June 2021

NEW DELHI: Amid a tussle between the Union government and Twitter over the new IT rules, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT on Friday told the US-based social media giant that the rule of the land was supreme and the company must…

UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA: The COVID-19 Delta variant, which was first identified in India, is becoming the dominant variant globally because of its significantly increased transmissibility, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on…

Despite health workers facing oppostion from the villagers, Churdag located in the Maoist hotbed of Khunti became the first village in the district to attain 100 per cent vaccination rate on Friday. Interestingly, Churdag is located in…

New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) Santosh Gangwar on Friday said the Government is committed towards the health, safety and welfare of workers. Releasing pamphlets,…

New Delhi: Aster DM Healthcare has partnered with Dr. Reddy's Laboratories to administer the Sputnik V Vaccine as part of a limited pilot soft launch. To help bolster the vaccine implementation drive by the Government of India, Aster DM…

Can spiralling fuel and food prices, which have led to a spurt in India's Consumer Price inflation, push the Reserve Bank of India to act up? Since the pandemic began, the apex bank, much like other central banks, has looked at managing…

Washington, June 18  The Biden administration has announced plans to invest more than $3 billion to accelerate the discovery, development and manufacturing of antiviral drugs to combat Covid-19. The Antiviral Program for Pandemics will…

Larkana , June 18  The workers of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Thursday held a protest in Pakistan's Sindh province over a slew of issues including the Bahria Town Karachi (BTK) incident, shortage of irrigation water,…

Patna, Jun 18 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar exuded his confidence that industrialisation of the state would now become a reality as attempts for the purpose were being made sincerely with coordination of all stakeholders. Mr…

New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met to devise a strategy to counter a possible third wave of novel coronavirus. Experts estimate that if a third wave of the…

Srinagar, Jun 18 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir police arrested three drug peddlers and a bootlegger in south Kashmir district of Kulgam, a police spokesman said. He said a police established a checkpoint at Bonigam Crossing and Kulgam…

Hyderabad, Jun 18 (UNI) Department of Post intends to help farmer beneficiaries of Rythu Bandu in withdrawing cash from their respective Bank Accounts in their villages at no extra cost. A release here on Friday said that an amount of Rs…

Lucknow, Jun 18 (UNI) Broadsiding Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav for what he dubbed as 'naive' comments on the GDP of Uttar Pradesh, the spokesman of state government and senior UP Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said that his…