Odisha Higher Education Dept opens help desk for welfare of Nepali students
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (IANS) Odisha Higher Education Department on Wednesday announced the opening of a 24×7 help desk to ensure the safe return of the students of Nepal who left the campus and the welfare of other Nepali students who are currently staying at the KIIT Deemed University in Bhubaneswar. The Higher Education Department also […]
Rekha Gupta meets Delhi L-G, stakes claim to form new govt
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Leader of BJP Legislative Party in Delhi Assembly Rekha Gupta on Wednesday met Lt Governor V.K. Saxena at the Raj Niwas here and staked her claim to form the new government. The meeting with L-G Saxena came just hours after the top BJP leadership picked her name for the chief […]
Bihar: BPSC criticises Khan Sir over question paper irregularities
Patna, Feb 19 (IANS) The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has launched a strong attack on Faishal Khan who is popularly known as Khan Sir, a well-known coaching teacher from Patna, who has been demanding the cancellation of the 70th BPSC Prelims exam. BPSC shared a video of Khan Sir on its official X handle, […]
Bangladeshi political parties slam Yunus, question interim govt’s sincerity in holding elections
Dhaka, Feb 19 (IANS) Several political parties in Dhaka, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have lashed out at the interim government in the country, questioning its Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus’s sincerity in holding elections in the country. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday expressed concerns and doubts regarding the interim government’s […]
Indian HC meets New Zealand PM, discusses ways to enhance ties across key sectors
Wellington, Feb 19 (IANS) The Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand Neeta Bhushan met New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Wednesday, discussing ways to enhance cooperation between both countries in several areas while reaffirming New Delhi’s commitment to further strengthen and take the partnership to a higher level. “It was a great honour for […]
India extends further support to Bhutan’s Economic Stimulus Programme
Thimphu, Feb 19 (IANS) In yet another significant gesture highlighting the strong bonds of friendship and close people-to-people contacts, India on Wednesday handed over a cheque of 2.5 billion Bhutanese Ngultrum (Rs 250 crore) as the third tranche of Government of India’s support of 15 billion Ngultrum (Rs 1500 crore) towards the Economic Stimulus Programme […]
WHO report: New, unidentified illness in Congo
Kinshasa, Feb 19 (IANS) A new, unidentified illness has been reported in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is buffeted by multiple public health and humanitarian crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. Two clusters of cases and deaths related to the unidentified disease were reported in two health zones of […]
Putin, Trump may meet before end of February: Kremlin
Moscow, Feb 19 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump could meet as early as this month, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. “The Western media write a lot, our media write a lot … Maybe, or maybe not,” said Peskov when asked whether Putin and Trump could meet before the end […]
