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New Delhi, Nov 3 (UNI) In more new postings, the Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday announced that Sanjay Bhattacharyya, presently Secretary in the MEA, has been appointed as the next Ambassador to Switzerland. The MEA said that…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (UNI) Wold Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) status to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, adding it to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated by the UN agency for the prevention of…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (UNI) In a major relief to the common man ahead of Diwali, the Centre on Wednesday announced to cut excise duties on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 respectively. Prices of petrol and diesel will thus come down…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (UNI) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthman, who was involved in the dogfight with Pakistani fighter aircraft a day after the Balakot airstrike, has been promoted to the rank of Group Captain, sources said. Varthman was…

CBI Tuesday filed two separate chargesheets against six persons, including a serving commander of the Indian Navy and two retired officers, for allegedly leaking information related to an ongoing submarine project in return for illegal…

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi had a “fruitful” first meeting with his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit on Tuesday during which they reviewed the bilateral ties besides exchanging views about…

The Constitution is a visionary document that reflects India’s core values, and it is the duty of each Indian to work relentlessly to give meaning to the words of the Preamble, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday. Addressing…

Kerala Akshaya Lottery AK-522 Today Results: The Kerala state lottery department will Wednesday announce the results of the Akshaya AK 522 results. The first prize is worth Rs 70 lakh, while the second and third will fetch the winner Rs 5…

Sirsa, Nov 2 (UNI) Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate Abhay Singh Chautala was declared elected from Ellenabad assembly constituency on Tuesday defeating his nearest BJP-JJP rival Gobind Kanda by 6708 votes and retaining the seat for…

Dharamshala, Nov 2 (By Ashok Raina) The public support received by the Congress party in the state by-elections is the result of the anti people policies of the BJP, Congress leader Sapan Sood said on Tuesday. He said that the strong…

PM Modi launches One Sun One World One Grid as answer to global clean energy challenge

Glasgow/New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) In his meeting with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday discussed ways to strengthen global efforts towards overcoming climate change and to step up…

THE RAJASTHAN police Sunday arrested former State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri in a case relating to a hotel project — Garh Rajwada – in Jaisalmer financed by SBI in 2007. According to police officials, the allegation…

FORMER UTTARAKHAND chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday faced protests from priests in Kedarnath, who showed him black flags and raised slogans, forcing him to return from the temple without offering prayers. The priests of…

The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy. The justices are hearing arguments Monday in two cases over whether abortion…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with members of the Indian diaspora in Scotland who gathered to felicitate him with his bust. Modi, who arrived in Glasgow on Sunday night to cheers from a group of diaspora delegates,…

Muktsar, Nov 1 (UNI )The Youth Akali Dal (YAD) on Monday held protests at all districts to condemn the Congress party’s decision to reward Jagdish Tytler with a top post in the party, as YAD President Parambans Singh Romana asked both…

Lucknow, Nov 1 (UNI) AIMIM president Asauddin Owaisi has charged Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for unnecessarily raking up Jinnah issue. In a statement here, Owaisi claimed that Jinnah has no relationship with Indian…

Hamirpur (HP), Nov 1(UNI) Twenty-eight new Covid-19 cases were found in HP’s Hamirpur district on Monday, the first day of the month of November. No death was reported from any part of the district from the disease. These cases included…

Chandigarh, Nov 01 (UNI) In a major relief to the farming sector of the State, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi accompanied by the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and the Finance Minister Manpreet Singh…