SC to hear plea for replacing party symbols on EVMs with age, educational qualification of candidates on Monday
New Delhi: The plea, filed through advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, said this was best solution to weed out corruption and criminalisation in politics
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
Flock of migratory Amur Falcon arrives at Arunachal’s Tirap district
Itanagar: The Amur Falcon breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China before migrating in large flocks across India and over the Arabian Sea to winter in Southern and East Africa
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
‘Let the good times roll’: billionaire Elon Musk tweets on first morning as new Twitter boss
New York: Musk said that the reason he acquired Twitter was because it is important to the future of civilisation to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
130 crore Indians want pictures of Lakshmi, Ganesh on currency: Kejriwal
Morva Hadaf (Guj): Arvind Kejriwal had on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have photos of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Lakshmi on currency notes
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
21.4 lakh new TB cases in India in 2021, 18% higher than previous year: WHO
New Delhi: WHO, which released the report on 27 October, noted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis, treatment, and burden of disease for TB all over the world
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
Young Mizo Association asks state govt to build ‘compact’ camps for Myanmar nationals
Aizawl: YMA states that the government should ensure Myanmarese people do not live in different parts of the state but only in a particular area
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
Meghalaya inks MoU with Credit Guarantee Fund Trust to facilitate flow of credit to MSME borrowers
Shillong: The MCGS will commence tentatively from November 1 this year and will continue till the portfolio reaches a level commensurate with contribution of the state government
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
After Swedish tourists, Germans found flouting visa rules by attending religious meet
Guwahati: The Germans on tourist visa were found to have had attended religious congregations at Tinsukia, Margherita and Karbi Anglong
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
Superintendent Engineer arrested for forging Aizawl DC’s signature
Aizawl: The office order containing a forged signature of the Aizawl DC declaring all offices closed for 25 October due to inclement weather caused by cyclone Sitrang caused public alarm
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
Assam govt opposing Miya museum to divert attention: TMC’s Ripun Bora
Guwahati: Following the inauguration of the museum on 23 October, Minority Morcha member filed a complaint with the police against setting up of it in a PMAY-allotted house
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
Govt notifies rules for social media grievance appellate committee
New Delhi: The amendments provide for social media platforms to acknowledge user complaints within 24 hours and resolve them within 15 days thereafter.
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
Shillong rally for jobs turns violent as participants attack passers-by
Shillong: The FKJGP president expressed regret at the violence that had taken place and apologised for the attack on media person
PTI / 29 Oct, 2022
