May 2021

New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud, who was heading the bench hearing cases on COVID-19 pandemic management, has tested positive for the Coronavirus. A staffer of the judge had earlier tested positive for…

Tel Aviv, May 12 (UNI) The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday described the Hamas organization as a threat to regional stability. "They are trying to put the Palestinian Authority at risk and risk to destabilize the entire region, not…

Washington, May 12 (Sputnik) New York resident Zachary Clark has been sentenced to a prison sentence of 20 years for trying to provide material support for the Islamic State terror group, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday. “A New…

Riyadh, May 12 (UNI) Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday reaffirmed his country's support for Palestinians in the cross-border escalation with Israel. According to the state-run SPA news agency, during a phone call…

Geneva, May 12 (Sputnik) Russia's biggest-cut colorless diamond of 100.94-carat, The Spectacle, fetched 12.8 million Swiss francs ($14.1 million) at Christie's auction in Geneva, a Sputnik correspondent reported. The gem, which was cut…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to the UK to attend a summit of the G7 grouping in person in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday. The G7 summit is…

Washington, May 12 (Sputnik) Hundreds marched in downtown Washington, DC, from the US State Department to the White House in protest against Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian lands, its military action in Gaza and police operations in…

NEW DELHI: The Delhi international airport will shut down its T2 terminal from May 17 midnight as the number of flights have reduced significantly due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said on Tuesday. From May 17…

NEW DELHI: Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin was on Tuesday recommended by an expert panel for phase II/III clinical trial on those aged between two to 18 years, official sources said. The trial will take place in 525 subjects at…

New Delhi, May 11 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said that it has issued a Provisional Attachment Order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), attaching Rs 76.67 Crore, lying in various bank accounts and…

Guwahati (Assam) , May 12 The newly formed Assam cabinet headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held its first meeting on Tuesday. "The new Cabinet held its first meeting on May 11, 2021 and resolved to fulfill the promises made…

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) , May 12  Uttarakhand has become the ninth state to receive Oxygen Express from the Indian Railways amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oxygen Express carrying liquid medical oxygen (LMO) from Tatanagar, Jharkhand…

Beijing , May 12 China has blamed the abrupt withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan for a surge of attacks in the country, days after a series of explosions in Kabul killed over 60 people, mostly girl students. According to South China…

New Delhi, May 12  At least 44 people, including 26 professors have died at the Aligarh Muslim University after getting infected with the lethal novel coronavirus, within just 20 days, officials said, adding the new variant is suspected to…