February 2021

Puri (Odisha), February 13 : An artist in Odisha's Puri district has crafted a replica of 1980s radio by using over 3,000 matchsticks to mark World Radio Day, which is celebrated every year on February 13. Saswat Ranjan Sahoo told ANI…

Surat (Gujarat) , February 13   An amount of Rs 1,511 crore has been deposited in the account of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the trust constituted to look after the construction and management of Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's…

New Delhi , February 13  Air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Saturday with a thick layer of dense fog engulfing parts of the city and affecting visibility. The overall air…

Washington , February 13 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to address climate issues in the world. "PM Modi's announcement of a target of 450 gigawatts (GW) of…

New Delhi , February 13 : Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply to the discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha on Saturday at 10 am. Saturday will also mark the end of the first part of the Budget session of the…

New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Demand for increasing the honorarium of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers of the country and providing necessary facilities for them at the respective centers was raised in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Starting…

Shillong, Feb 12 (UNI) Meghalaya Governor, Satya Pal Malik on Friday visited the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), one of the premier central university in the Country. The Governor, who is the Chief Rector of NEHU unveiled two…

New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) All India Trinamool Congress Member Dinesh Trivedi resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat on Friday. He announced his resignation while the debate on Union Budget was on in the Upper House. “It feels unnatural for me…

New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) The proceedings of the Rajya Sabha on Friday adjourned till March 8 following the end of the first part of the Budget Session. Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House following the reply of the…

New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which aims to make India a big hub for international and domestic arbitration. The Bill seeks to ensure that all stakeholder…

New Delhi, Feb. 12 (UNI) All Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members in the Lok Sabha have been asked to remain present in the House throughout the day on Saturday from 10 a.m. onwards and support the government's stand on some important…

Washington, Feb 13 (Sputnik) The NATO mission in Afghanistan will be part of talks at the alliance's ministerial next week, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said during a news conference on Friday. "There is no question that the NATO…

Beijing, Feb 12(UNI) The Chinese government's television and radio regulator announced on Thursday that it is banning the BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, with immediate effect. The reason behind this banning had been the…

Berlin, Feb 12(Sputnik) Germany is planning to grant asylum to 50 members of the Belarusian opposition and their families, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reports on Thursday, citing a document produced by the country's Federal Ministry…

Thakurnagar, Feb 11 (UNI) Union Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah on Thursday reiterated that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented as soon as the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination…

NEW DELHI: The government will create a company to own and operate India's maiden National Data Repository (NDR) that stores information on the vast sedimentary basins in a bid to boost oil and gas exploration and production, a senior…

TAPOVAN: After changed strategy and temporary disruption by two hours on Thursday, rescue attempts to save the 37 trapped men at tunnel network in Tapovan Hydropower project seem like a long shot now as no official or agency is able to give…

NEW DELHI:  A day after the Sino-Indian disengagement began from standoff positions in Eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday confirmed the pull back in a “phased, coordinated and verified manner” in Parliament, and gave…

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has filed its first chargesheet against Popular Front of India and its students' wing on money laundering charges, claiming its members wanted to "incite communal riots and spread terror" in the…