October 2021

Kabul, Oct 22 (UNI) Ever since the establishment of the Taliban government in Kabul, the musicians of Afghanistan have found themselves staring at a bleak, and uncertain future as the Taliban have declared music ‘un-Islamic’ and thus…

Rome, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) At the summit of the leaders of the European Union held in Brussels, Italy offered to strategically join gas reserves from various European countries, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said at the press…

Geneva, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen proposed a new meeting in Geneva on November 22 and December, but Damascus has not yet made a decision, Alexander Lavrentyev, the Russian president's special envoy for…

Washington, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) US Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a speech at the fourth Paris Peace Forum on November 11 and participate at the Paris Conference on Libya the following day, the White House said in a statement.…

Solan, Oct 22 (UNI) Dr Priyanka Thakur, Principal Floriculturist at the Regional Horticulture Research (RHRTS) Dhaulakuan of Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni was bestowed with Scientific Educational Research…

Washington, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) The US military conducted an airstrike that killed senior al-Qaeda (terrorist group banned in Russia) leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar in northwest Syria, Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson Maj. John Rigsbee…

Kiev, Oct 23 (UNI/Sputnik) Ukraine has received the third and final batch of additional international "security assistance" from the US government for the needs of the country's armed forces, including ammunition, anti-tank and precision…

From the launch of an audiovisual film from the Red Fort to monuments being illuminated across the country, India on Thursday celebrated crossing the one billion vaccination milestone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “India scripts…

As the government celebrated the milestone of administering 100 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses, the Congress Thursday said as many as 32 crore of the total 103 crore adult population has not received a single dose so far and asked the Prime…

British foreign secretary Elizabeth Truss will begin her India visit on Friday and hold discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to deepen strategic ties in key sectors such as defence, trade and health during her trip.…

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to explain how it has fixed an annual income of Rs 8 lakh as the limit for being eligible for reservation under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category in the NEET-All India quota.…

A day after India scripted history by reaching the landmark of having administered over 100 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 am today, the PMO said in a tweet Friday morning. “PM…

There’s elation and there’s euphoria, and then there’s the unrestrained rapture that descends upon Bitcoin’s emboldened bulls whenever the cryptocurrency soars to a fresh record. Bitcoin was holding at about $64,650 as of 11:30 a.m. in…

Tesla Inc has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office to slash import taxes on electric vehicles before it enters the market, four sources told Reuters, ratcheting up demands that faced objections from some Indian automakers.…

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri exuded confidence that the nation will become a $5-trillion economy by FY25 and reach the $10-trillion mark by 2030. Addressing a virtual conference of PAFI India on Thursday, Puri…

The government is likely to pump capital in public sector banks during the last quarter of the current financial year to meet the regulatory requirements. The government in the Budget 2021-22 has made an allocation of Rs 20,000 crore for…

Following the order by the Singapore arbitration tribunal, Amazon.com Inc has filed a fresh plea in the Supreme Court against the National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT) order that allowed Future Retail (FRL) to hold meetings of its…

An impressive Scotland crushed Oman by eight wickets to register their third consecutive win in the first round and qualify for the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage by topping Group B here on Thursday. Scotland, who had stunned Bangladesh by…

Jose Mourinho’s Roma was routed 6-1 by Norwegian team Bodo/Glimt in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, the first time the Portuguese manager has seen one of his team’s concede six goals in a game. Roma is one of the big favorites…

WWE Crown Jewel 2021 Results: WWE returned to Saudi Arabia on Thursday with the 2021 edition of Crown Jewel. This was the first international event for WWE since Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia in February 2020, before the COVID-19 induced…