Death toll from Indonesia’s flash floods climbs to 16
Jakarta, Jan 6 (IANS) The death toll from flash floods and landslides that struck Indonesia’s eastern province of North Sulawesi has risen to 16, while three others remain missing, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said. The disaster hit Sitaro Islands Regency at around 2:30 a.m. on Monday (local time) after hours of torrential rain […]
People of Taiwan don’t consider themselves Chinese anymore: Former US NSA
Washington/New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton on Tuesday slammed China for threatening Taiwan, terming Beijing’s actions as the “real threats” to international peace and security. “I think China has made it clear that they’re threatening Taiwan. They have for a long time. The people of Taiwan have repeatedly […]
Luxembourg Deputy PM calls for deepening ties with India
Luxembourg City, Jan 6 (IANS) Highlighting the role played by Indian community in Luxembourg’s growth in technical, digital and finance sectors, the European nation’s Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel on Tuesday called for deepening ties with India. In his opening remarks during a meeting with visiting External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday, Bettel […]
Appreciating New Delhi’s response on Venezuela raid, Russian media expresses confidence in BRICS chair against US challenges
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) A BRICS with India at the helm is more equipped to deal with the complexities of charting out a new trade order than a more dominant and assertive China from the point of view of an antagonistic US, observed an article on the website of Russia’s international news television network. […]
South Korea’s Defence minister urges firm combined readiness posture during visit to joint command
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) South Korea’s Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Tuesday visited the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command (CFC) and called for a firm readiness posture in a changing security environment, the defence ministry said. During the visit to the CFC based at Camp Humphreys, a key US base in Pyeongtaek located some 60 […]
Arjun Mody sworn in as Deputy Commissioner of US Social Security Administration
Washington, Jan 6, (IANS) Indian American Arjun Mody was sworn in on Monday as Deputy Commissioner of the US Social Security Administration (SSA), taking on the role of chief operating officer at an agency that delivers benefits to tens of millions of Americans and manages one of the largest budgets in the federal government. Mody […]
PM Modi’s initiative: Ghazipur leads UP with first millet unit
Ghazipur, Jan 6 (IANS) In line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to promote millets, Uttar Pradesh’s first-ever millet processing unit has begun operations at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Ghazipur. The unit, established at a cost of around Rs 95 lakh, processes a variety of coarse grains including bajra, kodo, kutki, ragi, […]
CAQM inspects 142 Noida roads for cleaning, dust mitigation
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) conducted an inspection drive in Noida to assess the status of road cleaning, mechanical sweeping operations and the overall upkeep of road stretches maintained by the Noida Authority, as part of its continuous monitoring, review and enforcement actions under the statutory framework of […]
Gujarat pushes ‘Viksit Bharat’ agenda, CM Patel unveils expanded rural employment plan
Gandhinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, held a press conference in Gandhinagar under the ‘Mission Gramin’ initiative, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also present during the event. The briefing was led by Gujarat BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma and focused on the state government’s rural development agenda […]
Memories of Vilasrao Deshmukh can never be erased: CM Fadnavis
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Amid raging controversy over Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan’s statement that memories of former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh will be wiped out from Latur, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that as far as Vilasrao Deshmukh is concerned, everyone in Maharashtra holds him in high regard. “Therefore, no one can, […]
