10th North East Festival begins with promise to boost MSME sector in region
New Delhi: The Festival will see participation of over 500 artists across 30 musical bands, 16 fashion designers, 60 food stalls, and a number of tour operators over the course of four days
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
Covid: Civil aviation ministry issues guidelines for random testing of international arriving passengers
New Delhi: Airlines concerned will identify 2% travellers on each flight for random testing, preferably from different countries
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
Roadmap for India post-COP15 historic biodiversity deal
Montreal: The suggestions from India to keep all the goals and targets, globally, were accepted, along with other propositions
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
Historic show by Neeraj Chopra and CWG stars but dope cases shame nation again
New Delhi: In September, Chopra became the Diamond League champion by winning the Finals of the prestigious meeting series, adding another 'first' to his name
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
16 Army personnel killed after their truck falls into gorge in North Sikkim; Prez, PM condole
New Delhi: The Army said the truck was part of a three-vehicle convoy that moved from Chatten in the morning towards Thangu
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
Sight of half-burnt body of American woman as a child spurred him to become a cop, says officer who arrested Sobhraj in 2003
Kathmandu: He befriended mostly Western tourists in Asia, later drugging and killing them mostly between 1972 and 1976
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
Travellers warned of delays as UK passport staff go on strike
London: More than 10,000 flights are scheduled to land at those airports during those times and around 250,000 passengers arriving on Friday are expected to face delays
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
Parliament’s Winter session ends early amid demands for discussion on Tawang clash
New Delhi: The session began on 7 December and was originally scheduled to end on 29 December
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
States to undertake mock drill to ensure operational readiness of Covid-dedicated facilities
New Delhi: The states have been asked to strengthen surveillance in accordance with the surveillance strategy already issued
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
During UNSC tenure, there were instances when India had to stand alone: UN envoy Amb Kamboj
United Nations: India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 1 December, the second time in its two-year tenure as an elected member of the Council in 2021-22
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
Central paramilitary force personnel arriving in Tripura with COVID-19 symptoms to undergo test: Official
Agartala: Around 300 companies of central forces are likely to be deployed in election related duties in the state
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
Bharat Biotech’s intranasal Covid vaccine approved by govt, to be available on CO-WIN
New Delhi: The vaccine will be introduced on the Co-WIN platform on Friday evening
PTI / 23 Dec, 2022
