Yearly Archives: 2024

With improved fitness, gymnast Pranati Nayak hopes for further success

Mumbai, Feb 7 (PTI) With a specific aim on improving her fitness, Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak is hoping to garner success in four World...

India’s Davis Cup heroes to headline Bengaluru Open

Bengaluru, Feb 7 (PTI) Fresh from their Davis Cup win over Pakistan, four Indians including Ramkumar Ramanathan and N Sriram Balaji will be in...

SAFF U-19 Women’s final: India face gritty Bangladesh in summit clash

Dhaka, Feb 7 (PTI) The Indian football team will be out to break a jinx as it takes on hosts Bangladesh in the SAFF...

WPGT: Sneha Singh takes 2-shot lead

Visakhapatnam, Feb 7 (PTI) Sneha Singh produced three birdies in a span of four holes on the back nine of the East Point Golf...

At least 30 killed in twin blasts in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Karachi, Feb 7 (PTI) At least 30 people were killed and more than 40 others injured on Wednesday in twin blasts targeting election offices...

World Food Program ramping up aid to reach 3M Ethiopians. Millions more in need

UN, Feb 7 (AP): The U.N.’s World Food Program says it aims to reach up to 3 million Ethiopians affected by climate change and...

Armed with missiles and bombs, MQ9-B drones to bolster India’s surveillance capability

Washington, Feb 7 (PTI) The MQ9-B SkyGuardian Aircraft being sold to India by the US would be equipped with highly sensitive surveillance and lethal...

Pak to close border with Afghanistan, Iran as part of efforts to maintain peace...

Islamabad, Feb 7 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday announced to close its border with neighbouring Afghanistan and Iran as part of efforts to maintain peace...

Pakistan dismisses UN human rights body’s concerns about violence, democratic freedom ahead of polls

Islamabad, Feb 7 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed UN human rights body concerns about violence and the right to fundamental democratic freedom ahead of...

Germany Sells Shares in Postal Company for $2.3 Billion to Help Finance Railway Improvements

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's state-owned development bank has sold shares in the company that owns the national postal service for about 2.17 billion euros...

Russia attacks targets across Ukraine with missiles and drones as EU”s top diplomat visits...

Kyiv, Feb 7 (AP) Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones at targets across Ukraine on Wednesday morning, authorities reported, killing at...

Landslide hits village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 6 dead and 46...

Manila, Feb 7 (AP) A landslide left at least six villagers dead and 46 others missing, including miners waiting in two buses for a...

Syria says Israeli airstrikes over Homs have killed and wounded civilians

Damascus, Feb 7 (AP) Israeli airstrikes over the central city of Homs and nearby areas killed and wounded civilians, the Syrian military said Wednesday. There...

MoRTH allocates funds for Frontier Highway

ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: The ministry of road, transport & highways (MoRTH) has allocated funds for the construction of the Frontier Highway in Arunachal Pradesh. Union...

60 bear cubs rehabilitated by CBRC

ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: Since its inception in 2001, the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation & Conservation (CBRC), situated at the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Pakke-Kessang...

Suspension bridge collapses, 9 injured

LUNGPANG, 6 Feb: Nine villagers, including women, children and a pregnant woman, were injured when a foot suspension bridge in Lungpang village in Nampong...

NMOPS demands restoration of old pension scheme

Staff reporter ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: Reiterating its demand for restoration of the old pension scheme (OPS), the state unit of the National Movement for Old...

RGU signs EoI with WeSchool

RONO HILLS, 6 Feb: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) here signed an 'expression of interest' (EoI) with Mumbai (Maharashtra)-based LN Welinkar Institute of Management &...

Drug peddlers arrested, contraband seized

SEIJOSA, 6 Feb: The Pakke-Kessang police on Monday arrested one Jumyir Gangkak (22) from Niti Darlong village, and seized 35 vials containing suspected heroin,...

Ethnic festivals promote pride in one’s cultural heritage, traditions: Guv

NAHARLAGUN, 6 Feb: "Ethnic festivals are a great means to foster bonding and respect our roots and take pride in our cultural heritage and...