1.8 lakh people forced to drink unsafe water in Odisha: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India said 1.80 lakh people were forced to consume unsafe water supplied under 73 rural schemes due to the absence of a facility to test its quality in Odisha. According to CAG report on General and Social sector, a monitoring and investigation unit should be... read more »
Indian women thrash Trinidad and Tobago 14-0 in CWG hockey
The Indian women’s hockey team came back strongly from a 0—3 defeat to New Zealand to thrash minnows Trinidad and Tobago 14—0 in their third Pool A match of the Commonwealth Games. India displayed immense maturity by learning from their previous defeat and not letting Sunday’s loss affect... read more »
Many Indian athletes in Glasgow yet to get their daily allowance
One week into the Commonwealth Games, a sizeable chunk of Indian athletes participating at Glasgow are yet to get the full quota of their daily allowance. Most members of the 215-strong Indian contingent have spent more than ten days without the full allowance which has been increased to $50 from... read more »
India struggling to stay in Third Test
In a match that is within England’s grasp, India is struggling to stay afloat. When monumental occupation of the crease was needed, the visitors’ leading batsmen were a fleeting presence. It was an outcome that emerged from three factors — James Anderson and Stuart Broad’s penetrative... read more »
Bodies of missing Israeli teens found in West Bank
The Israeli military found the bodies of three missing teenagers on Monday just over two weeks after they were abducted in the West Bank a grim discovery that ended a frantic search that... read more »
In North Iraq, a comprehensive culture in rupture
Ever since the Islamist insurgents swept through the small north Iraq village of Bashir, rage had been building up, the memories of children and women executed at point-blank range stoked... read more »
Meeting with China sincere and warm, says Ansari
Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Monday described his China visit and the bilateral talks as “friendly, cordial and frank” and said India discussed all issues, including the... read more »
Pawar, Modi discuss miserable monsoon
Former Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and discussed the situation arising from poor monsoon.... read more »
600 Indians to return from Iraq over the week
India will facilitate the return of over 600 of its nationals from war-torn Iraq over this week. While the government has denied the need to utilise “additional national assets” for their return,... read more »
