October 2021

Washington, Oct 16 (UNI/Sputnik) US President Joe Biden spoke by phone with former President Bill Clinton, who has been hospitalized in California, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said. "President Biden spoke by phone…

Washington, Oct 16 (UNI/Sputnik) Starting November 8, the United States will allow entry only to those foreign nationals who have been fully immunized with a coronavirus vaccine that has been approved by either the Food and Drug…

 IDP’s new app to transform the international landscape for the next generation of international students.

Shimla, Oct 14 (UNI) A collaboration between the State Project Implementing Unit (SPIU) of Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan Yojana of Himachal Pradesh government and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)- Institute of…

Dharamshala, Oct 14 (UNI) An idol of Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of learning, was installed on the occasion of Navratri in the Vice Chancellor's Secretariat of Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamsala on the auspicious day of…

Oslo, Oct 14 (UNI/Sputnik) Jonas Gahr Store, the leader of Norway's Labor Party, which won the elections in September, became the country's new prime minister, according to the official statement published by the Norwegian government on…

Tokyo, Oct 14 (UNI/Sputnik) Japan's largest steelmaker, Nippon Steel, said on Thursday that it had filed lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corporation and Chinese steelmaker Baoshan Iron and Steel over their use of a steel product protected by…

REDMOND: Microsoft is shutting down its LinkedIn service in China later this year after censorship rules were tightened by Beijing. The company said in a blog post Thursday it has faced “a significantly more challenging operating…

WASHINGTON: India offers a spectrum of opportunities to investors and business firms, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told executives of top American companies as she met and apprised them of various flagship programmes of the Indian…

Government support is needed on various tax benefits for innovation and research in the pharma manufacturing space, says Daara B Patel, Secretary General, Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA), during an interaction with the…

WASHINGTON: The emergence of new coronavirus variants has increased uncertainty, posing downside risks to the green shoots of the global economy, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday while ruing that the crisis is exacerbating…

Washington, Oct 14, (UNI/Sputnik) The United States intends to resume evacuation flights from Afghanistan by the end of this year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a State Department official. A specific date to resume…

US climate envoy John Kerry is tempering expectations for a UN climate summit sometimes billed as make-or-break for the Earth’s future, conceding next month’s talks likely will end with nations still short of the target of cuts in coal and…

Russia reported the highest daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic in 2020, while Australia saw a surge in infections even as its Victoria state towards easing COVID-19 restrictions. The UK, meanwhile, reported over 45,000…

US former president Bill Clinton was in a California hospital on Thursday with an infection and responding well to two days of treatment, his doctors said. Clinton, 75, was admitted on Tuesday evening to the UCI Medical Center in Irvine…

The death toll from a fire in southern Taiwan that engulfed a building overnight has further risen to 46 killed, according to local officials Thursday who said at least another 41 people were injured. The 13-story building caught fire…

Indian football’s torch-bearer for the last 10 years and talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri on Thursday said “it is going to end soon” while reflecting on his career but at the same time, also asserted that he is “not going anywhere for the…

The Indian women’s badminton team crashed out of the Uber Cup after losing to Japan in the quarterfinals here on Thursday while the men completed their group engagements in the Thomas Cup with a defeat to China. The men’s team, which is…

Manchester City forward Ferran Torres has broken a bone in his right foot, the English club said Thursday, potentially ruling him out of Spain’s crucial World Cup qualifiers next month. City said the injury was a ‘small fracture’ and…

Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said those behind vandalising Durga Puja pandals and Hindu temples in Cumilla will be hunted down to hand out appropriate punishments to them to stop the recurrence of such…