Meghalaya govt unveils Asia’s first drone delivery hub
Mumbai: On Monday, the first drone flight took off from Jengjal Hospital and delivered medicines to Padeldoba PHC in less than 30 mins which would have taken 2.5 hours by road
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
Six policemen among nine injured during eviction drive in Manipur
Imphal: The forest department carried out the eviction drive, which was "met with resistance", prompting the law enforcers to use force
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
PETA India seeks changes in Wild Life Bill to prevent people, religious bodies from owning elephants
New Delhi: According to one report, while there are 2,675 captive elephants in India, only 1,251 ownership certificates have been issued by different states, PETA India said
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
India will steer celebration of International Millet Year 2023: PM
New Delhi: PM’s message was conveyed at the opening ceremony for the International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023 organised by FAO of the UN in Rome, Italy
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
Pending cases may touch 5 crore mark in two months: Rijiju
New Delhi: Addressing an event at the Delhi High Court, the law minister flagged the issue of inadequate infrastructure in lower courts
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
President Murmu urges Gates Foundation to give attention to serious ailments affecting tribals
New Delhi: According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement, Murmu conveyed her views in an interaction with the foundation's co-chair and trustee Melinda Gates who called on her on Tuesday
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
Women’s reservation bill back in focus ahead of Parliament session
New Delhi: The bill, which seeks to reserve one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, was first introduced in 1996. Thereafter, it was introduced several times
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
Indian fishermen repatriated from Sri Lanka reach home
Chennai: The fishermen were arrested in November for alleged maritime boundary violation
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
Border situation with China, ‘misuse’ of agencies, inflation to dominate Winter Session
New Delhi: The session begins on 7 December, a day before the results of assembly polls are out
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
Manisha wins BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award; Prannoy, Bhagat miss out
New Delhi: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Monday named Manisha as the winner after the 17-year-old won the gold in the World Championships in the SU5 section
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
Beijing city relaxes Covid-19 test norms following widespread protests
Beijing: As per the new announcement, negative nucleic acid test results are no longer required to enter shopping malls, supermarkets, commercial buildings and residential compounds
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
World Bank revises upwards India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.9% for FY23
New Delhi: In its India Development Update, the World Bank said the revision was due to higher resilience of the Indian economy to global shocks
PTI / 06 Dec, 2022
