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Geographical spread of Naxal violence reduced to 46 districts in 2021, MHA
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that the geographical spread of Naxal violence has reduced to 46 districts in 2021 as compared to 96 districts in 2010.
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Odisha: Urban local bodies polls campaign ends, voting on March 24
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 23 (ANI): The campaign for the election of 109 urban local bodies (ULBs) including three municipal corporations of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur ended on Tuesday.
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Visit by Israeli PM expected to further strengthen bilateral cooperation:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): Confirming the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to India from April 3-5, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement that the visit is expected to further strengthen the excellent bilateral cooperation between the two countries
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Human rights in Myanmar face 'profound crisis'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 22 (ANI): Amidst a "profound crisis" facing access to basic human rights in Myanmar, the UN's top rights official on Monday said that hundreds of localized armed resistance groups have now formed across the country, triggering "widespread violence in areas that were prev
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J-K: To empower women, handicraft centres provide training in Pulwama
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 22 (ANI): In a bid to empower women of Jammu and Kashmir's far-flung areas, various handicraft skills are being imparted to them through Centrally sponsored schemes.
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J-K: New education and employment opportunities open up as roads, electric
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 19 (ANI): The hopes and possibilities of new and better employment opportunities are knocking on the doors of the people living in far-flung remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir as roads and electricity reached the doorsteps of villages situated in
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China 'systematically' denies access to Tibet, says US report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): The Chinese authorities "systematically" impedes travel to the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and to many Tibetan areas outside the region for U.S. diplomats and officials, journalists, and tourists in 2021, US State Department said in a report.
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Commander of Yemen's Al-Qaeda killed in armed confrontations
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Aden [Yemen], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior commander of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch was killed in armed confrontations on Friday with the Houthi militia for seizing key areas in the country's oil-rich province of Marib, a military official told Xinhua.
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National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Chairperson highlights the need f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Harsh Chouhan, Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes in a dialogue program SAMVAD organized under the title "Tribal Health and Evaluation of Health Systems in Scheduled Areas" at the India Habitat Centre on March 15 and 16 said that th
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Security tightened in Delhi for Holi, Shab e-Barat festivals
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): In view of festivals of Holi and Shab e-Barat festival, the Delhi Police has tightened security around the areas of Jama Masjid and Delhi Gate to ensure safe celebrations.
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PM Modi speaks to South Korea president-elect, discusses deepening India-K
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol and the two leaders agreed to further deepen the India-Korea Special Strategic Partnership in various areas.
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Theatre sheltering hundreds of civilians bombed in Ukraine's Mariupol
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mariupol [Ukraine], February 17 (ANI): A drama theatre that was hosting hundreds of civilians fleeing the conflict-ridden areas of the city of Mariupol in Ukraine's south-east was bombed on Wednesday allegedly by Russian aircraft, media reports said.
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