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…
HM Shah to CM Channi: Will examine AAP’s alleged ties with separatists
New Delhi, Feb 18: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday assured Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi that he himself will get the matter of Aam Aadmi Party having alleged links with pro Khalistan outfit SFJ examined and that…
India, UAE sign free trade pact, eye $100 billion trade in 5 years
New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday signed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the second such free trade pact in last five years, seeking to double the merchandise trade to $100…
Kerala: Budget Session set to be a stormy affair
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (UNI) The Budget Session of Kerala Legislative Assembly beginning with Governor's customary policy address on Friday is set to be a stormy affair with Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF)…
Alia speaks like Gangubai in her real life : Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Mumbai, Feb 17 (UNI) Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali praised Alia's performance in the upcoming film Gangubai Kathiawadi and said that she speaks more like Gangubai in her real life also. "I think she's become more Gangubai than Alia in…
Blinken, Lavrov likely to meet next week
Washington, Feb 18 (UNI/Sputnik) US Secretary of State and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov may hold a meeting next week, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said. Minutes earlier, a reporter of The Washington Post…
NAFED signs MoU with IOC for setting up bio-fuel projects
New Delhi, Feb 17: National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). The MoU has been signed for setting up bio-fuel…
U.P Yoddha beat U Mumba 35-28 in Pro-kabaddi
Bengaluru, Feb 17 (UNI) A low-scoring back-and-forth affair finished in a crucial 35-28 win for U.P Yoddha against U Mumba here on Thursday. Surender Gill led U.P. with eight raid points, while the defence picked up 13 tackle points.…
‘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…
Bill Gates in Pakistan, discusses fight against polio
Islamabad, Feb 18 (Xinhua) Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, arrived in Pakistan for a visit and held meetings with the Pakistani leadership. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, during his meeting with…
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…
India pushes for ‘quiet and constructive diplomacy’ to resolve Ukraine issue
United Nations/New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI) India on Thursday pushed for "quiet and constructive diplomacy" on the Ukraine issue and urged that any steps that increase tension need to be avoided by all sides in the larger interest of…
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…
MEA: 12 Pakistani prisoners repatriated via Attari-Wagah
New Delhi, Feb 17: Twelve Pakistani prisoners who have completed their sentences were repatriated to Pakistan via the Attari-Wagah land border on Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs said. It also said that the Government of India…
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…
Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates, lays Stone of 51 NH Projects
Vijayawada, Feb 17 (UNI) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari here on Thursday inaugurated and laid Foundation Stone of 51 National Highway Projects of total length 1380 KMs virtually with an investment of Rs…
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…
PM Modi: Dynastic politicians think only about their families
Fatehpur, Feb 17:: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an all out attack on the opposition parties and said that dynastic politicians start thinking from their family and it ends on the family itself and a state as big as Uttar…
Food-grains production to reach record high of 316 MT in FY22: Govt
With a meagre capacity of about 80 MT, Govt. and state procurement agencies face the gigantic task of handling new harvest arrivals, resulting in huge wastage
