October 2021

Washington, Oct 18 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States will not participate in the "Troika Plus" meeting in Moscow this week due to logistical difficulties, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said during a press briefing on Monday. "We…

London, Oct. 18 (UNI/Xinhua) Another 49,156 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the largest daily rise since lockdown rules ended in England three months ago, according to official figures released Monday. For the…

San Fransisco, Oct. 18 (UNI/Xinhua) Apple on Monday announced M1 Pro and M1 Max, its next chips for the Mac. The CPU in M1 Pro and M1 Max delivers up to 70 percent faster performance than M1. The GPU in M1 Pro is up to 2 times faster than…

Washington, Oct 18 (UNI/Sputnik) The US State Department Inspector General is launching a probe into the manner the Biden administration ended the United States' diplomatic operations in Afghanistan, Politico reported on Monday. The probe…

 FATF  to Meet on Thursday when it will decide whether to keep Pakistan on the grey list. At its last virtual meeting in June, the FATF had retained Pakistan in the “grey list” and had asked the country to implement a new action plan to…

With an eye on UP’s caste equations ahead of the assembly elections to be held in a few months, the ruling BJP Sunday held the first of a series of ‘Samajik Pratinidhi Sammelan’, or meetings for representatives of society, with Chief…

STARING AT political marginalisation, the IPFT, a constituent of the BJP-led government in Tripura, has reached out to the Pradyot Kishore Debbarman-led TIPRA Motha alliance, seeking to revive the demand for a separate state for “protecting…

With two Samajwadi Party (SP) MLAs, one supported by the ruling BJP, in the fray for the UP Assembly Deputy Speaker’s post, the SP on Sunday termed the saffron party’s move “undemocratic”, arguing that usually, a legislator from the biggest…

Harish Rawat says Cong had no choice but to replace Amarinder, explains how Sidhu’s public statements “indirectly” help Cong, refuses to commit on who will lead party in Punjab polls, and says Mamata Banerjee’s taking away of Cong leaders…

NEW DELHI: A communication between a general insurance company and the nominee of a person who had bought a policy from the former has become viral on social media. The letter communicates the reason for rejection of accidental death claim.…

WASHINGTON: Describing the Indian government's response to the COVID-19 situation as "swift and substantial", the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the country continued with labour reforms and privatisation despite the pandemic.…

NEW DELHI: Private sector lender HDFC Bank has reported standalone profit at Rs 8,834.31 crore for the quarter ended September 2021, registering a growth of 17.6 per cent against the same period last fiscal. The sequential growth in profit…

NEW DELHI: The market scaled new highs last week with the Nifty50 surpassing 18,000 and the BSE Sensex scaling above the 61,000-mark for the first time. The 30-share index added 1,246.89 points or 2.08% to end the Friday session at record…

With the Equity Markets rising as though pumped by steroids, there seems to be a feeling of uneasy giddiness among many market participants, of the kind one feels while riding a roller-coaster. While the upward ride is exhilarating, it…

Bayern Munich thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 on Sunday as Julian Nagelsmann’s side ran riot and silenced a stunned BayArena, scoring all five goals by halftime to reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga from Borussia Dortmund. A brace each…

Newcastle United’s Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park on Sunday was suspended after a fan collapsed in the crowd, Britain’s Independent website reported. Spurs were leading 2-1 in the 41st minute when referee…

The iconic Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday joined the Indian team camp as its mentor for the T20 World Cup, two days after leading Chennai Super Kings to their fourth IPL title here. Dhoni was appointed in the new role last month.…

Scotland stunned fancied Bangladesh by six runs after Chris Greaves’ magnificent all-round display for a dream start in the ICC T20 World Cup on an eventful Sunday night here. Greaves led a brilliant lower-order fightback with a 28-ball…

The string of attacks against migrant workers and local residents in the Kashmir Valley continued Sunday with suspected militants gunning down two labourers from Bihar, and injuring a third from the state, in South Kashmir. The latest…

The Uttarakhand government on Sunday announced that it had completed it’s target of 100 per cent first dose vaccination against Covid-19 among the eligible population in the state. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Chief Minister Pushkar…