21 killed, 6 soldiers among 41 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon
Beirut, Oct 11 (IANS) At least 21 people were killed and 41 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said the Israeli warplanes launched 16 raids in Lebanon and nine more in eastern Lebanon during the afternoon and evening hours, leaving 21 dead and 41 injured. […]
PM Modi leads India’s efforts to preserve age-old civilisational connect with Laos
Vientiane, Oct 11 (IANS) Deepening further the close partnership between two countries, India and Laos signed seven agreements, including on defence cooperation, following the bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Laos PM Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on Friday. Quite significantly, three Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) – all having an Indian grant assistance of […]
PM Modi meets Antony Blinken on sidelines of ASEAN Summit
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India Summit in Laos. During the meeting, PM Modi extended his condolences on the loss of lives due to Hurricane Milton in the US and also discussed strengthening bilateral ties and […]
Durga idol vandalised in Hyderabad’s Exhibition Grounds
Hyderabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Unidentified miscreants vandalised goddess Durga idol at Nampally Exhibition Grounds in Hyderabad. The incident is believed to have occurred late on Thursday night but came to light on Friday morning when the organisers visited the place. After receiving information, a team of police personnel from Begum Bazar Police Station rushed to […]
PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Lao PDR counterpart
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Laos counterpart Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on Friday. The two nations inked agreements in the field of defence, broadcasting and Customs cooperation in the presence of the state heads. The two leaders discussed several avenues of enhancing bilateral cooperation in fields […]
Nayab Singh Saini likely to take oath as Haryana CM on October 15
Chandigarh, Oct 11 (IANS) BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini is likely to take oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana in Panchkula’s parade ground on October 15 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states and party’s top functionaries likely to attend the ceremony. A 10-member committee headed by the […]
Telangana launches work on 28 Young India Integrated Residential Schools
Hyderabad, Oct 11 (IANS) The Telangana government on Friday commenced the exercise to establish Young India Integrated Residential Schools, aimed at providing quality education with international-standard facilities to the poor and weaker sections. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy laid the foundation stone for two such schools in […]
K’taka Day: Govt orders hoisting of Kannada flags on Nov 1 in all establishments
Bengaluru, Oct 11 (IANS) The Karnataka government has asked all establishments, firms and institutions to hoist Kannada flags on the occasion of the Kannada Rajyotsava Day in Bengaluru on November 1. Kannada Rajyotsava Day is also known as Karnataka Formation Day to mark the coming together of all Kannada speaking regions to form the Karnataka […]
RG Kar case: IMA President coming to Kolkata to meet junior doctors on hunger strike
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IANS) Indian Medical Association (IMA) President Dr R.V. Asokan is reaching Kolkata on Friday to review the situation in the wake of the continuing protests by the medical fraternity over the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital and the continuing hunger strike by […]
BJP’s Tarun Chugh slams Akhilesh Yadav for ‘drama’ over JP Narayan tribute
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s allegations that the government in Uttar Pradesh installed tin sheets in front of the Jay Prakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) to prevent his entry to pay homage to the freedom fighter on Friday, BJP leader Tarun Chugh remarked that those who […]
