Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah gave the necessary push to resolve the long-pending border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya. “There has been a lot of push from Prime Minister and Home Minister that they would like to see […]
Pakistan: PTI ally MQM-P lists three demands as no-trust motion against Imran Khan inches closer
As the threat of a no-trust vote continues to loom on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, ally MQM-P in a bid to put pressure on the ruling party has asked the government to fulfil three demands: ensure the safe recovery of over 100 of its missing workers, reopen their sealed offices and remove […]
Voting on no-confidence motion against Imran Khan in Pak National Assembly on April 3
Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Tuesday announced that the discussion on the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan will start in the National Assembly on March 31 and voting on it will be held on April 3. The Minister gave the information while addressing a press conference […]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro hospitalized
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalized and will undergo tests, the G1 news portal reported, citing Communications Minister Fabio Faria. The report said President Bolsonaro was transferred to the Armed Forces hospital in Brasilia on Monday evening for tests due to some kind of “discomfort.” The president was expected […]
Assam, Meghalaya sign historic agreement to resolve 50-year-old boundary dispute
Assam and Meghalaya governments on Tuesday signed a historic agreement here in the national capital to resolve their 50-year-old pending boundary difference. The agreement was signed by the Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the office of the Ministry of […]
All efforts to protect witnesses, families of Lakhimpur Kheri victims taken, UP govt tells SC
Uttar Pradesh Government told the Supreme Court that the state has taken all efforts to protect the witnesses and families of victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Uttar Pradesh government said that all the witnesses are also regularly contacted by the police for appraisal of their security conditions. The submission of the […]
IAEA chief Grossi in Ukraine to offer ‘urgent technical assistance’
Amid heavy fighting between Russia and Ukraine, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi travelled to Ukraine to start delivery of urgent technical assistance to ensure the safety and security of the country’s nuclear facilities and help avert the risk of an accident that could endanger people and the […]
34 outsiders purchased assets in J-K after abrogation of Article 370: MHA to LS
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that 34 persons from outside Jammu and Kashmir have bought properties in the Union Territory (UT) after the abrogation of Article 370 from the erstwhile state. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai shared the details in […]
Under PM Awas Yojana, women have ownership rights to 2 cr houses
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s commitment to empowering women and said that under the PM Awas Yojana, women also have ownership rights to two crore houses. During a virtual address at the ‘Grih Pravesham’ of about 5.21 lakh beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin […]
Afghanistan district Governor flees Taliban custody after being arrested for ties with Islamic State
The Taliban’s District Governor of Takhar province in Afghanistan who was arrested by the group on charges of cooperation with the Islamic State (Deash) has escaped, local media reported citing sources. The Governor, Abdul Qadir was arrested on Saturday in the Khaja Ghar district and local sources confirmed his escape […]
Goa assembly elects BJP Tawadkar as assembly speaker
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ramesh Tawadkar has been elected as the Speaker of the Goa assembly on Tuesday. In the election for Assembly Speaker, Tawadkar won by getting 24 votes against Congress’s Nuvem MLA Aleixo Sequeira who could secure only 15 votes. Yesterday, Pramod […]
Assam, Meghalaya to sign agreement to resolve 50-year-old boundary dispute in Delhi this evening
Assam and Meghalaya governments are set to sign an agreement here in the national capital on Tuesday evening to resolve their 50-year-old pending boundary difference. Officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs told that the agreement will be signed by the Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya in the presence […]
Bharti Airtel buys Vodafone’s 4.7 percent stake in Indus Towers
Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it has acquired a 4.7 percent stake in Indus Towers from Euro Pacific Securities Ltd, an affiliate of Vodafone Group. “Further to our intimations dated February 25, 2022, and March 25, 2022, we wish to submit that the Company, along with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nettle […]
Two DRG constables injured in serial IED blasts by Naxals in Chhattisgarh
Two District Reserve Guards (DRG) have been injured in serial IED blasts triggered by Naxals in Kurusnar Police Station limits on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police (SP) Narayanpur, Sadanand Kumar informed that in IED blasts set up by the Naxals in the area, two DRG men have been injured. “The joint […]
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett’s visit to India to be rescheduled
The visit of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to India has been postponed and will be rescheduled, Muhamed Heib, spokesperson of the Israel Embassy in India said on Tuesday. On Monday, it was reported that Naftali Bennett had tested positive for COVID-19. Israel had earlier announced Bennett’s first India visit […]