Climate change made UK heatwave at least 10 times more likely: Study
On July 18-19, an exceptional heatwave affected large parts of the UK. It was the first time that temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above had been realised in Britain
PTI / 29 Jul, 2022
Pakistan boycotts int’l chess event in Chennai; India says decision ‘highly unfortunate’
"Pakistan condemns India's mischievous attempt to mix politics with sports. As a protest, Pakistan has decided not to participate in the 44th Chess Olympiad and will also raise the matter with the International Chess Federation at the highest level,”
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
NBSE informs schools offering financial literacy
The Nagaland Board of School Education has notified for information of all the schools offering Financial Literacy courses in Class IX & X
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
395 non-performers, corrupt officers prematurely retired in 8 years: Govt
As many as 395 non-performing and corrupt Central government officers were prematurely retired from the service between July 2014 and June 2022, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
NCB seizes 190 kg high-quality ganja worth Rs 4 crore in Thane; 4 held
The seized drug was sourced from the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border area and was delivered in Mumbai and to multiple peddlers in adjoining areas, probe underway
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
Sindhu, Manpreet named India’s flagbearers for Commonwealth Games’ opening ceremony
IOA added Manpreet as the second flagbearer after being informed by the organisers that two flagbearers one male and one female was a must for each nation.
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
Clean sweep against WI great signs for young Indian team, says coach Dravid
Indian team clean sweep West Indies on their home soil after the visitors thrashed the home team by 119 runs in the third and final ODI here.
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
Meghalaya rewards 231 sportspersons with cash prizes
Seventy-three sportspersons were awarded for Olympic disciplines, and 158 people were awarded for non-Olympic sports disciplines
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
Delhi HC to hear ED’s plea to get Satyendar Jain medically examined at AIIMS, RML or Safdarjung
The Enforcement Directorate has submitted that there is a need for independent evaluation of his health as before his arrest he was holding the portfolio of Delhi's health minister
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s ‘rashtrapatni’ remark: BJP accuses Cong of ‘demeaning’ Prez, demands apology; Adhir says ‘slip of tongue’
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'rashtrapatni' remark snowballed into a major political row on Thursday with the BJP accusing the opposition party of insulting President Droupadi Murmu
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
Singaporean man gets one-week prison sentence for insulting 2 Indian-origin workers
A Singaporean man was sentenced to week-long imprisonment and fined Singapore dollars 1,000 (USD 723) on Thursday for hurling xenophobic slurs at two Indian-origin workers
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
1,602 pilgrims left for Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu
The 28th batch of 1,602 pilgrims on Thursday left from Jammu for 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas
PTI / 28 Jul, 2022
