December 2021

Lucknow, Dec 16: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday announced after meeting his estranged uncle and Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief Shivpal Singh Yadav that they were willing to contest the Uttar Pradesh…

Belagavi, Dec 16: Former Karnataka Speaker and senior Congress leader KR Ramesh Kumar here on Thursday landed in trouble after he quoted a very popular saying "when rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy it." On hearing the quote, the…

Madurai, Dec 16: Tamil Nadu Governor and Chancellor R.N.Ravi on Thursday stressed the need for financially empowering women graduates to erase discrimination. Presiding over the 29th convocation of Mother Teresa Women’s University,…

Chandigarh, Dec 16: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the BJP would make Chandigarh, carbon free, the first city in the country. Addressing an Intellectuals’ meeting here in which representatives of more than 30…

Lucknow, 16 Dec: Unleashing a sharp attack on the previous government for making the recruitment process corrupt through bribery, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that between 2012-2017 during Samajwadi Party regime,…

Omicron variant dominates most of the new cases world over; causing scare in forthcoming X-Mas, New Year season !

Tashkent, Dec 16: Bakhshi, a traditional epic poetry performance art of Uzbekistan, has been included on the UNESCO representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, the Uzbek Ministry of Tourism and Sports said on…

Brussels, Dec 17: Leaders of the EU countries have unanimously voted for the prolongation of sanctions against Russia during the EU summit in Brussels, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday. "Massive consequences &…

Chhatarpur, MP, Dec 16: A one-and-a-half-year-old girl fell into a borewell on Thursday at a farm in Douni village and got stuck at a depth of about 15 ft, police said. A rescue operation including personnel of the Army, State Disaster…

Shimla, Dec 16 (UNI) Supreme Court of India vide its order dated 9th and 14th December, 2021 in relaxation to restraint order dated 11th March, 2019 passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202 of 1995 has allowed the Himachal Pradesh government…

Sangrur, Dec 16: Punjab Public Works Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Thursday informed that the state government has named the Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib-Bela road after Mata Gujar Kaur. The Minister said that the road connecting to three…

Patna, Dec 16: Amid internal contradictions in the NDA over demand of special status to Bihar, Union Food Processing Industries Minister and president of Rastriya Lok Janshakti Party Pashupati Kumar Paras, on Thursday supported Chief…

United Nations, Dec 16: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his end-of-year address on Thursday called for reforming the international financial system, which has "supercharged" inequalities and instability across the globe. "Today’s…

Washington, Dec 16: The US consolidated its position as the world’s top recipient of foreign investment in 2020, a year in which the global total increased by 6 percent despite the pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a…

New Delhi, Dec 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind in Dhaka to attend the country’s 50th Victory Day celebrations as Guest of Honour is of special significance to every Indian, and…

Washington, Dec 16: US and New Zealand defense officials participated in a virtual meeting to discuss enhancing bilateral security cooperation to address challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, the US Defense Department said. " Assistant…