Nation/World

CMs of Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya call on Prime Minister Modi

New Delhi: With his fifth term, Rio has become the longest serving chief minister of Nagaland

BY / Tuesday, 14 March, 2023

India to expand dragon fruit farming from 3,000 ha to 50,000 ha in five years

New Delhi: The popularity of kamalam is growing rapidly in the country as the import quantity increased from 327 tonnes in 2017 to 15,491 tonnes in 2021

BY / Tuesday, 14 March, 2023

17 airports operational in Northeast, says DoNER minister G Kishan Reddy

New Delhi: Reddy said several infrastructure development projects have been taken up by the ministries and departments concerned of the central government in the Northeastern Region (NER), which, include road connectivity.

BY / Monday, 13 March, 2023

Assam: YouTuber arrested for offering to sell parakeets on social media

Guwahati: Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Kachugaon, Bhanu Sinha, told PTI that the accused, Jahidul Islam, was arrested on the basis of a complaint by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

BY / Monday, 13 March, 2023

Indian soldiers commemorated on Commonwealth Day in UK

London: This year's ceremony had a special focus on the Windrush Generation, referring to those who arrived in the UK from the West Indies on the ship named Empire Windrush in 1948 and others of that generation until 1971.

BY / Monday, 13 March, 2023

Ruckus in parliament over Rahul Gandhi’s London remarks; Opposition holds protest march

New Delhi: Congress leader Kharge charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi of running the country like a “dictator”

BY / Monday, 13 March, 2023

Rs 15,700 crore disbursed to more than one lakh differently-abled people so far: Union minister

Bhopal: The minister, however, did not specify during which period the amount was disbursed

BY / Monday, 13 March, 2023

Assam: All ‘declared foreigners’ shifted from 6 detention centres to dedicated transit camp

Guwahati: Of the 87 "declared foreigners", 64 are from Myanmar, 22 from Bangladesh and one from Senegal.

BY / Sunday, 12 March, 2023

Centre opposes recognition of same-sex marriage in SC citing personal laws, societal values

New Delhi: It said western decisions sans any basis in Indian constitutional law jurisprudence cannot be imported in this context, while asserting that granting recognition to human relations is a legislative function and can never be a subject of

BY / Sunday, 12 March, 2023

Delhi logs hottest day of season so far at 34.1 degree Celsius

New Delhi: According to an IMD official, the summer season starts from March 1 and stays till May 31.

BY / Sunday, 12 March, 2023

Non-heterosexual forms of marriages or unions though not recognised are not unlawful: Govt. in SC

New Delhi: In an affidavit opposing a batch of pleas seeking legal validation of same-sex marriage, the government said the fundamental right to life and liberty cannot include any implicit approval of same-sex marriage.

BY / Sunday, 12 March, 2023

PM dedicates world’s longest railway platform in Hubballi

Dharwad (KTK): The record has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records recently, officials said, adding that the 1,507 m long platform has been built at a cost of about Rs 20 crore.

BY / Sunday, 12 March, 2023
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