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Man who duped passengers at airports held

New Delhi: Police on Monday arrested a man from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here who posed as a student who had missed a flight and persuaded unsuspecting passengers to help him buy a new ticket by loaning him...

Working day of New Year begins with partial shutdown in Bengal

Kolkata: The first working day of the new year 2022 in West Bengal began with partial shutdown with complete closure of all the academic activities and with 50 per cent workforce in government offices,including public undertakings amid threats of...

Fuel prices remain unchanged

New Delhi: The fuel prices continued to be steady as petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on Monday.The fuel prices had come down sharply on November 4, 2021, after the Centre announced a reduction in excise duties on petrol...

Haldia-Guwahati inland waterways services soon: Minister

Kolkata: Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said the contract to connect Guwahati via inland waterways has been awarded and services will commence soon.The jetty will be operational for exim and inland cargo from Haldia to Pandu terminal in...

AIR doubles broadcast time in 6 neighbourhood languages, including Mandarin

New Delhi: Stepping up its outreach to neighbours through air waves, and to counter any propaganda from rival nations, the External Services Division of All India Radio on Sunday announced doubling of its transmission time in six neighbourhood languages...

PM to visit Manipur on Jan 4; projects worth over Rs 4800 cr will be inaugurated

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur and Tripura on 4th January, 2022. At around 11 AM, Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 22 Developmental Projects worth over Rs. 4800 crore in Imphal....

Omicron surge : Tamil Assembly session shifted to Kalaivanar Arangam

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly session of the New year scheduled to commence on January five with the traditional Governor's address, was shifted back to Kalaivanar Arangam in view of the risingCOVID and Omicron cases in the State.Earlier, it was announced...

PM transfers Rs 20,000 crore to farmers

New Delhi: Asserting that Corona cannot dampen the growth of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday transferred Rs 20,000 crores to more than 10 crore farmer families under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.Modi also released via...

Four workers die, 2 injured in cracker unit blast in TN

Virudhunagar: Four workers were killed and two others seriously injured in an explosion in a private fireworks factory at Mettupatti village near Sivakasi in this district on Saturday.Police said the fire broke out in RKVM Fireworks Factory, this morning...

12 die in Vaishno Devi stampede, India mourns

Jammu: In a new year tragedy, at least 12 people were killed and 15 others injured on Saturday in a stampede when pilgrims were headed before dawn to the revered Mata Vaishno Devi temple at Katra in Jammu and...

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Assam Rifles marks Yoga Day across Manipur

Imphal: In a major cooperative initiative to promote health, wellness and harmony amid the ongoing ethnic crisis, Assam Rifles...