Cong appoints observers for Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya polls; Mukul Wasnik named senior observer
New Delhi: For Nagaland, former Goa chief minister Francisco Sardinha and K Jayakumar, both MPs, have been appointed as observers
PTI / 26 Dec, 2022
Beneath new Nepal PM Prachanda’s mild manner lies a tough interior
Kathmandu: Prachanda led the decade-long armed struggle from 1996 to 2006 that ultimately ended with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in November 2006
PTI / 26 Dec, 2022
COVID-19: Mock drill across states, UTs on Tuesday to ensure readiness of health facilities
New Delhi: The objective of this exercise is to ensure operational readiness of these health facilities for management of COVID-19
PTI / 26 Dec, 2022
UK to stop publishing infections data in new year for ‘living with COVID’ phase
London: UKHSA said that it will continue to monitor COVID like other common viral illnesses such as seasonal flu
PTI / 26 Dec, 2022
UP: Two people arrested for attempt to lure people to convert to Christianity
Bareilly/Ballia (UP): On Friday, CM had directed officials to make arrangements for peaceful Christmas celebrations in the state but ensure that there was no forced religious conversion
PTI / 26 Dec, 2022
Videocon founder Dhoot arrested in ICICI Bank loan fraud case
New Delhi: The CBI had alleged that ICICI Bank had sanctioned credit facilities to the tune of Rs 3,250 crore to the companies of Videocon Group
PTI / 26 Dec, 2022
90 sheep run over in freak accident in UP’s Balrampur
Balrampur (UP): Following the accident, local MLA SP Yadav visited the village and demanded Rs 40 lakh compensation for the sheep owner
PTI / 26 Dec, 2022
Tamil Nadu remembers 2004 tsunami victims
Chennai: On the fateful morning of 26 December 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near the island of Sumatra in Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed thousands of people
PTI / 26 Dec, 2022
US embassy sounds red alert; prohibits Americans from visiting Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel
Islamabad: The advisory comes after the latest attack in Islamabad and an uptick in countryside attacks by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group
PTI / 26 Dec, 2022
Board exams: Haryana wants temples, mosques to sound wake-up ‘alarm’ for students
Chandigarh: The state education department has also asked school authorities concerned to ask parents to wake their wards up at 4:30am to utilize early morning time for preparation
PTI / 26 Dec, 2022
Assam CM asks DGP to probe into police directive on church survey
Guwahati: Sarma said that the Assam government does not have the intention to carry out any survey on religious institutions like churches
PTI / 25 Dec, 2022
Mizoram celebrates Christmas with traditional fervour
Aizawl: According to historians, the first Christmas in what is now Mizoram was celebrated in 1871
PTI / 25 Dec, 2022
