The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has called a two-day strike for December 16-17 to protest the government’s proposed Bill for the privatisation of two public sector banks. The Bill is slated to be introduced in the ongoing winter session of the Parliament. Sanjay Das, general secretary of the All India Bank Officers Confederation […]

The last rites of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and his wife Madhulika Rawat were performed with full military honours at the Brar Square crematorium at Delhi Cantonment today. The Chief of Defence Staff was accorded a sombre 17-gun salute in presence of about 800 service personnel who took part in the […]

At least 54 people, largely Central Americans died when a truck overturned in southern Mexico on Thursday. Chiapas Governor Rutilio Escandon said that 49 people died at the spot and five more died while receiving medical treatment at a hospital. More than 150 people, said to be Central American migrants, were crammed into the truck’s […]

A two-day-long investment summit titled ‘Destination Tripura’ began in Agartala. The summit is being held at the Pragya Bhavan and is being organised by the government of Tripura along with the Indian Chamber of Commerce. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, State Industry Minister Manoj Kanti Deb, Chairman of Rubber Board Dr. Sawar Dhanania, TIDC Chairman […]

Indian athletes continue to do well in 2021. Another athlete from Manipur has brought glory for India in sports. Bindyarani Devi won the gold medal in the women’s 55-kg Clean & Jerk category at the ongoing World Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In fact her medal is the first for India at the ongoing edition […]

Emboldened by their win over FC Goa in the last match, Northeast United FC will be looking for their second win when they take on Odisha FC at Tilak Maidan, today. The Juggernauts had started off the season well but were taken by surprise in their last match as Kerela Blasters decided to take charge […]

Residents of New Delhi will be able to savour the feel of the culture of Meghalaya. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated the ‘Meghalayan Age – The Store’ in New Delhi on Thursday. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma was also present during the inauguration. The store located at Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan would […]

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) extended the suspension of international scheduled passenger flights till January 31, 2022, amid the Omicron outbreak. In partial modification to the earlier order, it has been decided to extend the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights to and from India till 31 January, DGCA said in a […]

The Government of Sikkim has approved the ‘Draft Notification’ banning Plastic Water Bottles. The ban is supposed to come into effect from 1st January 2022. The government took the decision for the protection and conservation of the environment from the harm caused by plastic water bottles. The draft notification was approved by the state government […]

The last rites of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat along with his wife are set to be performed today at the Brar Square in the Delhi Cantonment area. The general public can pay tribute to the Rawats at their Kamaraj Marg residence from 11 am to 12:30 pm, while the military personnel can […]