January 8, 2025 8:10 PM January 8, 2025 8:10 PM

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Intense cold effects normal life in Rajasthan

In Rajasthan, an intense cold wave has affected normal life. Rail, road and air traffic have also been affected due to dense fog.  According to the Met department, Fatehpur in Sikar was the coldest place today with a minimum temperature of one degree Celsius. Minimum temperature was recorded below 5...

January 8, 2025 8:13 PM January 8, 2025 8:13 PM

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PM Modi lays foundation, inaugurates slew of projects in Andhra.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth over 2 lakh crore rupees today in Andhra Pradesh from Visakhapatnam. Addressing the public meeting at the Andhra University Engineering College grounds in Visakhapatnam, the Prime Minister said it is ...

January 8, 2025 7:50 PM January 8, 2025 7:50 PM

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Puducherry reviews preparedness for HMPV

A High-Level Steering Committee meeting chaired by Puducherry Lt. Governor K. Kailashnathan evaluated the preparedness of the Union Territory Health Department in response to recent reports about the spread of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China and some reported cases in India. During the meeting...

January 8, 2025 7:48 PM January 8, 2025 7:48 PM

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Central Bank of Sri Lanka announces key priorities for crisis-stricken island

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, has announced key priorities for the coming year for the crisis-stricken island’s economy. The Central Bank released the policy agenda for 2025 where it emphasised inflation stabilization at the 5% target under the Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework. The repo...

January 8, 2025 7:36 PM January 8, 2025 7:36 PM

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Kandla port soon to become hub of green hydrogen: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has said that after the cargo carrying capacity of Deendayal Port in Kandla reaches 300 million metric tonnes, it will become a mega terminal port and an important hub of the country in the field of green hydrogen. Shri Sonowal toda...

January 8, 2025 6:41 PM January 8, 2025 6:41 PM

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Air Chief Marshal interacts with NCC cadets

Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Amarpreet Singh and DG National Cadet Corps Gurbirpal Singh interacted with DG NCC officers and cadets participating in the Republic Day camp 2025 in New Delhi today. The Chief of Air Staff motivated the NCC cadets and appreciated their participation in the ...

January 8, 2025 6:38 PM January 8, 2025 6:38 PM

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Detained Italian Journalist returns home from Iran

An Italian journalist Cecilia Sala detained in Iran since 19 December has been freed and is heading back to Italy. The office of the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni has announced that a plane carrying Journalist Cecilia Sala took off from Tehran after intensive work on diplomatic and intellig...

January 8, 2025 9:57 PM January 8, 2025 9:57 PM

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US declare emergency in LA as wildfire spread to nearly 3000 acres

In the USA, Los Angeles has declared a state of emergency as three wildfires exploded from 10 acres to more than 2,900 acres within hours. Local media reports that significant landmarks, community buildings, and businesses have been damaged or destroyed by the fires. It reports some one lakh people ...

January 8, 2025 5:58 PM January 8, 2025 5:58 PM

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Oil prices up as supply from Russia & OPEC members tightens  

        Oil prices continued their upward trend today, as supplies from Russia and OPEC members tightened. In intra-day trade,  Brent Crude was trading at around 77 dollars and 20 cents per barrel. WTI Crude also logged marginal gains to trade at around 74 dollars and 60 cents per barrel, as per the...