Indian Descent Rishi Sunak close to becoming British PM
London: Sunak’s parents are African-born Hindu of Punjabi Indian descent.
In August 2009, Sunak married Akshata Murthy, the daughter of the Indian billionaire N. R. Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys
Cyclone Sitrang likely to become severe cyclonic storm
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: It will mainly affect the Sunderbans spread over West Bengal and Bangladesh as tidal waves are likely to reach a height of six metres owing to the twin effect of the weather system and new moon
PTI / 24 Oct, 2022
Pumpkin replacing poppy cultivation in Arunachal village
Tezu (Arunachal Pradesh): The government's war against opium in the past few years and the schemes taken up by it have resulted in its farmers taking up cultivation of cash crops like ginger, mustard and tea, besides pumpkin
PTI / 24 Oct, 2022
Rishi Sunak to make history as UK’s first Indian-origin PM
London: The 42-year-old former chancellor, a devout Hindu, was comfortably in the lead, having secured the public backing of over half the 357 Tory MPs way above the 100 minimum required to make the shortlist.
PTI / 24 Oct, 2022
Tripura: Intercropping answer to the challenge of long gestation period of rubber plantation
Agartala: Intercropping is the practice of growing two or more different types of crops on the same agricultural field together
PTI / 23 Oct, 2022
Touch and feel rare rocks, and crystals at this unique museum in Pune’s tech institute
Pune: Researchers, students and amateur geologists alike to gain a first-hand experience of geological treasures in the ‘Geology Museum’ at the College of Engineering Pune Technological University (COEPTU) in Shivajinagar
PTI / 23 Oct, 2022
K’taka minister Somanna apologises after viral video shows him slapping woman
Chamarajanagar (KTK): The minister’s office later shared a video where the woman said she was not slapped but was only consoled by the minister
PTI / 23 Oct, 2022
Xi Jinping re-elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China for a record third five-year term
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping re-elected as the General Secretary for a record third term of a five-year term
PTI / 23 Oct, 2022
Over 1,500 obsolete, archaic acts to be repealed: Rijiju
Shillong: The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the repeal of more than 1,500 obsolete archaic laws during the winter session of Parliament
PTI / 23 Oct, 2022
Skill Upgradation Training under Silk Samagra -2 organised by District Sericulture Office, Noklak
Noklak: Altogether, 20 beneficiaries participated in the training under the mentorship of T Hampao Lam, Assistant Sericulture Officer and Jeolam, Post Graduate Diploma Student (PGDS) as the resource persons
PTI / 23 Oct, 2022
PM Modi kicks off ‘Rozgar Mela’, 75,000 people given appointment letters
New Delhi: The new recruits, selected from across the country, will join 38 ministries or departments of the Government of India at various levels in Group A and B (gazetted), Group B (non-gazetted) and Group C
PTI / 22 Oct, 2022
Assam NHM takes initiatives to improve maternal, child health
Guwahati: One such of the measures includes the state team staying in the district for three days to review maternal, and newborn deaths and other health-related aspects
PTI / 22 Oct, 2022
