Bibek Debroy: Health of environment directly linked to economic growth
New Delhi, Dec 23: Chairman of the PM's Economic Council Bibek Debroy said on Thursday that as the per capita GDP rises, quality of the environment tends to improve.
"There is a co relation between the two. Empirical exercises establish…
Rana Gurjit urges Centre to speed up start of temporary campus of horticulture research institute
New Delhi, Dec 23: In a bid to boost the horticulture sector in Punjab, Horticulture Minister Rana Gurjit Singh accompanied by Lok Sabha MP from Amritsar Gurjeet Singh Aujla, called upon Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare…
Punjab Guv Purohit condemns blast in Ludhiana Court Complex
Chandigarh, Dec 23: Expressing deep anguish over the loss of life of two civilians in the blast that rocked the Ludhiana Court Complex early this afternoon, Governor Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh Banwarilal Purohit said, "It is a…
A powerful blast rips thru crowd in Ludhiana court, 2 killed
New Delhi, Dec 23: Litigants and lawyers were shattered by a powerful bomb explosion in Ludhiana court on Thursday noon. Two persons were killed and many injured in the blast which brought down the toilet walls. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on…
Assam, Nagaland chief ministers meet Amit Shah
New Delhi, Dec 23: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Nagaland counterpart Neiphiu Rio on Thursday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah here.
During the meeting, they discussed several issues pertaining to the region.
The…
Invest Rajasthan: Firms commit to invest Rs 40,510 crore
Hyderabad, Dec 23: Renewable energy, Mines & Minerals, Agri & Food Processing, Energy, Textiles, Logistics, IT & ITeS, Healthcare and MSMEs were among prominent sectors that gained investors interest during the Rajasthan state…
Covid-19 Protesters break into government building in French city
Paris, Dec 23: Protesters against pandemic restrictions broke into a regional council building in the administrative center of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, the city of Basseterre, local media reported on Thursday.
Several…
UK constructing naval base for Ukraine in Ochakiv: Sources
London, Dec 24: UK experts are constructing a naval base for Ukraine in the southern port city of Ochakiv, while their safety is ensured by officers of a private military company, Vasily Prozorov, a former lieutenant colonel of the Security…
US unites 100th illegal immigrant family separated by Trump admin
US also waives in-person interviews for H-1B, other visa applicants in 2022
US FDA authorizes another oral antiviral for COVID-19
Washington, Dec 23: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorized American pharmaceutical company Merck's oral antiviral for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19, the second pill approved for treating COVID-19…
Parliament adjourned sine die after tumultuous session
New Delhi, Dec 22: A tumultuous session of Parliament came to an end on Wednesday, a day ahead of schedule, with the government and the opposition accusing each other of creating conditions that disallowed proper functioning of both the Lok…
India go down 1-0 to Bangladesh in SAFF football
Dhaka, Dec 22 (UNI) India went down to hosts Bangladesh by a solitary goal in the final of the
SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium here on Wednesday.
The only goal in the game came in…
Terror and trade can’t go together: Amarinder
Chandigarh, Dec 22: Former Punjab chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress supremo Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that terror and trade cannot go hand-in-hand and there was no point in starting business and trade with Pakistan as long…
DRDO launches surface-to-surface missile Pralay
Bhubaneswar, Dec 22: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile ‘Pralay’.
The missile was fired from the Dr A…
Congress in for more surprises and setbacks in year ’22
Dehradun, Dec 22: Signalling trouble for the Congress in poll-bound Uttarakhand, former chief minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat said on Wednesday he was not getting the party's support ahead of upcoming assembly elections.
In a…
Father, Son arrested for duping over 600 people, including Rajya Sabha official
New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) Father and son, who allegedly duped more than 600 people, including Rajya Sabha Deputy Director (Security), were arrested from Delhi’s Paschim Vihar, police said on Wednesday.
The accused have been identified as…
MoU between Indian and Polish CAs institutes okayed by GOI
New Delhi, Dec 22: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and the Polish Chamber of Statutory Auditors (PIBR), to establish…
Organ donation: Pair of Lungs travel 950 km in 3 hrs to save 54-yr-old patient
New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) A 950-kilometre-long green corridor was created to transport lungs from an Ahmedabad hospital Gujarat to Max Super Speciality Hospital in Delhi in three hours to save the life of a 54-year-old man suffering from…
Putin to hold annual press conference in Moscow on Thursday
Moscow, Dec 23 (Sputnik) Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an annual end-of-year press conference on Thursday
to sum up the results of 2021 and answer questions from journalists.
The event is expected to gather over 500…
Andrei Stenin International Press Photo contest 2022 opens
Moscow, Dec 22 (Sputnik) The 8th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest on Wednesday began the reception of submissions by Russian and foreign reporters aged 18-33.
The contest, organized by the Rossiya Segodnya media group under…
