January 2021

Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) , January 30   An encounter broke out at Lelhar area of Pulwama after which the security forces made the two terrorists surrender. "Both terrorists surrendered along with two AK 47 rifles before senior…

Washington, Jan 30 (Sputnik) - Four US B-52 Stratofortress bombers have returned to a base in Guam after a three-year absence, aiming to conduct deterrence missions in the Indo-Pacific region, the Andersen Air Force Base said in a press…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 29 (UNI) Odisha government has issued compulsory retirement order to nine officers on charges of corruption and inefficiency. Official sources here said while seven officers were given compulsory retirement on the charges…

New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday cancelled his two-day visit of West Bengal, following a minor blast near the Israel Embassy in the national capital. Mr Shah was supposed to leave for Kolkata tonight, to…

Washington, Jan 30 (Sputnik) - A US Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man illegally entering the United States along the southern border with Mexico, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement. "On January 29, 2021, at…

New Delhi, January 29 UNI : India and Bangladesh reviewed the progress in bilateral relations during Foreign Office Consultations between the two countries here on Friday and discussed forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Toronto, Jan 30 (Sputnik) - Canada’s economy is estimated to have contracted by a record-breaking 5.1 percent in 2020, the state statistics agency revealed. "This flash estimate points to an… approximate decline of 5.1 percent for the…

New Delhi, Jan. 29 (UNI) Asserting that this decade is very important for the bright future of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday indicated that the coming Union Budget will be seen as part of last year's mini budgets which…

New Delhi: The Economic Survey for 2020-21 has suggested that the government should come up with more fiscal measure for short term support to the economy and businesses. Highlighting the long term reform measures, the survey tabled by…

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 Leader of Opposition and senior Congress leader, Ramesh Chennithala, has said the Chief Minister's post will be decided by the party only after the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections. Chennithala said he does not…

Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) January 29 (ANI): Urging all farmers across India to send one member of their family at Delhi borders to participate in the protest, Swaraj India Chief Yogendra Yadav on Friday said the agitation against the three…

New Delhi: Ahead of the Union Budget, the Finance ministry had a cricketing       analogy to delve on. On Friday, while   revealing snippets from the freshly published Economic Survey for 2020-21, Chief Economic Advisor KV Subramanian made…

Kolkata, Jan 29: A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Friday carried out a raid at the house of noted magician P.C. Sorcar Junior in connection with the probe probe into Tower Group's chit fund scam. According to…

New Delhi, Jan 29, In a major development following the violence on January 26 in Delhi, the Noida police booked Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande, Vinod K Jose (Caravan) and others for…

Mumbai, Jan 28 (UNI) The domestic stock market nosedived for the fifth straight day on Thursday, registering more than one per cent decline in the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty. The Sensex plunged 535.57 points or 1.13 per cent, to finish at…

New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) Concerned over broadcasts that incite violence, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central Government to clarify about its powers under Cable TV Networks(Regulation) Act (CTNA) 1994. It has been observed…

Washington, Jan 29 (UNI) The US Defense Department has received a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines throughout the United States, Pentagon Press Secretary John…

New Delhi, Jan. 28 (UNI) Amidst continuing border tension in Eastern Ladakh with China, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India-China relationship is today truly at a crossroads and choices made will have…

Washington DC , January 29 The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday announced that it has re-elected Indian American veteran Congressman Ami Bera, D-California, to again serve as chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the…