Yearly Archives: 2024
NEW DELHI: Glacial lakes and other water bodies across the Himalayan region saw a 10.81 per cent increase in area from 2011 to 2024 due to climate change, signalling a heightened risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), according to a government report. The Central Water Commission‘s (CWC) report, which was accessed by PTI, states […]
Janasena Party supremo and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has established a dedicated wing within his party to protect Sanatana Dharma. The new wing is called ‘Narasimha Varahi Brigade’ Pawan made the announcement on Saturday during the inauguration of the ‘Deepam-2’ free cooking gas cylinder scheme in Jagannadhapuram village. “I respect all religions, […]
Reacting to INDIA bloc leaders’ hate speech accusations, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma clarified that “talking about Hindus doesn’t mean targeting Muslims” and questioned why opposition leaders are hurt when he speaks “against the infiltrators.” The controversy erupted when INDIA bloc leaders raised objections against Assam CM Himanta Sarma’s speech in Sarath, Jharkhand on November […]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has slammed the Congress-led Karnataka government for its moves related to the Waqf land issue, ANI reported. Speaking to the news agency, Poonawalla jibed at the state government for retracting notices related to the Waqf land issue and called it a “U-turn expert”. ‘U-turn, Vote Bank’ “The […]
NEW DELHI: Leading FMCG companies reported a decline in margins in the September quarter on account of higher input costs and food inflation, which ultimately slowed down the pace of urban consumption. Rising prices of commodity inputs such as palm oil, coffee and cocoa were also accentuated and some FMCG firms have hinted at a […]
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress leader and party’s candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election, while campaigning in the constituency slammed PM Narendra Modi that his government only works for big business and not for the common man. She said, “Modi ji’s government works only for his big businessman friends. His objective is not to give you […]
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell has said that the Israeli killing of more than 50 children in “deadly” 48 hours in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip is another “dark chapter” of the “terrible” Israeli war against the besieged territory. In a statement published Saturday on the UN agency’s website, Russell said Israeli forces not […]
Skipper Faheem Ashraf’s all-round brilliance powered Pakistan to beat Australia and qualify for the Hong Kong Super Sixes final, scheduled to be played later today here at Mission Road Ground. Put into bat first, Australia notched a commendable total of 107/1 in the allotted six overs. Opening batters Sam Heazlett and Jack Wood gave Australia […]
Thiruvananthapuram Airport To Halt Flights For 5 Hours On Nov 9: Flight services from the international airport at Thiruvananthapuram will be suspended for five hours on November 9 to make way for ‘Alpassi Arattu’ procession of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple here, TIAL said on Saturday. The annual procession is traditionally taken on a route crossing the […]
Officials from China have avoided direct comment on North Korea’s despatch of thousands of troops to Russia, where they might help in a conflict that all three countries see as a contest against overweening American might. China itself is a crucial if undeclared backer of Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, providing technological support for Russia’s […]