Kerala’s poverty 0.71 pc compared to national average of 25.01 pc
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (UNI) Kerala has the lowest percentage of population living in poverty, 0.71%, compared to the national average of 25.01 percent. According to the NITI Aayog's Multi Dimensional Poverty Index, only 0.71…
Rahul urges Goan voters to give majority to Congress
Panaji, Feb 11 (UNI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged the electorates to vote for the party so that it could win at least 30-35 seats and form a majority government. ''The fight is only between Congress and the Bhartiya…
Japanese PM Kishida to visit India to mark 70 years of ties
Melbourne/New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi held their first in-person meeting in Melbourne on Friday during which they agreed to further enhance bilateral ties…
PM: Chowk in Ayodhya to be named after Lata Mangeshkar
Kasganj (UP), Feb 11 (UNI) Ahead of the second phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday a chowk in Sri Ram's Ayodhya will be named after late Bharat Ratna and India's 'swar kokila' Lata…
PM Modi: India will be happy to join France in launching global initiative on single-use plastic
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is committed to eliminating single-use plastic and would be happy to join France in launching a global initiative on single use plastics. In his message to the…
CISF rescues 14 people from sinking boat near Goa coast
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel rescued 14 people from a sinking boat in the sea near Marmagao Port Trust in Goa. CISF Quick Reaction Team (QRT) unit noticed that a boat carrying some persons…
Lok Sabha registers 121 percent productivity
New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday that the Lok Sabha's productivity during the first half of the Budget session stood at 121 percent and thanked MPs for running the House smoothly. The Speaker informed…
Jairam Thakur: Channi should have resigned after PM’s security breach
Jalandhar, Feb 11 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said that Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi should have resigned on moral grounds after the grave security lapse during the visit of Prime…
Producer Director Ravi Tandon no more
Mumbai, Feb 11 (UNI) Veteran producer-director Ravi Tandon passed away early Friday at his residence, family sources said. He was 87. Tandon senior breathed his last at 3.45 am. "You will always walk with me, I will always be you, I'm…
CM Channi’s nephew sent to 14 days judicial custody
Jalandhar, Feb 11 (UNI) A local court on Friday sent Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey in judicial custody for 14 days. The council representing Enforcement Directorate demanded 7 days more…
Quad condemn 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks, stress on free, open Indo-Pacific
Melbourne/New Delhi, Feb 11 (UNI) The Quad countries on Friday reiterated their condemnation of terrorist attacks in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks, and stressed that Afghan territory should not be used for…
India thrash Windies 3-0 in ODIs
Ahmedabad, Feb 11 (UNI) Shreyas Iyer's responsible 80 off 111 balls coupled with bowlers' brilliance helped India beat West Indies by 96 runs in the inconsequential third ODI here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. With the…
Turkey kills 29 Kurdish militants
Ankara, Feb 11 (Xinhua) Turkish security forces have killed 29 members of Syria's Kurdish People's Protection Units in northern Syria, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Friday. A total of 28 Kurdish militants who attempted to attack the…
Power Fin. Corpn. wins prestigious “ICAI Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting”
New Delhi, Feb.10: Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC) a Maharatna CPSE and country’s leading NBFC in the power sector, has won the prestigious ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) Silver award for excellence in financial…
Mughal Gardens to open for public from Feb 12
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday opened the annual 'Udyantosav' of Rashtrapati Bhavan. "The Mughal Gardens will remain open for the general public from February 12 to March 16 (except on Mondays which are…
Varun Dhawan unveils new talent
Mumbai, Feb 10 (UNI) Varun Dhawan on Thursday revealed a hidden talent, of a budding singer! Taking to Instagram, Badri aka Varun shared a video of him singing 'Humsafar' from his movie BadriNath Ki Dulhaniya with a music artist on the…
60 per cent of Americans disapprove of Biden’s performance in1st year
Washington, Feb 11 (UNI/Sputnik) Some 58 per cent of Americans disapprove of President Joe Biden's performance during his first 13 months in office, with only 41 per cent liking it, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS over the past month…
UK FM Liz Truss: Fixing Northern Ireland post-Brexit protocol ‘absolute priority’
London, Feb 11 (UNI) UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss said that fixing the Northern Ireland post-Brexit protocol is "an absolute priority" for her ahead of the new round of talks with European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic…
PV Sindhu: India has potential to emerge as sports super power
Hyderabad, Feb 10 (UNI) Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu on Thursday said that "India has great potential to emerge as a sports super power on account of the availability of an extremely large talent pool". "However, in order to…
London police chief resigns amid reports of racism, sexism at agency
London, Feb 11 (UNI/Sputnik) The head of the London Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, resigned on Thursday amid numerous scandals surrounding the agency's officers accused of murder, sexual harassment, discrimination
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