October 2021

New Delhi/Kabul, Oct 6 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Wednesday condemned the vandalism at the Kabul Gurdwara by suspected Taliban fighters, and urged Prime…

New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) In view of the fast-paced developments in South Asia, especially in Afghanistan, India and the U.S. will remain closely engaged both on the future of Afghanistan, and on how the two can maintain peace and stability in…

Tilotama Majhi stands in a long queue outside the Musanal branch of State Bank of India, cradling her infant son. This is her second visit to the bank in three days and she still doesn’t know if she can withdraw the Rs 1,000 that…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre what it had done to collect quantifiable data —in accordance with its constitution bench decisions — to show, among others, inadequacy of representation of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled…

Mumbai Indians couldn’t afford to lose this game. Another slip and the defending champions would have been out of this year’s Indian Premier League. They came into the win-or-bust contest against Rajasthan Royals with 10 points and a net…

India grapplers continued their dismal show for the fourth consecutive day of the World Wrestling Championships at Nye Jordal Amfi, Oslo in Norway. On Tuesday, in the women’s 55kg category, Pinki who reached the bronze medal round lost…

While Real Madrid and Barcelona’s superpower status a decade ago was reflected in their dominance of Spain’s all-conquering national side, their decline can be measured in the very same way: Spain head to the UEFA Nations League Final Four…

Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Making strong pitch for starting scheduled international flights, Delhi-based travel and tour operators' body Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) has proposed to offer free Covid insurance to…

New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) Moody's Investors Service on Monday upgraded India's rating outlook to Stable from Negative aiding government's efforts to make the country a preferred destination for foreign investors. The global financial…

Lucknow, Oct 5 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government, in a major benefit to the home buyers, has decided to charge just Rs 500 as stamp duty for EWS and LIG houses in the state. The decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting chaired by…

Srinagar, Oct 5 (UNI) Advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Baseer Khan was on Tuesday relieved from his post. Mr Khan, who started his journey as a Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) officer and was later inducted to Indian…

Hyderabad, Oct 5 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday evening decided to give 29 per cent share on profits of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to the workers. This is one percent more than the last…

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 5 (UNI) The Navarathri idols from Padmanabhapuram Palace that were taken out in a procession from Thuckalay of Kanyakumari district in neighbouring Tamil Nadu were brought to world famous 'richest' Sri…

Hyderabad, Oct 5 (UNI) Ahead of the first day of Bathukamma (floral festival) which begins on Wednesday, TRS MLC and Telangana Jagruthi founder Kalvakuntla Kavitha and film director Gautham Vasudev Memon released the Bathukamma special song…

Moscow, Oct 5 (UNI/Sputnik) Russian actress Yulia Peresild, movie director Klim Shipenko and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), as the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module, a Sputnik…

Bangkok, Oct 5 (UNI/Sputnik) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry summoned the Chinese Ambassador to protest the "encroachment" of Chinese vessels in Malaysia's Exclusive Economic Zone, the ministry said Tuesday. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

Washington, Oct 5 (UNI/Sputnik) A protracted pandemic could cost the global economy some $5.3 trillion over the next five years if the gap in access to vaccines and health care remains unequal across the globe, IMF Managing Director…

Bucharest, Oct 5 (UNI/Xinhua) The Romanian coalition government led by Prime Minister Florin Citu collapsed on Tuesday, losing a censure motion initiated by main opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) and supported by all oppositions in…

Washington, Oct 5 (UNI/Sputnik) National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told visiting senior Israeli officials that diplomacy remains the best way to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons but also did not rule out other options to…

Kabul/New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) A group of heavily armed men, resembling the Taliban militia in appearance, entered the Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul, tied up the three guards there, rummaged through the cupboards of the gurdwara office and…