Washington, Mar 2 Accusing his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of waging a “premeditated and unprovoked” war against Ukraine, President Joe Biden in his maiden State of the Union Address said the United States is ready to tackle the challenge posed by him. “Throughout our history we’ve learned this lesson when dictators do not pay a […]
New Delhi, Mar 2 Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, one of the four Union ministers sent to coordinate evacuation of Indians from war-hit Ukraine, has reached the Slovakian city of Kosice, his office said on Wednesday. Besides Rijiju, ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Gen V K Singh (retd) are the four special envoys sent to […]
Pune, Mar 2 Of the 20,000 Indians who were stranded in war-torn Ukraine, 6,000 have been brought back to the country so far and the Centre is making all efforts for the safe return of the remaining ones, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Wednesday. He was speaking to reporters […]
New Delhi, Mar 2 Amid efforts to provide clean drinking water to every household in the country, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat made a strong pitch on Wednesday for the use of recycled water for irrigation and industrial purposes. Speaking at the “India Industry Water Conclave” organized by the FICCI, Shekhawat emphasized the importance […]
Chennai, Mar 2 Union Minister of State for Railways Darshana Jardosh on Wednesday held a review meeting with officials of Southern Railway and Integral Coach Factory (ICF) here. Also, she flagged off mainline coaches to Sri Lanka that were made by the ICF. “Proud to flag off DEMU train coaches to Sri Lanka from ICF, […]
Guwahati, Mar 2 The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday stayed the fine and appearance order slapped on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a lower court in a case related to alleged violation of model code of conduct during the Lok Sabha poll in the state in 2019. The Kamrup Metropolitan chief judicial magistrate […]
Chennai, March 2 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu Regional Centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted widespread rains across Tamil Nadu during the week. The weathermen also predicted heavy rains on Friday and Saturday in some parts of the state. The probability of rains is due to the low-pressure area over the Bay of […]
Chennai, March 2 (BPNS) An eight-member committee will meet the residents of Thengumarahada on March 6th, 2022 to discuss the strategies adopted regarding their relocation from Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve( STR) and Madumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) The eight-member committee constituted by the Madras High Court comprises the field director of STR, who is the convenor of the committee. […]
Chennai, March 2 (BPNS) With only two days left for the indirect elections to the Mayor post in Corporations, Chairman/ Chairperson posts in Municipalities, and president posts in town panchayats to be held on March 4th, the AIADMK is trying hard to keep its flock together. The party was in a shock after 9 of […]
Chennai, March 2 (BPNS) Coastal Security Group (CSG) of Tamil Nadu police seized 1080 kg of sea cucumber worth crores in the international market from Nagapattinam on Tuesday evening. The CSG conducted the raids following a tip-off that a person was preserving several kilograms of Sea Cucumber illegally, police and CSG conducted a raid at […]
