February 2021

Geneva , February 2  The global decrease in the number of new emerging cases of COVID-19 suggests that the virus can be controlled regardless of its mutations, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom…

New Delhi , February 2   A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking appropriate direction to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Delhi Police to take action against perpetrators of violence that took…

London , February 2  The UK government summoned Myanmar's ambassador to discuss London's concerns over the military's seizure of power, British Envoy Barbara Woodward said on Monday. State Counselor Aung Suu Kyi along with other top…

New Delhi , February 2   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Indian Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) Suneet Sharma on Monday lauded the Centre's allocation of Rs 1,10,055 crore to Indian Railways, calling it…

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 1 (UNI) Nobel laureate Economist Prof Joseph E Stiglitz on Monday said that the factors that have contributed to Kerala's success are "competent Govt institutions, competent administration, participatory democracy…

New Delhi , February 1   Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Monday launched the ASEAN-INDIA Hackathon and said that it will provide an opportunity to forward the economic and cultural ties of India and ASEAN…

Mexico City, Feb 2 (Sputnik) - Senator Rodrigo Pacheco, 44, has been elected the new speaker of the upper chamber of Brazil’s National Congress, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced. "... the Federal Senate elected Senator…

Patna: The Opposition parties in Bihar on Monday slammed the Union Budget, and said it only focused on selling government entities like airports, warehouses and PSUs. Even as the ruling BJP and JDU welcomed the Budget, its alliance partner…

Washington, Feb. 2 (Sputnik) - SpaceX has announced it will launch its first all-civilian mission Inspiration4 to orbit Earth no earlier than the fourth quarter of this year. "I want to use this moment to bring humanity together, fuel…

Mumbai, Jan 31(UNI) India's foreign exchange reserves for the week ended January 22, rose by USD 109 crores to reach USD 58,533 crores. Prior to this for the week ending January 15 India's Foreign Exchange Reserves had decreased by USD 184…

New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collection for January has almost touched Rs 1.20 lakh crore, the Ministry of Finance said here on Sunday. 'The gross GST revenue collected in the month of January till…

BENGALURU: On Friday, when Tesla CEO Elon Musk simply wrote #Bitcoin on his Twitter Bio, the cryptocurrency soared 14 per cent to touch a two-week high of $36,901 (roughly `26.9 lakh) value. When the world’s richest man says it, people…

NEW DELHI:  What’s in it for me would be the prominent question racking the brains of many when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget on Monday. Be that as it may, the salaried class battered by the pandemic is…

Nainital (Uttarakhand) , February 1   The 'Shivalik Arboretum', showcasing floral diversity of the Shivalik Hills was inaugurated on Sunday at Jeolikote in Nainital by renowned environmentalist Ajay Rawat. Spread over an area of three…