Himachal: Peach valley turns white first time in two decades
Shimla/Rajgarh, Jan 9 (UNI) Famous for production of high quality and sweet stone fruits, Rajgarh of Sirmaur district, also known as Peach Valley of Himachal Pradesh wore white covers of snow after a gap of two decades, Subdivision…
PM to interact with start-ups, to brainstorm funding, market access
New Delhi, Jan 9: With India emerging as a global innovation hub, home to world's third-largest startup ecosystem with more than 61,000 startups as on date, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has mounted a…
Yechury: CPI (M) main task is to dethrone the BJP
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (UNI) Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechur said that the main task of the party was to dethrone the BJP and based on prevailing situation in the states, the party will adopt appropriate…
Over 4,400 arrested in Kazakhstan, including foreigners
Nur-Sultan, Jan 9 (UNI/Sputnik) At least 4,404 people were arrested in Kazakhstan, among them are people with foreign passports, the state Khabar 24 broadcaster reported on Sunday,
citing the country's Interior Ministry.
The…
We are with Bangladesh over Rohingya crisis: Turkey Minister
Dhaka, Jan 8 (UNI) Turkey's Interior Minister Solaiman Soylu has said that Bangladesh is not alone in tackling the Rohingya crisis and that Turkey also stands with the country.
The minister came up with the remark while inaugurating a…
Chinese FM arrives in Sri Lanka on two-day visit
Colombo, Jan 8 (UNI) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday evening arrived in Sri Lanka on a two-day visit to mark the 65th anniversary of Diplomatic Ties between the two countries as well as 70 years of the Rubber-Rice Pact.
He was…
Trinamool leader actor Nafisa Ali hospitalized
Panaji, Jan 8 (UNI) Trinamool Congress leader, social activist and actor Nafisa Ali has been admitted to the hospital.
Nafisa posted a picture of her lying on a hospital bed. She was admitted on Friday.
She captioned: "Guess what I have !…
Covid-19: 35 cases found in Khatu Shyamji area
Sikar, Rajasthan, Jan 8 (UNI) Thirty five people have tested positive for Corona in Khatu Shyamji in Sikar.
According to sources, 15 shops, a hotel and a dharamsala have been seized. In view of this situation, it has been decided to stop…
Senior UP cop seeks VRS to contest Assembly polls
Lucknow, Jan 8: Hours after ECI announced date for Uttar Pradesh polls, Commissioner of Police (CP) Kanpur Asim Arun sought VRS to contest assembly polls.
According of officials here, Arun, a 1994 batch IPS of ADG rank officer, has sent…
Rekha Sharma: Appropriate steps will be taken for skill development of women
Dharamshala, Jan 8 (UNI) Chairperson of National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma said that special emphasis will be laid on skill development and capacity building of women so that the economic condition of women can be strengthened.
At…
ED arrests ex-Chancellor for cheating students
Bengaluru, Jan 8: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested Madhukar G Angur, former Chancellor of Alliance University on Friday in a money laundering case for allegedly misappropriating University funds to the tune of Rs. 107 crore.…
Sujeet Kumar MP: ‘Personally speaking, I don’t consider Tibet to be a part of…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) Sujeet Kumar, BJD MP and convenor of the All-Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet, has lashed out at the Political Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy for "daring" to write to Indian MPs ticking them off for…
Delhi, Bengaluru under weekend Covid Curfew
New Delhi, Jan 8: The streets of Delhi on Saturday almost wore a deserted look, owing to the weekend curfew imposed in the national capital in the wake of a spike in cases of Covid-19.
Earlier this week, the Delhi government announced…
EC: Budget a yearly statement. EC won’t interfere, Level playing field not impacted by it
Safe polls collective responsibility of all parties: Amit Shah
Bulli Bai app creator Niraj ‘claims expertise in hacking of websites’
New Delhi, Jan 8: Delhi Police on Saturday said the creator of Bulli Bai app, a 21-year-old from Assam, claimed that he has been hacking and defacing the websites of schools and Universities of India, as well as of Pakistan.
KPS Malhotra,…
2 Crore Vaccination of 15-18 age group crossed. PM pats Covid Warriors
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to continue the momentum of vaccination of the age group 15-18 year, as Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the number of vaccinations has crossed two crore mark.…
EAM speaks with Iranian FM, discusses Chabahar, Afghanistan
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held a telephonic talk with his Iranian counterpart H. Amirabdolahian, during which the two discussed the challenges in Afghanistan, the prospects of Chabahar port…
Election Commission announces poll dates for five states
New Delhi, Jan 8 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced that Assembly elections will be held between February 10 and March 7 in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur.
The Commission…
HP: Fifty-nine NIT students found positive in Hamirpur
Hamirpur (HP), Jan 7 (UNI) Fifty-nine more students of NIT, Hamirpur were among 85 people who were found Corona positive in Hamirpur on Friday, said a spokesman of the Health Department.
The number of active cases in the district has…
Japan imposes quasi-emergency against Covid
Tokyo, Jan 7 (UNI/Xinhua) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed Friday three Japanese prefectures with surging cases of Covid-19 related to virus outbreaks at US bases would be placed under a quasi-state of emergency.
Okinawa,…
