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When Odisha opened its arms to Neeraj & Co amid COVID lockdown
BHUBANESWAR: Neeraj Chopra’s 87.58 m throw landed in history at Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, leaving a billion Indians in jubilation.
His road to sporting greatness did pass through Odisha when Covid pandemic was raging in India and the…
BJP hits out at Congress over infighting in Rajasthan unit
JAIPUR: The BJP on Saturday alleged that the people of Rajasthan are suffering due to the infighting in the ruling Congress.
"How can a government take care of the people of the state if it is not able to satisfy even its MLAs," BJP…
India records over 38,000 fresh cases of COVID-19
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday reported 38,628 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. With this, the daily positivity rate remained less than 3 per cent for the last 12…
Meghalaya may reopen schools, colleges after mid-August: Education Minister
SHILLONG: Meghalaya is looking to reopen educational institutions after mid-August, Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said.
Speaking to reporters, Rymbui said there is a need to resume classroom teachings as soon as possible, especially…
Congress claims Rahul’s Twitter account temporarily suspended
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday claimed that Twitter has "temporarily suspended" the account of its former chief Rahul Gandhi, but later said it has been "temporarily locked" after the microblogging platform denied having suspended the…
Many political parties self-quarantined themselves when pandemic struck: Yogi
Lucknow, Aug 7 (UNI) Criticising the opposition for “self-quarantining” themselves when the pandemic struck, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Saturday said that in such tough times, many political parties and organisations…
HP: Four persons washed away in swollen rivlut at Manikaran
Shimla, Aug 7(UNI) One woman drowned and three others are missing as four people were washed away in the swollen Brahmaganga rivlut of Manikaran valley in Kullu district of Himachal on Saturday.
An information received from District…
Delhi Court adjourns bail plea of former JNU leader Umar Khalid, to July 20
New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) A Delhi court on Saturday adjourned till August 20 the hearing in the bail application of former Jawahar Lal Nehru (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid, who was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in…
J&J’s single-dose anti-COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency use approval in India
New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) Johnson and Johnson's single-dose anti-COVID-19 vaccine--Janssen--has been given approval for the emergency use in India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Saturday.
"India expands its vaccine…
Handloom export target raised four-fold to Rs 10,000 crore
New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for pushing Brand India and seize the export opportunity, Textiles Ministry has raised handloom export target four-fold to Rs 10,000 crore in the next three years.…
HP Govt provided employments to 756 on compassionate ground
Shimla, Aug 6 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Government claimed on Friday that it has provided employment to as many as 756 people on compassionate ground.
It further said that as many as 2,779 people were eligible to avail benefits under this…
UP: One more arrested in human trafficking involving Rohingyas
Lucknow, Aug 6(UNI) Sleuths of the Anti Terrorists Squad (ATS) on Friday claimed to have arrested one more member of the gang involved in a human trafficking racket involving Bangladeshis and Rohingyas into the country.
The gang was busted…
Why is Cong pretending to support farmers, not taking up Agri laws in Parliament?
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (UNI) Former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday flayed the Congress for supporting the farmers' stir outside but refusing to raise the issue in Parliament.
Talking to newsmen here, Ms Badal said it was shocking…
Mysterious explosion at construction company site in Banihal, J&K
Jammu, Aug 6 (UNI) Two persons including a minor suffered injuries when a mysterious blast rocked the site of a construction company along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Banihal area of Ramban district here on Friday.
Police said…
Rahul Gandhi, Opposition leaders attend ‘Kiasan Sansad’ at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, along with Opposition leaders from 14 parties, attended an ongoing 'Kisan Sansad' at Jantar Mantar, and said Opposition will not relent till the new farm laws are abolished.
As…
Former UNI editor Neeraj Bajpai passes away
New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) Veteran journalist and former editor of United News of India Neeraj Bajpai died at his residence in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh early on Friday.
Bajpai, 64, suffered a cardiac arrest at 0130 hrs.
He is…
Trilokpuri section of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line opened
New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) The connecting link between Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 and Trilokpuri - Sanjay Lake Metro stations of Delhi Metro's Pink Line was inaugurated on Friday by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and…
SC rules in favour of Amazon, stalls Future’s Rs 24,713 cr retail deal
New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) E-commerce major Amazon secured a major relief from the Supreme Court on Friday in the dispute against the proposed Rs 24,713-crore merger deal between Future Retail Ltd. (FRL) and Reliance Retail.
The bench of…
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria concludes four-day visit to Israel
New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Friday concluded his four-day visit to Israel.
During the visit from August 3-6, he called on Maj Gen Amikam Norkin, Commander Israeli Air Force and held wide-ranging discussions…
Haryana moving at accelerated pace to set up Compressed Natural Gas plant
Chandigarh, Aug 5 (UNI) Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said the state government is moving at an accelerated pace in the direction towards setting up 'Compressed Natural Gas' plants to keep the environment clean in the…
