India a global leader in breakthrough innovations, says Bill Gates
India is a global leader with breakthrough innovations, American businessman and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said as he joined Indian Americans to celebrate...
Windfall tax on crude petroleum reduced to Rs 2,100/tonne
The government has slashed windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 2,100 per tonne, from Rs 4,600 per tonne with effect from...
Bill Gates flags off 1st Indian Independence Day celebration in Seattle area, describes India as ‘global leader’
India’s ingenuity, from manufacturing safe vaccines to its Digital Public Infrastructure, is helping not just Indians but the whole world, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire...
Karnataka Governor grants sanction for prosecution against CM Siddaramiah
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has granted sanction for prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment 'scam’,...
BSF top officer reviews situation in Gopalpur sector of Indo-Bangla border
Guwahati, Aug 17 (PTI): The Additional Director General (ADG) of the BSF's Eastern Command, Kolkata, reviewed operational preparedness and the current security situation along...
BMI assessment of Assam Police personnel for 2nd year begins on Friday
Guwahati, Aug 17 (PTI): Assam DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh said the body mass index (BMI) test of all police personnel in the state for...
KHNAM to hold sit-in over recruitment process
Shillong, Aug 16: To put a stop to what it calls “practice of nepotism and favouritism” in the recruitment process, the Khun Hynniewtrep National...
Govt medical body stages black badge protest
Shillong, Aug 16: The Meghalaya Medical Services Association (MMSA) on Friday observed a black badge protest in solidarity with the rape and murder of...
Nazareth workers union condemns rape, murder of Kolkata doctor
Shillong, Aug 16: The Nazareth Hospital Workers Union (NHWU) has condemned the rape and murder of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor while on duty...
Medic rape-murder case: IMA announces 24-hour closure of non-emergency services from 6 am on Aug 17
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The Indian Medical Association has announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6 am on August 17...
Village in Everest region witnesses major flooding after likely glacial lake outburst
The famous Sherpa village of Thame witnessed massive floods following a possible glacial lake outburst in the Everest region of Nepal on Friday devastating...
Six of a family killed in accident in Pakistan
At least six persons of a family were killed, and nine injured when a van plunged into a deep ravine in northwest Pakistan, authorities...
