December 2020

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Sputnik) The US Department of State has selected a new official to handle the functions of promoting democracy and human rights, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said in a statement. "I am pleased to announce that I…

Hyderabad (Telangana) , December 22 GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo is preparing for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. With the vaccines being developed by various organizations across the world, it is equally important for the…

MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Sputnik) Armenia’s opposition, which is calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, plans to hold mass protests on Tuesday, the Movement to Save the Motherland announced on Facebook. According to…

Guwahati (Assam) , December 22 As many as 63 cadres of eight militant groups surrendered at an event in Guwahati here, in presence of the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday. Director-General of Police (DGP), Bhaskar…

Hyderabad, Dec 21 (UNI) Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday called for use of new technology to make agriculture sustainable. She said that ensuring environment-friendly and sustainable agriculture that brings profits…

New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday condoled the demise of veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora, who passed away here at the age of 93. In a tweet, the President said, 'Sad to hear that veteran Congress leader…

Mau (UNI) Dedicating development projects worth Rs. 136 crore, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced that soon the Purvanchal area of the state will get rid of the flood problem permanently. "The Jalshakti…

Shimla, Dec 20(UNI) Himachal Pradesh registered 319 fresh COVID-19 positive cases on Sunday and six people died of Pandemic in the state. Nodal officer and Secretary Health, Mr Amitav Awasthi said that as many as 318 People tested positive…

London (Sputnik) :UK government practically locked down parts of the country, including London, after admitting that more than half of all new COVID-19 cases had been caused by a mutated coronavirus strain that can transmit up to 70-percent…

New Delhi/ Dundigal: "Let me reiterate, we don't want conflict, but peace. But we will not tolerate any harm to the country's self-respect," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. He was speaking at the combined graduation parade…

BOLPUR: Slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the recent attack on BJP chief J P Nadda's convoy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted the Centre has the right to summon state IPS officers responsible for…

NEW DELHI: Dec.20 The Union Health Ministry has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the UK, which has led to a surge in the infection rate…

NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday wrote to the protesting farmer unions inviting them for the next round of talks and asked them to choose a convenient date. In a letter to the union leaders, Agriculture Ministry Joint Secretary Vivek…

THANJAVUR: Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agriculture produce like paddy, wheat will stay said VK Singh, Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways. Talking to reporters in Thanjavur on Sunday where he attended an outreach…

KOLKATA: Members of Trinamool Congress, including its students' wing, on Sunday held a day-long sit-in outside Jorasanko, the birthplace of Rabindranath Tagore, to protest the putting up of flex hoardings with Union Home Minister Amit…

Washington, Dec 20   In yet another grim development amid the raging coronavirus pandemic, the US reported an all-time number of single-day confirmed cases, according to health authorities. In its latest update on Saturday, the US…