Puducherry Police crackdown on ganja menace, to invoke Goonda Act on peddlers, users

Puducherry, April 20 (BPNS) The home department of the Union Territory of Puducherry has directed the police to crackdown on ganja peddlers and users.  The territorial police have formed special squads in Yanam, Karaikkal, Puducherry, and Mahe regions to effectively crackdown on the ganja peddlers. Inspector-General of Police, Puducherry, V.J. Chandran who is in charge […]

Delhi Capitals’ game against Punjab Kings shifted to Mumbai

Mumbai, Apr 19 The upcoming IPL match between COVID-hit Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings was on Tuesday shifted to Mumbai from Pune following a virus outbreak in the Rishabh Pant-led team. In a statement, the BCCI said it has moved Wednesday’s game to Brabourne stadium to ensure no COVID infection goes undetected in the bio-bubble. […]

Singapore and New Zealand to jointly tackle climate change

Singapore, Apr 19 (AP)  Singapore and New Zealand will cooperate on green technologies in the fight against climate change, prime ministers from both countries said Tuesday. The joint efforts will be part of the new climate change and green economy pillar added to Singapore and New Zealand’s enhanced partnership, and will involve adopting low-carbon and […]

Action likely against Sunil Jhakar as he did not respond to Congress highcommand New Delhi, Apr 19  The Congress Disciplinary Committee will meet in a couple of days to decide on action against former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar and Kerala Congress leader K V Thomas, after it served them notices on April 11. Jakhar […]

India-Bangladesh cultural ties must deepen: Ex-Indian envoy to Dhaka

By Aishik Chanda Kolkata, Apr 19 (PTI) India, especially West Bengal could deepen its people-to-people ties with neighbour Bangladesh, said Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das, former Secretary-East in the Ministry of External Affairs, while pointing out that in the official domain, collaboration between the two governments had been strengthened significantly in all areas, in recent years. Ganguly […]