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Bhimtal’s best kept secret
What do Jim Corbett, Indira Gandhi, Shekhar Kapur, Supreme Court lawyers, TV professionals and some top advertising professionals have in common? They have all, some time or the other, stayed at The Retreat. Bruce Chatwin, in fact, wrote…
Facebook gives second shock in a week, says working to Restore Service
Washington, Oct 8 (UNI/Sputnik) Social media site Facebook says that it is aware of reports of users having trouble accessing their apps and products and is working to restore service in the second major outage for the platform this week,…
UK drops quarantine rule for Indians entering with Covishield from Oct 11
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) Ending the brewing row over vaccination certification, the UK on Thursday night announced that from Monday, October 11, Indian travellers to Britain double-jabbed with Covishield do not have to quarantine on…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for development of Asymmetric Organocatalysis
Stockholm, Oct 6 (UNI/Sputnik) The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Benjamin List from Germany's Max-Planck-Institut and David WC MacMillan from the US Princeton University "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis,"…
Navaratri idols from Padmanabhapuram Palace brought to Kerala capital
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…
Treatment of Black Fungus to be covered under Ayushman Bharat Yojna
New Delhi, Oct 5 (UNI) The union health ministry has added medical management package for the black fungus under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) after the National Health Authority (NHA) revised the Health…
Vaishno Shrine Board CEO reviews arrangements for Navaratras
Jammu, Oct 3 (UNI) Ahead of nine-day long Navratras starting from October 7, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has geared up to make elaborate arrangements for the facilitation of pilgrims who are expected to visit the holy cave shrine of…
Varanasi to have country’s first ropeway as public transport
Varanasi, Oct 3 (UNI) Varanasi, the Prime Minister's parliamentary constituency, will soon become the first Indian city to use ropeway services in public transportation.
The world's third and India's first public transport ropeway is…
Karnataka HC tells Netflix to block episode of ‘Crime Stories: India Detective’
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has directed the popular streaming network Netflix to block the first episode of Series 1 of the documentary, ‘Crime Stories: India Detective’, titled “A Murdered Mother”.
Issuing notices to Netflix…
Modi govt to start Elder Line for Senior Citizens help
New Delhi, Sept.30; NewsonRadar Bureau: The Central Govt is launching a Helpline for Senior Citizens ELDER LINE 14567. The line will be available for Senior Citizens across India to provide vital guidance on their Pension, available…
Dengue vaccine on the anvil, phase 1 study concluded: Govt
New Delhi, Sep 30 (UNI) The Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday that India will soon have vaccines against Dengue and the initial phase of clinical trials are done already.
The ministry said that several companies are interested…
Healthcare industry veteran Jay Reddy is Chairman of Click2Clinic Board
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Sept 30 (UNI) Click2Clinic, a technology-enabled marketplace for home healthcare with the mission to deliver consistent high quality affordable patient care at home, on Thursday announced appointment of Mr. Jay Reddy,…
YouTube confirms it will remove anti-vaccine channels in Under New Content Policy
Washington, Sep 29 (UNI/SPUTNIK) YouTube confirmed to Sputnik on Wednesday that it will be removing prominent channels from its platform known for contradicting officially approved information of COVID-19 and vaccines against it.
The…
SM Krishna to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara
Bengaluru, Sep 28 (UNI) Former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna will inaugurate Nadahabba Mysuru Dasara 2021, said state Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Krishna's name was finalised in the high-level committee meeting chaired by Mr…
Forced conversion cannot be testament of expansion of any religion: Naqvi
New Delhi, Sep 28 (UNI) Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said here that forced religious conversion cannot be a testament of expansion of any religion in a country where both, believers and atheists…
LG visits ‘The Paradise Fest’ in Srinagar, says such events will increase tourist…
Srinagar, Sep 27 (UNI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday visited “The Paradise Fest” organized as part of the World Tourism Week celebrations at Zabarwan Park in the summer capital, Srinagar and asserted that such events will…
Herbal drug Fifatrol can help check viral infection: BHU Ayurveda expert
New Delhi, Sep 27 (UNI) As COVID-19 started to battered, the country is grappled with viral and vector-born illnesses like influenza, viral fever and dengue. The doctors have observed that the infection period and recovery from the viral…
India crosses 1 crore single-day vaccination for fifth time
New Delhi, Sep 27 (UNI) India crossed the milestone of over 1 crore vaccination on Monday for the fifth time since the nationwide vaccination drive began on January 16 against COVID, data from the CoWIN portal showed.
On September 17,…
Nation First: Honour Excellence Over Politics Say ‘No’ To Reservations
As India positions itself as an emerging superpower of 21st Century, we need to go for excellence in all spheres and not mediocrity. It should be ensured that Merit needs to be the prime yardstick in any selection. This can be surely done…
Nirmala Sitharaman pays obeisance at Mata Mansa Devi temple
Chandigarh, Sep 24 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday paid obeisance at Mata Mansa Devi Temple and took blessings of the Goddess.
She also visited the 'Mega Vaccination Drive' at the Community Centre in Sector 17,…