Itanagar: With Assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh due next year, the opposition Congress in the state received a shot in the arm with two former ministers joining the party on Wednesday. Kumar Waii, who was home minister in the Pema Khandu government, joined the Congress before the party’s leadership in … Read more
Year: 2023
Assam | No more felicitation of CM with Gamosas & flowers
GUWAHATI: There will be no more felicitation of the Assam chief minister with Gamosas and flower bouquets during official programmes. This was directed by the Assam chief minister’s office (CMO) on Wednesday (June 28) to the deputy commissioners of all the districts in the state. “Felicitation of HCM with Gamosas/flower bouquets … Read more
Tripura Rath Yatra tragedy | PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh compensation for kin of victims
AGARTALA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of those who died in a fire during a Rath Yatra at Unakoti district of Tripura. Meanwhile, Rs 50 thousand will be handed over yo those, who sustained injuries in the fire incident. Seven people, … Read more
Govt plans Rs 17,000 crore incentive scheme for electrolysers, green hydrogen production
To promote the manufacturing of electrolysers and green hydrogen in the country, the government is planning over Rs 17,000 crore in incentives, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Secretary Bhupinder Singh Bhalla said on Wednesday. The draft of the incentive scheme for electrolyser manufacturing and a part of the … Read more
Manipur violence | NESO questions PM Modi’s silence
SHILLONG: The Northeast Students’ Organisation (NESO) has questioned the silence maintained by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the violence in Manipur. “It is surprising and shocking that the Prime Minister of the country, who use to be very active in commenting on any issues affecting the different states of the country, … Read more
Assam signs pact to identify new areas of revenue generation
GUWAHATI: The Assam government, on Wednesday (June 28), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pahle India Foundation to identify new areas of revenue generation. Pahle India Foundation is a policy think tank. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was also present at the signing of the MoU. Besides identifying new … Read more
World Bank Approves $700M for Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal in March. About $500 million of the funds will be allocated for budgetary support … Read more
Twitter Blue verification badge subscribers can tweet to 25,000 characters
Elon Musk’s Twitter has expanded the character count for tweets, this time it has upgraded to 25,000 characters exclusively for the paid Blue verification badge subscribers. This recent change comes after the character limit was increased to 4,000 in February (2023), followed by a further increase to 10,000 in April … Read more
Launch Of India’s Moon Mission, Chandrayaan-3, On July 13
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed the launch date for its highly anticipated lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3. The rocket is slated to launch on July 13 at 2:30 pm local time, officials announced. The mission, India’s third venture to the moon, represents another significant step for the … Read more
BlackBerry reports surprise profit on cybersecurity strength
The Canadian technology company is banking on resilient demand for its cybersecurity products on rising security threats in the information technology sector BlackBerry posted a surprise profit for the first quarter on Wednesday as its cybersecurity business benefited from higher client spending, while its enterprise software continued to gain traction … Read more