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Piyush Goyal: India looking at professional & educational tie-ups in UAE
Mumbai, Feb 19 (UNI) Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that India is looking at entering into partnership agreements with professional bodies and educational institutions in the UAE, which is facing…
Afghan origin Hindus, Sikhs call on PM, thank him for support
New Delhi, Feb 19: A delegation of Afghan origin Hindus and Sikhs called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to thank him and the government for its continued support to the people of Afghanistan and for the evacuation efforts…
BJP will win polls in all 5 states : Rajnath Singh
Gonda, Feb 19(UNI) Former UP CM and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is also the star campaigner of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2022 assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, claimed that the party will form governments in…
FIR filed against CM Charanjit Singh Channi, Sidhu Moosewala for violating poll code
Chandigarh, Feb. 19: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Congress candidate Sidhu Moosewala from Mansa seat have been booked for violating the mannequin code of conduct.
They had been discovered campaigning in Mansa…
BJP MP Varun Gandhi attacks govt for not acting against Mallya, Nirav Modi etc.
New Delhi, Feb 18: BJP leader Varun Gandhi on Friday took a dig at the union government naming runaway tycoons Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi, and blamed the government of not taking action against the corrupt. In a tweet, Varun Gandhi…
PM Modi meets prominent Sikh leaders
New Delhi, Feb 18: Ahead of crucial Punjab Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met prominent Sikh leaders from across the country at his official residence 7 Lok Kalyan Marg here. The delegation thanked the…
‘Canadian govt ‘actually invoked’ emergency act on truckers: India
New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI) Amid Canadian PM Justin Trudeau invoking emergency powers to quell the truckers' strike, though he had backed the farmers' protest in India, the Indian government said today it has noted that the Canadian…
158 fresh Covid cases reported in Marathwada
Aurangabad, Feb 18 (UNI) The Marathwada region of Maharashtra has recorded 158 fresh Covid-19 cases and single death in the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Friday. Reports collected by UNI from the all-district headquarters…
Former PM MM Singh’s criticism of foreign policy clearly a political message
New Delhi, Feb 17: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday termed former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's criticism of the government's foreign policy as “clearly a political message and not a policy one”. To the former PM saying…
Birthday Greetings and praises pour as KC Rao turns 68
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (UNI) Greetings flooded Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on his 68th birthday on Thursday. From President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Supreme Court Chief Justice, several chief ministers, governors, prominent…
Yuvraj’s plea is partially rejected by HC
Hisar (Haryana), Feb 17: Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday partially dismissed the petition filed against former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes Act, quashing the case with some relief…
Sandhya Mukherjee cremated with full state honors
Kolkata, Feb 16 (UNI) Bengal's melody queen Sandhya Mukherjee, who died on Tuesday following a massive cardiac arrest at a private hospital here, was cremated with full state honors amidst a large number of teary-eyed mourners at the…
Piyush Goyal: Congress blaming NDA on AGB scam is ‘like pot calling kettle black’
Lucknow, Feb 16: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav were answerable for AGB Shipyard scam and they have to answer…
Uphaar cinema fire: Delhi HC rejects Ansal brothers’ plea
New Delhi, Feb 16: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday in its judgement dismissed the applications filed by convicts and real estate tycoons -- Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal -- in connection with 1997 Uphaar evidence tampering case.…
Mamata expresses shock at Bappi Lahiri’s demise
Kolkata, Feb 16: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed shock at the passing away of noted music composer Bappi Lahiri, who hailed from the eastern state. Music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri, who…
Oman Navy Chief in India, to boost bilateral defence ties
New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) Commander of the Royal Navy Of Oman Rear Admiral Saif Bin Nasser Bin Mohsin Al Rahbi is on a five day visit to India boost defence cooperation. He was received by Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar at the majestic…
Supreme Court orders CBI probe in Lavanya suicide
New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to continue probing the suicide by a girl student in Thanjavur who said in her dying declaration that she was tortured and pressurized to…
South’s ‘Chanakya’ building bonds with Mumbai, Kolkata’s straps
Hyderabad, Feb. 13: South's emerging satrap K Chandrashekar Rao is trying to build bonds with other regional political players across the country. He is planning to meet Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to…
Priyanka: Capt. was removed as he was following instructions from Modi Govt
Kotakpura/Dhuri, Feb 13 (UNI) Congress General Secretary and party's star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Sunday that Capt. Amarinder Singh was removed as Chief Minister of Punjab after it was observed that he was following the…
Cong: Bank frauds of Rs 5.35 lakh crore so far under Modi regime
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Feb 13 (UNI) The Congress party on Sunday claimed that bank frauds of Rs 5.35 lakh crore occurred so far under the BJP-led government at the Centre's regime. "Bank frauds of Rs 5.35 lakh crore have happened so far…
