joint commission meeting during which the two sides discussed...

Piyush Goyal to flag off inaugural run of Bandra-Madgaon train

Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI) Union minister Piyush Goyal will flag off the inaugural run of a bi-weekly train between Bandra Terminus and Madgaon on...

Cabinet approves expansion of scope of Agricultural Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme

NEW DELHI, 28 Aug: The government on Wednesday expanded the scope of Rs. 1 lakh crore-Agricultural Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme to make it more...

Nearly 1.2 lakh D-voters in Assam; over 41,500 foreigners: Himanta

Guwahati, 28 Aug: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said nearly 1.2 lakh people in the state have been identified as 'D'...

US Open: Naomi Osaka gets her first top-10 win in more than four years...

NEW YORK, 28 Aug: A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite tennis again, Naomi Osaka visited...

Olympics should definitely happen in India, will promote merit in sports: President Murmu

New Delhi, 28 Aug: President Droupadi Murmu feels that India's ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics is a step in the right direction...

UTT: Sathiyan shines bright in Dabang Delhi’s 9-6 win over Goa Challengers

Chennai, 28 Aug: Dabang Delhi captain Sathiyan Gnanasekaran put up a dazzling show against Goa Challengers' Mihai Bobocica to set up a maiden win...

India’s campaign ends in Korea Open badminton

Seoul, 28 Aug: Shuttlers Ashmita Chaliha, Malvika Bansod and Aakarshi Kashyap bowed out in the opening round of the Korea Open to draw curtains...

Sinquefield Cup: Gukesh draws with Giri; Praggnanandhaa holds Caruana

Saint Louis, 28 Aug: India's Grandmasters D Gukesh and R Praggnanadhaa played out their eighth draw in as many games at the Sinquefield Cup,...

Impact Player rule gives a little more value for strategy and makes the...

New Delhi, 28 Aug: Seasoned India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that the IPL's 'Impact Player' rule has made the game fairer and added "value...

China says Taiwan’s independence is the greatest threat to regional stability but vows no...

BEIJING, 28 Aug (AP) — China’s foreign minister on Wednesday said Taiwan’s independence poses the greatest threat to stability in the immediate region but...

Dalai Lama returns to Indian headquarters after knee replacement surgery in the US

DHARAMSHALA, India, 28 Aug (AP) — The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, returned to the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile in northern India...

Bangladesh’s interim government led by Yunus lifts ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party

DHAKA, Bangladesh, 28 Aug (AP) — Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday lifted a ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami...

Poland to increase its spending on defense in 2025 to a record high

WARSAW, Poland, 28 Aug (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the 2025 state budget will include record-high spending on defense. Tusk on Wednesday...

Germany and the UK seek a new bilateral treaty as Starmer pursues a ‘reset’...

BERLIN, 28 Aug (AP) — The leaders of Germany and the United Kingdom announced plans on Wednesday to draw up a treaty meant to...

A Russian missile strikes the Ukrainian president’s home city as it mourns deaths in...

KYIV, Ukraine, 28 Aug (AP) — A Russian missile slammed into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city on Wednesday, local authorities said, just as...

Israel launches a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank, killing 10 militants

AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank, 28 Aug (AP) — Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday,...

UN demands halt to escalating attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces

UNITED NATIONS, 28 Aug (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded a halt to the increasing attacks between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and...