May 2021

Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (UNI) Kerala has extended the lockdown in the state till June 9 and the new guidelines will come into effect from May 31. Announcing the decision, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said “Although the prevalence…

Hyderabad, May 9 (UNI) Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd (HMSI) on Saturday announced that production has recommenced at its plants in Manesar (Haryana), Tapukara (Rajasthan) and Vithalapur (Gujarat)  . In a release, the…

New Delhi, May 29 (UNI) Vistara on Saturday got its first purchased Airbus A320neo aircraft inducted in its fleet. "The aircraft, registered VT-TQE, arrived in Delhi today from Airbus’ production facility in Toulouse, France. It is one…

Ankara, May 30 (Sputnik) The opening ceremony of the construction of the Istanbul Canal bypassing the Bosphorus Strait is scheduled for the end of the next month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. The Istanbul Canal…

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (Sputnik) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the agreement to hold the Russia-US summit in Geneva and hopes that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, will begin a dialogue on…

Thane, May 29 (UNI) A devastating fire broke out in a pearl factory in Bhiwandi town of the district late on Saturday night, destroying it totally. The fire broke out at around 2145 hours in the factory at Pirani Pada. However, no one was…

Jalgaon, May 29 (UNI) Maratha reservation was sanctioned by our government. However, the reservation was later rejected as the Maha Vikas Aghadi failed to present its case. This is being discussed now and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje Bhosale…

Moscow, May 30 (Sputnik) UK Professor Angus Dalgleish and Norwegian scientist Birger Sorensen have conducted a study claiming to have proven that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus had laboratory origin, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday, citing…

Cairo, May 30 (Sputnik) Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi on Sunday will make his first official trip to Egypt since being appointed to the post, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. "Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh…

Beijing, May 30 (Sputnik) Chinese cargo spaceship Tianzhou-2 has docked to the main module of China’s uncompleted Tiangong orbital station, the Xinhua news agency reports citing China's manned spaceflight program. The Long March 7 launch…

London, May 30 (UNI) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, got married in a secret ceremony on Saturday, local media reported on Sunday. The wedding was earlier expected to take place on July 30, 2022. According…

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for…

Balasore (Odisha) , May 29  Indian Navy relief teams deployed at Odisha's Balasore scaled up their efforts on Friday in coordination with the state authorities to provide assistance and render help to the affected population in the…

South Goa (Goa) , May 28  A digital training session on Thursday was conducted for South Goa police on how to safely deal with emergency COVID-19 situations. All police officers and staff of South Goa District police stations…

Mumbai: The sudden and severe onset of the second wave of the Covid pandemic, has adversely impacted the toll collections again, and the same are on the downward trajectory. As per an ICRA note, despite the lack of a nationwide stringent…

New Delhi: As it enables iOS and Android users in India to send money or 'tip' directly to their select favourite accounts with substantial followers, Twitter has collaborated with payments gateway provider RazorPay to facilitate the Tip…

Mumbai: Privatisation-bound Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Wednesday reported a net profit of Rs 11,940.13 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, as against net loss of Rs 1,361.01 crore in the corresponding quarter last…

Mumbai: Reliance Jio has moved the NCLT against the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of Reliance Infratel Ltd (RITL). According to sources, Reliance Jio, through Reliance Project and Property Management Services Ltd, has filed an application…

Moscow , May 28  The first ship with this season's fresh fruit from South Africa has arrived in the port of St. Petersburg. There are apples, pears, tangerines, lemons and grapefruit on board, a total of 3,500 tons of fresh fruit,…

New Delhi , May 28  Administering two different COVID-19 vaccines, specially those with similar underlying platform, is still under research and supply constraints have to be resolved so that people can take their vaccine doses on time,…