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Jan 26 (UNI/Sputnik) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday once again dodged calls to resign over a string of parties held at his official residence during the Covid-19 lockdown, telling Parliament that they must wait for the…

New Delhi, Jan 26 (UNI) The recently renovated Kashi Vishwanath Dham was showcased in the tableau of poll-bound Uttar Pradesh at the 73rd Republic Day parade on Wednesday. The front portion of the tableau showed products of…

New Delhi, Jan 26 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to fallen soldiers at the National War Memorial on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day. Accompanied by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Prime Minister…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (UNI) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google's Sundar Pichai and actor and culinary writer Madhur Jaffrey are three Indian Americans to be conferred the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, which was also…

Toronto, Jan 25 (UNI) A Florida man charged with human smuggling following the discovery of four Indians, including an infant and a teen, frozen to death on the Canada-US border, has been granted release from jail while waiting for his…

Sydney, Jan 25 (UNI/Xinhua) Australians are about to enjoy one of the highlights of their national calendar on Wednesday with an array of events big and small. Australia Day, on Jan 26, is traditionally a summer holiday celebrated…

New Delhi, Jan 24: The Delhi government has reduced the number of dry days in the national capital from 21 to 3 under the new excise policy. According to the latest order issued from the excise department on Monday, the licensed liquor…

New Delhi, Jan 23 (UNI) The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has confirmed that they have found the missing Arunachali youth and that the due procedure is being followed, Lt Col Harshvardhan Pandey, Defence PRO, Tezpur told UNI on…

Berlin/New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Germany's Navy chief Kay-Achim Schönbach has caused a stir with uncoordinated statements on foreign policy during a talk in India. The Vice Admiral and Chief of the German Navy, Kay-Achim Schönbach,…

Wellington, Jan 23 (UNI) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday called off her wedding as she declared red alert for the country amid outbreak of Omicron. The Guardian quoted Ardern as saying that Omicron has breached New…

Mumbai, Jan 22 (UNI) Seven people were killed in a major fire which broke out on the 18th floor of a 20-storey residential building here on Saturday, officials said. The tragedy occurred in the Kamala residential building near Nana Chowk…

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) The Indian missions in Canada and the US have rushed officials to the Canada-US border to render consular help after four Indians, including an infant and a teen, were found frozen to death in a suspected attempt at…

Ottawa, Jan 21 (UNI/Sputnik) Canada will offer a loan of up to 120 million Canadian dollars 96 million to help the Ukrainian economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. "Canada will offer a loan of up to 120 million…

Washington, Jan 21 (UNI/Sputnik) The family of American citizen Paul Whelan, who is serving a 16 year jail term for espionage in Russia, thanked the Biden administration on Friday for demonstrating sustained engagement in efforts to secure…

New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) Norway will be hosting Taliban representatives for talks in Oslo from January 23 to January 25, a statement issued by Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. "A Taliban delegation will visit the…

New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) In a significant initiative building on its long history of partnership with Indian exporters, Walmart is seeking new sellers from India to expand the Walmart Marketplace’s product assortment which will give Indian…

The Samajwadi Party received a shock after Aparna Yadav, the younger daughter-in-law of party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav,  joined the rival party BJP in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and BJP state president…

Moscow, Jan 19 (UNI/Sputnik) The meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on January 21 in Geneva is being worked out, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on…

Colombo, Jan 19 (UNI) Sri Lankan Minister Udaya Gammanpila said on Wednesday that if parties representing the Tamil-speaking population in the country have any concerns they must raise them with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, instead of…

Melbourne, Jan 19 (UNI) India's first female tennis superstar Sania Mirza on Wednesday announced that she will retire after the 2022 season. Mirza broke the news of her retirement after her exit from Australian Open women's doubles in the…