December 5, 2024 8:50 AM December 5, 2024 8:50 AM

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India, Kuwait sign MoU to establish Joint Commission for Cooperation

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Kuwait's Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al Yahya have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) at the level of foreign ministers. The MoU was signed during a meeting between the two leaders in New Delhi...

December 5, 2024 8:29 AM December 5, 2024 8:29 AM

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Assam: Consumption of beef banned in public places

Assam government has announced a complete ban on serving and consuming beef in restaurants, hotels, public functions, and other community spaces. State Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made this announcement yesterday.

December 5, 2024 1:38 PM December 5, 2024 1:38 PM

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Delhi air quality improves to ‘moderate’, AQI at 161

The air quality in the national capital Delhi continues to show improvement with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 161 in the moderate category as of 1 PM this afternoon. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, some areas of the city have breached the 200 AQI levels. The AQI at Delhi's...

December 5, 2024 1:48 PM December 5, 2024 1:48 PM

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren expands Jharkhand cabinet with 11 new ministers

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren expanded his cabinet today. Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ministers at a function at Raj Bhawan in Ranchi. A total of eleven ministers were inducted into the cabinet. JMM has six Ministers and Congress four, wh...

December 5, 2024 7:35 AM December 5, 2024 7:35 AM

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FIDE World Chess C’ship 2024: Gukesh, Ding Liren draw again, tied with 4 points each

In Chess, India’s D Gukesh and China’s Ding Liren played out a draw in the eighth round of the FIDE World Championship 2024 in Singapore, yesterday. This is the fifth consecutive draw between the two players, leaving them level on points. Both players are tied with four points each, having won one g...

December 5, 2024 7:29 AM December 5, 2024 7:29 AM

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PM Modi confident of strengthening India-GCC ties under Kuwait’s ongoing Presidency

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the close cooperation between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council would be further strengthened under Kuwait’s ongoing Presidency of the GCC. Foreign Minister of Kuwait, Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, called on the Prime Minister at his official ...

December 5, 2024 7:03 AM December 5, 2024 7:03 AM

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BSF seizes over 5 kg heroin, drone along Pakistan border; 3 smugglers arrested

Border Security Force (BSF) in coordination with the Punjab Police, successfully foiled three smuggling attempts at four places along the Punjab border with Pakistan and apprehended 3 Indian smugglers, recovered over 5 kilograms of Heroin and a drone, last evening. Quoting BSF sources, our correspon...

December 5, 2024 6:54 AM December 5, 2024 6:54 AM

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United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson shot in targeted attack

Brian Thompson, CEO of the largest US health insurance company, United Healthcare was shot dead yesterday in New York. Local police authorities have informed that Brian was killed in a targeted attack and the masked assailant escaped on a bicycle. Further investigations are underway. He was 50 years...

December 5, 2024 6:48 AM December 5, 2024 6:48 AM

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French PM Barnier ousted after losing confidence vote

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government has lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly leading to his ouster into just three months of his term. A total of 331 out of 577 lawmakers voted against Barnier’s government, after the attempt to pass an annual budget without a vote in parliam...