May 2021

Lucknow, May 9 (UNI) The political recognition of women is quite evident in the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Election results. Inspired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's women empowerment programmes and Mission Shakti, Women self-help groups…

Panaji, (UNI) Goa Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari virtually administered the Oath of Office to Lokayukta Justice (Retd) Ambadas Joshi at Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula, on Friday. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was present on the occasion. The…

Imphal, May 9 (UNI): Manipur government has taken up measures through Ma nipur Bhawan, New Delhi to assist the population from Manipur residing in Delhi and NCR.  An oxygen cylinder bank with 10 cylinders has been opened at the Bhawan. It…

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Indian Railways on Saturday said that as on date, it has delivered nearly 3400 MT of LMO in more than 220 tankers to various states across the country. As of now, it has delivered 230 MT of life saving gas has…

New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced the extension of COVID-19 lockdown for one more week, in a bid to stem the spread of the dreaded virus. The restrictions, which also includes the suspension…

Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) Amid mellifluous songs and captivating poems, West Bengal along with the rest of the country on Sunday observed the 160th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West…

Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) West Bengal governor Jadgeep Dhankar on Sunday accorded sanction  for prosecution of Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra and Sovan Chatterjee, all the former ministers in the previous Mamata Banerjee…

Kolkata, May 9 (UNI) Besides Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the 3rd  Trinamool Congress government will have a 43-member cabinet, where former India cricketer Manoj Tiwari has been named as one of the ministers of state, which would take…

Paris, May 9 (Sputnik) France may retaliate against the United Kingdom if London fails to fulfill the post-Brexit agreements on fishing rights, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Sunday. The tensions off Jersey island in the…

Moscow, May 9 (Sputnik) The death toll from Saturday's blasts near a girls’ school in the Afghan capital of Kabul has reached 63, with more than 150 others wounded, media reported. A car bomb went off outside the Sayed-ul-Shuhada school in…

Ankara, May 9 (Sputnik) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a message on Europe Day that the European Union needed Turkey to be a strong global player. "The biggest obstacle for the EU becoming a strong global player is lack of…

Jerusalem, May 9 (Xinhua) Militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at southern Israel on Sunday night, amid escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. An Israeli military spokesperson said in…

May 8, 2021: Sometimes it may take years for people to realize what they really seek in life and for some, they see and understand the situations around them, learn from their experiences and make their aim to work for people, which becomes…

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the emergency use of DRDO's anti-COVID-19 therapeutic oral drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as adjunct therapy in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients. On May 1,…

Chandigarh, May 8 (UNI) Haryana Government has decided to launch a special door-to-door screening drive in villages by constituting 8000 Multidisciplinary teams to stem the spread of coronavirus. Presiding over a review meeting with top…

CHENNAI: FMCG major Dabur India on Friday reported a 34 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 2021, clocking earnings of Rs 377.29 crore. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 281.60 crore in the…

NEW DELHI: The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), an industry association representing India’s private telecom services providers such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea, has been forced to put out a…

New Delhi, May 8 (UNI) India and the EU on Saturday said said that defeating the COVID-19 pandemic is a priority and underlined their commitment to work together to ensure a better, safer, sustainable and inclusive recovery through global…

NEW DELHI: As the second COVID-19 wave induces lockdown in many parts and continues to claim lives, the finance ministry on Friday admitted it has posed a downside risk to economic activity in the first quarter of this financial year.…