New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke with Chief Minister of Tripura Dr Manik Saha and took stock of the flood situation in the state. The Home Minister also assured the Chief Minister of all possible assistance from the Centre, a Home Ministry statement said. Meanwhile, on social media…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22 (UNI) An Air India flight from Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram received a bomb threat around 7.30 am on Thursday, forcing a landing under full emergency at the airport here, official sources said. The AI 657 (Bombay-Trivandrum) flight, with 135 passengers, landed safely around 8 am and after the landing a full evacuation was…
Colombo, Aug 22 (UNI) The Sri Lankan Cabinet has decided to allow tourists from 35 countries, including India, visa free access into the island nation from October 1, 2024, a top official said. ‘Sri Lanka will open visa-free entry for tourists from 35 countries, including India, China and Russia, from October 1, 2024,’ Adviser to…
Warsaw/New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Thursday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Federal Chancellery in Warsaw before he sat down for bilateral talks with Polish PM Donald Tusk. The visit by PM Modi is the first by an Indian PM to Poland after 45 years. After the welcome, PM…
Jammu, Aug 22 (UNI) Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Daljit Singh Chawdhary on Thursday visited the Jammu Frontier and reviewed the security situation along the International Border. An official comminique said, the BSF DG arrived here on a two-day visit to visit Jammu Frontier and review the security situation along the IB. He was…
Srinagar, Aug 22 (UNI) In the wake of M-pox viral infection, Kashmir’s territory care hospital, SKIMS, has set up an isolation facility with a bed capacity of 6, which can be scaled up to 30 if need arises. SKIMS hospital administration is on alert and has taken various measures to face any eventuality, SKIMS statement…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) India on Thursday said that the flood situation in Bangladesh is not due to release of waters from the Dumbur dam upstream of the Gumti River in Tripura, amid reports in Bangladeshi dailies alleging that the massive flooding in Comilla district was due to India opening the dam sluice gates….
New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) bill 2024 began at the Parliament House Annexe in New Delhi on Thursday. The 31-member committee, headed by BJP member Jagdambika Pal, has been tasked by the Lok Sabha to scrutinise the contentious bill and discuss issues…
Pilgrimage by train to sites like Kashi, Ayodhya, Dwarka, Rameswaram Bhopal: The upcoming schedule of the Madhya Pradesh government’s “Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan” scheme has been released. From September 14 to February 26, 2025, senior citizens of the state will be taken on a religious tour to various cities. This time, religious places like Varanasi (Kashi),…
Bhopal: National Space Day will be celebrated on August 23 in the schools of the state. On this occasion, programmes will be organised on a large scale in all the schools. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced to celebrate this day as Space Day every year on August 23, 2023 to commemorate the success of…
