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Assam Cabinet approves notifying two waterbodies in Goalpara as PRF

Guwahati, June 23 -- The Assam Cabinet on Sunday approved proposals for notifying two 'beels' (waterbodies) in Goalpara as Proposed Reserve Forest (PRF) to maintain 'social and natural balance'. The C... Read More


Blocking of Hormuz Strait will have global impact: Experts

New Delhi, June 23 -- Any blocking or disruption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz - a narrow passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea - will have significant global and regional i... Read More


Air India to reduce 118 weekly flights operated with narrow-body planes

New Delhi, June 23 -- Air India on Sunday said it will temporarily reduce 118 weekly flights operated with narrow-body planes on 19 routes as well as suspend services on three routes. The temporary c... Read More


Engaging with States to ensure implementation of UMEED portal for Waqf properties: Centre

New Delhi, June 23 -- The Minority Affairs Ministry on Sunday said it has been actively engaging with states and union territories to ensure effective implementation of the UMEED portal, stressing tha... Read More


311 Indian nationals evacuated from Iran

New Delhi, June 23 -- India on Sunday evacuated more than 300 Indian nationals from Iran amid the escalating tensions between the Persian Gulf nation and Israel following the US bombing of three Irani... Read More


NGT seeks response from CPCB over felling of palm trees in Bihar

New Delhi, June 23 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and others in a matter related to the large-scale felling of palm trees in... Read More


Left parties condemn US strikes on Iran

New Delhi, June 23 -- Left parties on Sunday strongly condemned the US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran and said the move was a grave violation of Iranian sovereignty and the UN Charter. In a statemen... Read More


Bihar polls: EC mulls house-to-house verification of voters

New Delhi, June 23 -- Seeking to ensure greater accuracy in electoral rolls in Bihar where assembly polls are due later this year, the Election Commission (EC) is mulling intensive house-to-house veri... Read More


Four-day Ambubachi Mela begins in Assam's Kamakhya Temple

Guwahati, June 23 -- The annual 'Ambubachi Mela' at Kamakhya temple, atop the Nilachal hill in Guwahati, commenced on Sunday with around 12 lakh devotees expected to attend the religious event till Ju... Read More


Yoga connects physical, mental, spiritual aspects: CM Himanta

Guwahati, June 22 -- Asserting that the world has rediscovered the power of yoga, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said it connects one's physical, mental and spiritual aspects. P... Read More