Washington: The United States has recommended that its citizens do not travel to Bangladesh and allowed the voluntary departure of its non-emergency government employees and family members in view of the ongoing civil unrest in the South Asian country. The development comes just a day after the US issued a new travel advisory for Bangladesh,…
Amaravati: Union Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday said that all the constituents of the ruling alliance in Andhra Pradesh — TDP, BJP and Janasena — have the responsibility to pitch in and fulfil the assurances promised during the recently held polls. The Aviation minister highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister N Chandrababu…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee here on Sunday, a key event of the UNESCO that India is hosting for the first time from July 21-31. Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay will also attend the inaugural event at Bharat Mandapam, the Prime Minister’s Office…
Chennai: The ordeal for air passengers continued for the second day at Chennai airport as 23 flight services including arrival and departures were impacted on Saturday following the major disruption in Microsoft Corporation’s cloud services. A Chennai Airport spokesperson said though some airlines reported to have sorted out the technical glitch around 4 am but…
Hyderabad: Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy on Saturday launched the National District Mineral Foundation (DMF) portal, a centralised platform to gather information on the District Mineral Foundations across the country. The portal provides details of 645 DMFs in the country with enhanced transparency, featuring centralised visibility of activities, project oversight, and…
New Delhi: As student unrest escalates in Bangladesh, nearly 1,000 Indian students have returned home via land and air travel. Currently, 8,500 Indian students are studying in Bangladesh, out of a total of 15,000 Indians residing there. The Indian High Commission is actively in touch with around 4,000 of these students. According to a statement…
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and states for taking appropriate steps to eradicate the menace of superstition, sorcery and other similar practices. The plea says a strict anti-superstition and sorcery law is urgently needed to do away with the unscientific acts prevalent in the…
Thimphu: India has agreed to positively consider providing Rs 1,500 crore to Bhutan as part of the Economic Stimulus Programme in the next 18 months, the two governments said on Saturday at the end of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s visit and his wide-ranging talks with the Himalayan nation’s leadership. Misri, who was on his first…
Thiruvanthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday convened a high-level meeting to take steps to prevent a Nipah outbreak in the state. The meeting was convened in the wake of an outbreak of the virus infection that was suspected in northern Malappuram district. According to local media reports, a boy from Malappuram, who is…
Guwahati: Congress’s deputy leader in Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, on Saturday alleged that the ruling BJP was resorting to its “old brand of communal politics”, as it was “unable to digest the moral defeat” in the parliamentary elections. He claimed that this was being manifested in instances such as the order in Uttar Pradesh to…
