Assam flood situation remains grim; over 57,000 people affected, one dies
Guwahati, July 19 (IANS) Assam’s flood situation remained grim on Sunday with more than 57,000 people affected across eight districts, while one person died in Sivasagar, taking the cumulative flood-related death toll in the state this year to…
Formula 1: Antonelli hunts down Leclerc to win Belgian GP
Beijing, July 19 (IANS) Kimi Antonelli passed Charles Leclerc to win the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his Formula 1 championship lead after Mercedes teammate George Russell retired on the opening lap. Antonelli bounced back from two…
Assam govt’s flagship beneficiary schemes to resume from August: CM Sarma
Guwahati, July 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that the BJP-led state government’s flagship welfare schemes will resume from August, signalling the rollout of key social assistance programmes ahead of the new…
Odisha: BJD leader Bikram Arukh dismisses exit rumours
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Sunday dismissed rumours of leaving the regional party, asserting that he will continue to work under the leadership of party president Naveen…
Pakistan appears to extend patronage to ISKP for pressurising Baloch rebels and Taliban: Report
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) Pakistan seems to extend patronage to Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP), also known as ISIS-K or Daesh Khorasan, not due to ideological sympathy, but as an instrument to put pressure on the Taliban and Baloch rebels, a…
Bangladesh’s women and children bear burden of humanitarian crisis: Report
Dhaka, July 19 (IANS) Millions of people are struggling in Bangladesh’s south-west coast for safe drinking water as ponds, tube wells and other water sources have been rendered undrinkable by severe salinity, stated a report. Women walk for miles holding…
Qatari emir, Iraqi PM meet on US-Iran peace MoU, Hormuz Strait navigation
Doha, July 19 (IANS) Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held talks here on Sunday with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi, calling for the implementation of the US-Iran peace memorandum of understanding (MoU). The two sides urged…
MP: Five-day Assembly monsoon session to begin tomorrow
Bhopal, July 19 (IANS) The five-day monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly will commence on Monday, setting the stage for heated debates between the ruling party and the opposition. Scheduled to continue until July 24, the session is…
Pralhad Joshi slams Karnataka Congress MLA’s remarks on MoS Shobha Karandlaje
Bengaluru, July 19 (IANS) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and Karnataka MLA H.C. Balakrishna, a close associate of Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, over the latter’s alleged remarks against Union…
YSR Congress promises Rs 1 crore compensation for families of deceased fishermen
Visakhapatnam, July 19 (IANS) YSR Congress Party leaders reaffirmed that the party would provide Rs 1 crore compensation to each family of the six fishermen who lost their lives in the Visakhapatnam fishing boat tragedy once it returns to power. They…