Saudi minister discusses US education cooperation with kingdom’s ambassador
RIYADH(RAHNUMA): The Saudi minister of education, Yousef Al-Benyan, and the Kingdom’s ambassador to the US, Princess Reema bint Bandar, on Tuesday discussed the changing face of education, and ways to enhance cooperation between the US and Saudi Arabia in the fields of general and university education, research and innovation. During a meeting in Riyadh they […]
Revanth Reddy dares KCR to give names of farmers who died by suicide
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday challenged BRS chief and Leader of Opposition K. Chandrasekhar Rao to give a list of 200 farmers who died by suicide as he had alleged. Responding to the former Chief Minister’s claim that 200 farmers ended their lives in 100 days of Congress […]
Roadshow & rallies, PM Modi’s 4-day campaign schedule in TN
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Tamil Nadu for four days to campaign for NDA candidates.The Prime Minister will campaign in the state from April 9 – April 10 and April 13 – April 14. PM Modi will be in Vellore and Chennai on April 9 and will attend roadshows […]
BJP chief Nadda in Jhalawar today to address rally supporting candidate Dushyant Singh
Jaipur, April 3 (IANS) BJP National President, JP Nadda, will be in Jhalawar on Wednesday to address a rally supporting BJP candidate Dushyant Singh. BJP media state coordinator, Pramod Vashishth said, “JP Nadda will leave from Ujjain helipad in Madhya Pradesh and reach Jhalawar Police Parade Ground in the afternoon. He will address the general […]
PM Modi to address booth workers through NaMo app
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address a ‘NaMo’ rally through the NaMo App to connect with booth-level cadres of the Bharatiya Janata Party across 10 Lok Sabha constituencies on Wednesday. PM Modi will also interact with some booth-level presidents, said the party’s state General Secretary Sanjay Rai. The constituencies where […]
Amit Shah to campaign in five TN LS constituencies on Thursday
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be in Tamil Nadu on Thursday to campaign for five NDA candidates. He will reach Tamil Nadu in the afternoon and attend four roadshows in four Lok Sabha constituencies — Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi, Kanyakumari, and Theni. He will attend a rally at Anna Nagar in Madurai […]
Manmohan Singh to bid adieu to Rajya Sabha after over three decades
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (91) will retire from Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after an over three-decade-long, nearly continuous stint. The Congress leader was first elected to the Rajya Sabha from Assam in October 1991, after being appointed the Finance Minister in the P.V. Narasimha Rao government. He was re-elected […]
UN Biological Diversity gets new boss
Montreal, April 3 (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Astrid Schomaker of Germany as the next Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). She brings extensive experience in international relations and negotiations, deep knowledge of the global sustainable development agenda and multilateral environment agreements, and policymaking on global environmental issues. In […]
South Korea to propose largest-ever R&D budget in 2025
Seoul, April 3 (IANS) The South Korean government plans to draw up its largest-ever budget for research and development (R&D) projects next year, the presidential office said on Wednesday. Park Sang-ook, senior presidential secretary for science and technology, said the government is working to overhaul the way it supports R&D projects while “sharply increasing” the […]
4 killed, 97 injured as 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan (Lead)
Taipei, April 3 (IANS) Four people were killed and 97 others sustained injuries after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Hualien in Taiwan on Wednesday morning, local media reported. A red alert for tsunami has been issued after the earthquake. The temblor was epicentred at 23.81 degrees north latitude and 121.74 degrees east longitude, at a depth […]
