London, 12/10: The Global Hunger Index (GHI), a tool used by international humanitarian agencies to measure and track hunger levels with GHI scores based on under-nourishment and child mortality indicators across 127 countries, has ranked India 105th, which places it under the “serious” category of the analysis. The 2024 report, now in its 19th edition,…
New Delhi, 12/10: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Dussehra festivities and witnessed burning of effigies of demon King Ravana at Parade Ground of Lal Qila on Saturday evening. The organisers of Sri Dharmik Leela Committee presented with a “trishul” (trident) to the president and a “gada” (mace) to the prime…
New Delhi, 12/10: A day after a passenger train rammed into a stationary freight train near Chennai, experts and union leaders said according to the data-logger video, the Mysuru-Darbhanga Express train was given a green signal to pass through the main line. However, it entered a loop line already occupied by the freight train. Train…
Chennai, 12/10: Passengers of the Darbhanga Bagmati express that met with an accident at Kavaraipettai near here late last night have left for Dharbanga by a special train on Saturday, the southern railway said. The Train No.12578 Mysuru – Darbhanga Bagmati Express collided with a stationary goods train at around 8:30 pm on October 11…
New Delhi, 12/10: India has surged to become the second-biggest supplier of restricted critical technologies to Russia, US and European officials said, highlighting the challenge in efforts to choke off exports fueling President Vladimir Putin’s war machine Indian exports of restricted items such as microchips, circuits and machine tools surpassed $60 million in both April…
Srinagar, 11/10: National Conference Vice President and Chief Minister designate Omar Abdullah met with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan on Friday to officially stake his claim to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir. Emerging from the meeting, Abdullah announced that he had submitted letters of support from the Congress, CPM, AAP, and…
Srinagar, 11/10: : As National Conference (NC) prepares to reclaim political space in Jammu and Kashmir after its resounding victory in the recent Assembly elections, party president Farooq Abdullah is all set to represent the Union Territory in the Rajya Sabha He (Abdullah) is a guiding force for us and once the new Assembly is…
New Delhi, 11/10: Noel Tata was appointed on Friday as chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata group’s philanthropic arm Tata Trusts, the CNBC-TV18 channel reported, succeeding his half brother Ratan who died this week aged 86. Noel’s appointment is of significance as Tata Trusts owns 66 per cent of Tata Sons, the holding company of various…
Bhubaneswar, 11/10: Utkal Alumina International Ltd (UAIL), an Aditya Birla Group company has recently launched Project URMI. It aims at providing better healthcare in the Kashipur Block of Rayagada and Thuamul Rampur Block in Kalahandi. Project URMI will have over a three-year span, touching the lives of thousands. It targets over 5,000 villagers across 40…
Quetta, 11/10: At least 20 miners were killed and seven injured in an attack by armed men on a small private coal mine in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Friday, police said. A group of armed men attacked the Junaid Coal company mines in the Duki area in the wee hours using heavy…
