No longer working to Diwali deadline for India trade pact, says UK trade minister
London: This marks the first official confirmation that both sides are no longer considering Diwali as the closing date for the majority of the deal, with the DIT previously only saying that the government won't sacrifice quality for speed
BY PTI / Friday, 14 October, 2022
World dangerously close to recession, warns WB President
Washington: Malpass said that world bank is focussed on helping people in developing countries progress but that there have been reversals
BY PTI / Friday, 14 October, 2022
Around 39 pc MGNREGA card holders didn’t get single day of work in 2020-21: Survey
New Delhi: Despite the shortcomings, the survey found, the MGNREGA made a marked difference during the pandemic, protecting the most vulnerable households from significant loss of income
BY PTI / Thursday, 13 October, 2022
IIT Guwahati needs to nurture other institutes in NE: President
Guwahati: The President arrived in Guwahati from Agartala as part of her two-day visit to this Northeastern state
BY PTI / Thursday, 13 October, 2022
Meghalaya govt yields to pressure, scraps Act promoting casinos and gambling parlours
Shillong: The state government has repealed the Act which it had claimed could generate Rs 500 crore as revenue annually
BY PTI / Thursday, 13 October, 2022
Cong Prez polls: All AICC gen secys, state in-charges, secys, joint secys told not to vote in assigned state
New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge will be contesting for the party president post on 17 October
BY PTI / Thursday, 13 October, 2022
Following split SC verdict, K’taka schools and colleges to continue on hijab ban
Bengaluru: The Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on the ban on hijabs in Karnataka's educational institutions, referring the sensitive matter to the chief justice of India for constituting a larger bench
BY PTI / Thursday, 13 October, 2022
APPSC Secy, Jt Secy suspended in asst engineer examination paper leak case
Itanagar: 10 persons, several government officials included, are already in custody in relation to the paper leak case
BY PTI / Thursday, 13 October, 2022
PM Modi flags off fourth Vande Bharat train from Una station in HP
New Delhi/Shimla: The train accelerates to 100 km per hour in just 52 seconds, reducing the travel time from Una to New Delhi by two hours
BY NTN / Thursday, 13 October, 2022
India slams Pakistan after it rakes up Kashmir issue during UNGA emergency session on Ukraine
United Nations: Pakistan's ambassador to the UN said that the right to self-determination should be conducted in an environment free of military occupation and under impartial auspices species
BY PTI / Thursday, 13 October, 2022
Cabinet approves Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) Scheme
New Delhi: PMDevINE will provide support to infrastructure and social development projects which may be larger in size and will also provide an end–to-end development solution instead of isolated projects
BY PTI / Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
Days after WHO alert, Haryana asks firm to halt production of its cough syrup
New Delhi/Chandigarh: WHO has flagged four “contaminated” cough syrups made by an Indian company, warning that they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in the West African nation of The Gambia
BY PTI / Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
