Miscellaneous

Kabul, Feb 13 (UNI) Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on Sunday called on the US President Joe Biden to revert his decision on Afghan funds. At a press conference in Kabul, Karzai said the fund belongs to no governments but…

Mumbai, Feb 13 (UNI) Actor Kangana Ranaut spent her Sunday morning with horses. The powerhouse performer chose horse riding session over some fancy party or lunch on Sunday. The Padmashree awardee seemed to be quite happy while…

Tokyo, Feb 14 (Sputnik) Japan is evacuating almost all of its embassy staff from Ukraine and is calling on Japanese nationals in the country to leave immediately, according to Japan's Foreign Ministry. The Japanese embassy in Kiev will…

Bengaluru, Feb 13 (UNI) The 2022 IPL mega auction concluded on Sunday, with 10 franchises spending lavishly Rs 551.7 crore on 204 players over two days. India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians) emerged as the most expensive…

Chandigarh, Feb 13 (UNI) Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju on Sunday condoled the sad demise of Vijay Bhaskar Sharma (47), Assistant Director Youth Services Barnala additional charge Faridkot, who died in…

New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met his 'friend', former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga, who is currently in India on a private visit. The two leaders share friendly personal relations going back…

Bengaluru, Feb 12 (UNI) Fast bowler Deepak Chahar raked in big bucks and became the second costliest player after Ishan Kishan, who was retained by Mumbai Indians for Rs 15.25 crore, so far in the 2022 IPL auction here on Saturday.…

Katni (MP), Feb 12 (UNI) Nine laborers were trapped late Saturday when soil caved in while a tunnel was being dug using a machine, as part of the Bargi-Bansagar Narmada Right Bank Canal Project, in Sleemnabad Police Station limits.…

New Delhi, Feb. 11:  PFC Ltd., Maharatna PSU of Power sector  declared very impressive results for Quarter 3 of current year 2021-22 on Friday.  There has been 21% increase in Standalone Profit After Tax from 9M’21 - PAT at Rs. 7,412 cr.…

Melbourne/New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi held their first in-person meeting in Melbourne on Friday during which they agreed to further enhance bilateral ties…

New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel rescued 14 people from a sinking boat in the sea near Marmagao Port Trust in Goa. CISF Quick Reaction Team (QRT) unit noticed that a boat carrying some persons…

Mumbai, Feb 11 (UNI) Veteran producer-director Ravi Tandon passed away early Friday at his residence, family sources said. He was 87. Tandon senior breathed his last at 3.45 am. "You will always walk with me, I will always be you, I'm…

Melbourne/New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) The Quad countries on Friday reiterated their condemnation of terrorist attacks in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks, and stressed that Afghan territory should not be used for…

New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday opened the annual 'Udyantosav' of Rashtrapati Bhavan. "The Mughal Gardens will remain open for the general public from February 12 to March 16 (except on Mondays which are…

London, Feb 11 (UNI) UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss said that fixing the Northern Ireland post-Brexit protocol is "an absolute priority" for her ahead of the new round of talks with European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic…

New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Ahead of the Assembly polls in Punjab, wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known as 'The Great Khali,' on Thursday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party. Khali joined BJP at the party headquarters here, in presence…

Kolkata, Feb 9 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Bengali film actor and Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Dev in cattle smuggling case on February 15, official sources said here on Wednesday. The…

Moscow, Feb 10 (Sputnik) Russia and Belarus have started the "Allied Resolve-2022" joint drills on the Belarusian military ranges, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "On February 10, the 'Allied Resolve-2022' joint drills…

New Delhi/Moscow, Feb 9 (UNI) Russia on Wednesday reaffirmed its position of non-intervention on the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan. The Russian Foreign Ministry said: “We reaffirm the invariability of Russia's position on…

Washington, Feb 10 (UNI/Sputnik) The Washington Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to Sputnik that it is aware a trucker protest that may occur in the US capital next month, but no permit has been requested. Yahoo News, citing a…