June 19, 2024 1:38 PM June 19, 2024 1:38 PM

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MoS Suresh Gopi & ISRO Chairman discuss flood risk assessment for Kerala dams

Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Tourism Suresh Gopi met ISRO Chairman S Somanath at Antariksh Bhawan in Bengaluru yesterday. A release by ISRO says that the visiting dignitary discussed the use of space technology for analysing the flood risk associated with the Mullaperiya...

June 19, 2024 1:32 PM June 19, 2024 1:32 PM

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Union Minister Chirag Paswan announces expansion plans for NIFTEM across India

The government wants to have the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) in every state and it is moving ahead with this intention. This was stated by Union Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Paswan while addressing media in New Delhi today on World Foo...

June 19, 2024 1:30 PM June 19, 2024 1:30 PM

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Sikkim Floods: 1300 tourists evacuated, rescue operations continue

In flood-affected Sikkim, rescue, relief and restoration operations are in full swing to mitigate the sufferings of the affected people, particularly in the most affected parts of Lachung and Chungthang in Mangan District. Around 1300 stranded tourists have been evacuated by Tuesday from the flood-a...

June 19, 2024 12:58 PM June 19, 2024 12:58 PM

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NATO Chief calls for Indo-Pacific Alliance amid Putin’s North Korea visit

In Washington, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underscored the need to expand cooperation between the Western military alliance and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. He was attending a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday. The statement coincided with...

June 19, 2024 12:53 PM June 19, 2024 12:53 PM

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Ankita Raina to Face Irina Bara in WTA Veneto Open Women’s Singles Pre-quarters

In Tennis, India's Ankita Raina will take on Irina Bara of Romania in the women's singles pre-quarters at the WTA Veneto Open tournament in Gaiba, Italy this evening. Earlier on Monday, she defeated Dominika Salkova of the Czech Republic in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3, in the round of 32.   The Ven...

June 19, 2024 12:49 PM June 19, 2024 12:49 PM

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Iran: Earthquake of 5.0-magnitude killed 4, over 120 injured in Kashmar County

In Iran, at least four people were killed and more than 120 others injured in a magnitude- 5.0 earthquake that jolted the Kashmar County in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi. Out of those injured, 35 were hospitalised while the rest were discharged after receiving treatment.   Accord...