May 15, 2021

New Delhi, May 15: Amid the unprecedented rise in COVID-19 cases, Congress Leader Shaktisinh Gohil urged the Centre to vaccinate 60 percent of the population, through a "universal vaccination" programme, to stop a "third wave" of…

New Delhi, May 15 (UNI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the country could hit the target of USD 400 billion in merchandise exports due to the performance of the sector in April this year and in fiscal…

New Delhi/Washington, May 14 (UNI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai met virtually on Friday and discussed increasing vaccine production, and the proposed waiver to certain provisions of…

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, May 13 (UNI) Rajya Sabha MP and senior BJP leader Dr Bhagwat Karad said on Thursday that the central government has immediately started work on construction of an additional pressure swing endosorption plant (APSEP)…

Chandigarh, May 14 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday declared Malerkotla as the 23rd district of the state, while announcing a slew of projects for the development of the historic city. The Chief Minister made…

Imphal, May 14 (UNI) Chief Minister N. Biren Singh today attended the release function of over Rs. 19,000 crore to more than 9.5 crore farmer families through DBT by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the first installment of PM Kisan Samman…

Jammu, May 14 (UNI) Deputy Commissioner, Samba, Anuradha Gupta on Friday said that the distribution of food grains have started under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yogana (PM-GKAY), which is aimed at providing free additional 5 kg food…

Bhubaneswar, May 14 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today released Rs. 920  crore assistance to farmers under Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation  (KALIA ) scheme on the eve of the Akshaya Tritiya and…

Kolkata, May 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released 8th instalment of financial benefit of Rs 2,06,67,75,66,000 to 9,50,67,601 beneficiary farmers under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme via video…

Tel Aviv, May 15 (Sputnik) Israeli fighter jets have struck three underground launchers of the Hamas Islamist movement in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday. “Fighters and aircraft of the…

Beijing, May 15 (UNI) Six people have died and 218 have been injured as a result of a tornado in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the province of Hubei, the city emergencies service said on Saturday. The disaster hit the Caidian District at…

Expected to be ‘healthy normal’ at 103 percent of the long period average (LPA) of 880.6 mm