November 2021

Madrid, Nov 14 (UNI/Sputnik) Spanish news agency EFE has reported that five of its journalists in Cuba had their media accreditation revoked by the country's authorities, ahead of the unauthorized protest scheduled for Monday. According…

Sanna, Nov 14 (UNI/Xinhua) Three people suspected of being members of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch were killed by an airstrike in Yemen on Sunday, a military official told Xinhua. "Missiles fired by a US drone struck a traveling…

Abu Dhabi/New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday called on Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, during which they discussed the…

Washington, Nov 15 (UNI/Sputnik) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed the situation in southeastern Ukraine with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price informs. "Secretary of…

Chandigarh, Nov 14 (UNI) "The sporting life of the legendary first Arjuna Awardee athlete Gurbachan Singh Randhawa who made the country shine like a star in the International athletics arena, would forever be a beacon of inspiration for the…

Dubai, Nov 14 (UNI) Australia's batting great Steve Smith hailed his teammate David Warner for giving a befitting reply to his critics in style. Smith said a lot of people had written Warner off after his poor batting display in IPL, but…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks that that loan accounts classified as non-performing assets (NPAs) should be upgraded as ‘standard’ asset only if entire arrears of interest and principal are paid by the borrower.…

Led by IT, energy and realty stocks, domestic markets on Friday rallied by 1.28 per cent amid expectations of good corporate earnings and economic fundamentals. The Sensex shot up 767 points to 60,686.69 and the NSE Nifty index rose 229…

The country’s forex reserves posted a decrease of $1.145 billion to reach $640.874 billion during the week ended November 5, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In the preceding week ended October 29, the…

As the valuation of a stressed asset declines each day, insolvency professionals (IPs) should work on a resolution plan within a particular time frame, an official of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) said on Saturday.…

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday emphasised that the issue of container shortage would be addressed “successfully” as the matter has been taken up with all urgency. During a day-long visit to JNPT here, Sonowal also said a…

Ahead of the virtual summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden next week, Beijing on Saturday asked Washington to stop support for Taiwan’s independence, and said the two countries should meet halfway to…

An Israeli married couple were arrested for espionage late Friday after taking photographs of the Turkish president’s residence in Istanbul, Turkey’s official news agency said. Anadolu Agency said a Turkish national was also arrested.…

Hong Kong authorities declined to renew a visa for a foreign journalist working for The Economist without any explanation, the magazine said. Sue-Lin Wong, who is Australian, was based in Hong Kong and covered China and the southern…

Six times more booster shots of coronavirus vaccine are being administered around the world daily than primary doses in low-income countries, the director-general of the World Health Organization said Friday, calling the disparity “a…

Passengers on board Vande Bharat Express between Delhi and Katra will be encapsulated in a completely vegetarian environment, and not just in terms of food. The cleaning agents, soaps and other such items will also be “neutral” material;…

IN A major relief to senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state Dr Nirmal Singh, and his wife Mamta Singh, the Jammu and Kashmir Special Tribunal has kept in abeyance the November 8 order of…