Monthly Archives: August 2024

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...

3 army personnel killed in Upper Subansiri accident, villagers question road quality

TAPI, 27 Aug: Three Army personnel died in a vehicle accident that occurred on the Trans-Arunachal Highway (Package-7) stretch near Tapi village in Upper...

One side of Nirjuli viaduct opened for traffic for emergency usage

NIRJULI, 27 Aug: The Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) district administration opened the right side of the viaduct/bridge here for traffic, in case of emergency...

4 arrested for stealing cattle

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 27 Aug: The Itanagar police on Monday apprehended four alleged accused involved in a cow theft case. In a press statement, the police...

Power supply to Pasighat, Mebo restored

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 27 Aug: Power supply to Pasighat and adjoining areas, including Mebo, in East Siang district, which had been snapped by strong winds on...

Complaint lodged over video on social media

DAPORIJO, 27 Aug: The All Tagin Youth Organisation (ATYA) has submitted a complaint before the Upper Subansiri SP against one Gia Machik for uploading...

RGURSF donates essentials to DPMSHVI

CHIMPU, 27 Aug: A team of the Rajiv Gandhi University Research Scholars' Forum (RGURSF) donated rations and other necessary items to the Donyi-Polo Mission...

State NSUI criticises youth affairs dept for failing to support youths

ITANAGAR, 27 Aug: The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) strongly criticised the youth affairs department for its alleged...