IDP Education ties up with Air Canada to provide discounted fares to Intl. students
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June 15, 2021
Centre, states’ fiscal position to be better if there is no third Covid wave: SBI report
MUMBAI: If there is no third wave of the pandemic, the fiscal position of the Centre and the states will be much better than budgeted for FY22 and the states may garner Rs 60,000 crore more in tax collections at Rs 8.27 lakh crore this…
LJP getting rid of Chirag Paswan works in favour of Nitish Kumar
NEW DELHI: With the BJP seemingly caught unawares, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appears to have cut his challenger Chirag Paswan to the size, after five MPs of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in a dramatic turn of events, elected…
Southern Railway delivers over 5,000 MT medical oxygen to Tamil Nadu
Over 5,000 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) has been delivered to Tamil Nadu through Oxygen Express trains since last month, the Southern Railway said on Monday.
Tamil Nadu received the first oxygen supply through an express…
20 per cent of Delhi’s 18-44 population vaccinated against Covid-19: Atishi
NEW DELHI: Twenty per cent of people in the 18-44 age group in Delhi have been vaccinated against COVID-19 despite the inoculation centres for this category remaining closed for several days due to the non-availability of doses, AAP MLA…
Akali Dal in talks with Left parties to form alliance
CHANDIGARH: After joining hands with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is now in talks with the Left parties —the Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India (Marxist)—to form an alliance ahead of…
BJP panel to hold solo talks with unhappy MLAs
BENGALURU: BJP general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh will be in Bengaluru on a three-day visit from Wednesday, in a bid to hear out all parties and put an end to differences in the state BJP unit. He will be meeting ministers…
UK Chancellor in-laws hit with 5.5m bill in Amazon India tax dispute: Report
New Delhi: A joint venture between UK Chancellor Rishi Sunaks billionaire in-laws and the internet retailing giant Amazon is in a multimillion-pound dispute with the Indian tax authorities, a Guardian investigation has found.
The…
Full recovery of Indian economy likely only by Q3FY22: Brickwork
New Delhi: As the second wave of Covid-19 and the resultant lockdowns have severely impacted the livelihoods and the economy, a report by Brickwork Ratings said that in the current situation full recovery of the economy may become feasible…
First commercial consignment of GI-certified mangoes from Bihar exported to UK
New Delhi , June 14 In a major boost to the agri-exports potential of the eastern region, the first commercial consignment of Geographical Indications (GI) certified "Jardalu" mangoes from Bhagalpur, Bihar, was exported on Monday to…
Clean environment, inclusive development priority agenda for India: Piyush Goyal at UN
New Delhi , June 14 Union Minister for Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Monday said that a clean environment and sustainable inclusive development is a priority agenda for India and pledged renewed thrust to achieve…
Biden urges Americans to get vaccinated against COVID ‘as soon as possible’
Brussels , June 15 Raising concern over the COVID-19 situation in the country, US President Biden on Monday (local time) urged Americans who have not yet gotten vaccinated against the coronavirus to do so as soon as possible, pointing…
Ram temple: Digvijay demands CBI action
Bhopal, June 14 (UNI) Opening a second front and directing heavy fire at Premier Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Congress bigwig Digvijaya Singh on Monday alleged graft vis-à-vis Ram temple construction in…
Ram temple Trust rules out any anomoly in land purchase deal
Ayodhya/ Lucknow, Jun 14 (UNI) Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust , ruling out any financial anomolies in the land dead as alleged by opposition leaders, claimed that agreement for the said land was signed in 2017 much before the…
Shyam Steel India becomes official partner of ICC WTC Final
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) Shyam Steel India - one of leading producers and manufacturers of TMT Bars in the country, on Monday announced its association for ICC World Test Championship Final as the official partner for the event.
The…
Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown set a new world record
Canberra, Jun 13 (UNI) Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown set a new world record in the women's 100 meters backstroke on Sunday.
During the national qualifiers for the Olympic Games, the 19-year-old covered the distance in 57.45…
Tokyo Olympics: Will dedicate medal to COVID warriors, says Manpreet
Bengaluru, Jun 14 (UNI) Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh has said that his side will leave no stone unturned to win the medal at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and has vowed to dedicate the achievement to the country's COVID…
WTC Final: Swinging ball could be a problem for Rohit; Scott Styris
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris feels India opener Rohit Sharma might struggle against the swinging ball during the World Test Championship final against the Kiwis, scheduled to be played in Southampton…
Natural farming helps ex-serviceman to stand on his feet
Hamirpur (HP), June 15(UNI) The concept of the Natural farming, that was given a fillip by former Governor of state Shri Acharya Devvrat has done yeoman service to the society and farmers as farmers are enthusiastically taking up this…
DRDO Chief: Total 850 oxygen plants being set up in various districts of country
New Delhi, Jun 14 (UNI) The Defence Research and Development Organsation (DRDO) Chief Dr G Satheesh Reddy on Monday said that a total of 850 oxygen plants are being set up in various districts of the country from PM Cares Fund for…