Scores of flights likely to be affected at Delhi airport during G20 Summit period; airlines offer charge waiver
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) Scores of flights are likely to be affected at the Delhi airport during the three days from September 8 in connection with the G20 Summit and airlines are offering waiver of charges for customers planning to reschedule their travel dates. Officials in the know on Tuesday said airlines are making […]
Simultaneous polls: HM Shah, Meghwal to meet Kovind
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) Home Minister Amit Shah and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal would meet former president and head of the panel on simultaneous polls Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday afternoon, sources said. On Saturday, the government had notified a high-level committee under Kovind to look into and make recommendations on the issue […]
UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world
United Nations, Sep 6 (AP) The United Nations released USD 125 million from its emergency relief fund Tuesday to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries around the world, saying needs are skyrocketing. Afghanistan and Yemen top the list of recipients, with each getting USD 20 million, followed by Burkina Faso and Myanmar at USD […]
DoT soon to launch service to alert people through SMS about emergency events
Jammu, Sep 6 (PTI) People in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will soon have ‘new safety messaging’ with ‘warning sounds’ and ‘auto-readout alerts’ to warn them about emergency situations, an official said. The feature is the consequence of a Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS), successfully conducted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently. “The tests […]
Blocking evidence-based listing proposals for globally sanctioned terrorists without justification smacks of doublespeak: India
United Nations, Sep 6 (PTI) India has told the UN Security Council that blocking evidence-based proposals for blacklisting globally sanctioned terrorists without giving justifications is uncalled for and “smacks of doublespeak”, a thinly-veiled reference to China and Pakistan. “The working methods of the UNSC Sanctions Committees continue to dent the credibility of the UN Security […]
Rahul Gandhi leaves for Europe tour: Sources
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday left for an almost week-long Europe tour during which he will hold meetings with European Union (EU) lawyers, students and the Indian diaspora, sources said. Gandhi will meet a group of EU lawyers in Brussels on September 7 and also hold a similar meeting […]
Aerosol formation by blizzards contribute to Arctic warming, study finds
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) Fine sea salt aerosols produced under blizzardy conditions has been found to contribute to Arctic warming, according to new research published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The sea salt aerosols thus produced account for 30 per cent of all the aerosols in the Arctic, the study found. Fine sea salt […]
Lt Governor addresses Teachers’ Day celebration at Srinagar
SRINAGAR, SEP 05: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended the Teachers’ Day celebration at Srinagar, paid tribute to former President and great educationist Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishanan and felicitated the award-winning teachers from across the Kashmir division. In his address, the Lt Governor extended his hearty greetings to the teaching community and recalled the immense contribution […]
Aditya L1 successfully undergoes the second earth-bound manoeuvre: ISRO
Bengaluru, Sep 5 (PTI) Aditya L1, the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun underwent the second earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, during the early hours on Tuesday, ISRO said. ISRO’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) carried out the operation. “The second Earth-bound manoeuvre (EBN#2) is performed successfully from ISTRAC, Bengaluru. ISTRAC/ISRO’s ground stations […]
Teachers play key role in building our future, inspiring dreams: PM Modi
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the role of teachers in building the future as he greeted them on Teachers’ Day on Tuesday. On the occasion, he also paid tributes to noted educationist and former president S Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary, which is commemorated as Teachers’ Day. Modi said on […]