August 2021

New York , August 9 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres repeated his call on Sunday for calm on the Lebanon-Israel border. "The secretary-general expresses his deep concern about the recent escalation between Lebanon and Israel…

Tokyo Olympics 2021, Day 16: The Tokyo Olympics are officially over. IOC President Thomas Bach declared the Games closed after the French flag was raised inside Olympic Stadium for the transition to Paris 2024. After a short performance in…

Restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus in Kerala forced people to offer “bali” to their ancestors by performing the rituals in their homeson the occasion of ‘Karkitaka Vavu Bali’ on Sunday. Many places in Kerala including Aluva…

Srinagar, Aug 8 (UNI) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday reiterated the efficacy of self rule in securing lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir which addresses both the internal and external dimensions of the…

Lucknow, Aug 8 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has written letters to the Block Pramukhs to prepare a plan to improve the infrastructure of the villages keeping in mind solid and liquid waste schemes in their respective…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in Monday’s high-level open debate on Maritime Security at the United Nations Security Council, being chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India holds the…

Tehran, Aug 8 (UNI/Xinhua) Alireza Zakani, a representative at Iran's parliament and a former presidential candidate, was elected on Sunday as mayor of the Iranian capital of Tehran. Zakani, who renounced his campaign for Iran's…

Islamabad, Aug 8 (UNI/Sputnik) Two people were killed and more than 10 injured in an explosion in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, police sources told Sputnik. The two victims are police officers and there are law enforcement…

Moscow, Aug 8 (UNI/Sputnik) The price of Bitcoin continues to rise, hitting the highest level since mid-May at over $44,000 despite fears that the United States may pass cryptocurrency tax reporting legislation under the new Infrastructure…

London, Aug 8 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Chinese nuclear submarines tried to secretly follow UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth that was moving into the Pacific Ocean, but were soon identified, the Express newspaper reported on Sunday. Queen…