- Mumbai
G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting in Mumbai to focus on risk financing
Mumbai: The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG) to be held from Tuesday in Mumbai will explore innovative solutions to manage and finance disaster risks, officials said.…
- India
Cash sales at petrol pump spike to 90 pc as customers rush to use Rs 2000 notes
New Delhi: Cash purchase of fuel at petrol pumps using Rs 2,000 notes has spiked to almost 90 percent of daily sales as buyers rushed to tender the withdrawn currency notes. Petrol…
- Delhi
JNU students, teachers hold march in solidarity with protesting wrestlers
New Delhi: Teachers and students of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday staged a protest march in solidarity with wrestlers demanding action against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who…
- India
India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development launched
New Delhi: The Ministry of Education and the US Department of State on Monday launched the India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development with an aim to enhance cooperation between the…
- India
UP Madarsa Board likely to use intermediate colleges as exam centres from next session
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education is mulling to use intermediate colleges as examination centres instead of Madarsas, officials said on Monday, in what could be a paradigm shift for…
- India
Jailed Satyendar examined at hospital, AAP says he appears ‘nothing more than living skeleton’
New Delhi: Jailed former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was Monday examined at the Safdarjung Hospital here for a spine problem, according to officials, as pictures of a “frail and weak” looking AAP…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP police apprehend teen for setting fire around village to ‘reform’ her mother
Sanambatla: Affected by her mother’s ‘bad’ behaviour, a 19-year-old girl from Sanambatla village in Tirupati district went on an arson spree for about a month, setting fire in 12 places in the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress MLA takes oath in name of Shivakumar
Bengaluru: A newly-elected MLA of the Congress party in Karnataka on Monday took oath as a member of the Assembly in the name of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, while a BJP…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Army chief says recent attacks on military installations ‘intolerable’
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir on Monday said that the recent attacks on military installations were “intolerable” as he announced that May 25 would be observed across the country as…
- India
New Parliament inauguration: Disrespecting Constitutional propriety, says Cong
New Delhi: Days ahead of the opening of the new parliament building, a controversy has erupted as the Congress on Monday accused the government of disrespecting Constitutional propriety and demanded that President…
- India
Nearly 400 coins dating back to Mughal era found in UP’s Saharanpur
Saharanpur: Around 400 coins dating back to the Mughal era were found during the construction work at a temple in the Nanauta area here, police said on Monday. Superintendent of Police (Rural)…
- India
Congress creating unnecessary row over Parliament building inauguration: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday accused the Congress of trying to create an unnecessary controversy over the inauguration of the new Parliament building and said it has the habit of indulging…
- Sports
Neeraj Chopra number one in World Athletics men’s javelin ranking
New Delhi: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the world number one for the first time in his career in the latest men’s javelin throw rankings issued by the World Athletics. Chopra topped the…
- India
G20 event in Kashmir kicks off amidst tight security; Delegates given rousing welcome
Srinagar: Delegates of all G20 countries, barring China, arrived in Srinagar on Monday for the third working group meeting on tourism – a much-anticipated event for which authorities have made extensive security…
- India
MiG-29’s additional fuel tank dislodges during training, falls in forest
Kolkata: An additional fuel tank of a MiG-29 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) got dislodged during a training session on Monday, and fell in a forest area near the Kalaikunda…
