Drop in mask use has put India in danger zone: Govt
With several countries in Europe reporting a new surge in Covid-19 cases and Omicron emerging as a highly transmissible variant, the government warned Friday that India has “entered the danger zone” with mask usage in the country dropping…
Stockholm hosts online Nobel Prize award ceremony 2021
Stockholm, Dec 10: For the second time in a row, the Nobel Prize award ceremony was streamed online on Friday from Stockholm's City Hall due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The laureates received their awards respectively at their homes,…
Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov receive Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Dec 10: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa and Russian Journalist Dmitry Muratov received their Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo City Hall in Norway on Friday.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded them this year's Nobel Peace Prize for…
Afghan Reconstruction Fund donors agree to transfer $280mln to UNICEF, WFP
Washington, Dec 11: The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund donors today agreed to provide $280 million to UNICEF and the World Food Program by the end of December to address humanitarian issues, the World Bank said.
"The Afghanistan…
Compensation to kin of farmers who died a state matter: Agriculture Minister
New Delhi, Dec 10: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Friday the matter of compensation to farmers who died during the year long farmers' protests was with the state governments, and said no one was killed in police action…
Apni Party announces 13-member Political Affairs Committee
Srinagar, Dec 10 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party on Friday announced a 13-member Political Affairs Committee which will be headed by its president Altaf Bukhari.
The announcement was made by the Party after thorough deliberations in…
Haryana: Arrangements to ensure smooth traffic during return of farmers
Chandigarh, Dec 10: Haryana Police has made elaborate arrangements to ensure hassle-free movement of traffic on National Highways in the state in view of the return of farmers groups to various destinations in Punjab after the ending of…
Democracy summit: India story shows democracy has delivered, will continue to deliver
We must see that social media and crypto currency are used to empower democracy and not undermine it
Delhi Police tweets: Protect your password as Vicky-Kat protected their wedding
New Delhi, Dec 10: Delhi police posted a hilarious tweet on Friday asking people to protect their passwords as much as Hindi cinema actors Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif protected their wedding from public glare.
Delhi police in a quirky…
Justice Mishra: Misuse of Cyberspace, violating sovereignty, integrity of country, public order,…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (UNI) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice Arun Mishra said freedom of speech is the most cherished right but its extent in Cyber space needs to be debated in the context of apprehension on its…
Last rites of CDS Bipin Rawat, wife performed, top leaders paid tributes
New Delhi, Dec 10: Last rites of India's first Chief of Defense Staff(CDS) and highly decorated General Bipin Rawat was performed on Friday with full military honors.
Tributes were paid to Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat and his…
West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files three more cases, total 48 cases registered
New Delhi, Dec 9: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed three more cases in compliance with the orders of Calcutta High Court, passed in connection with post-poll violence incidents and took over the probe in these…
FedEx Express-Delhivery strategic alliance becomes operational
MUMBAI: US-based FedEx Express on Thursday said that its strategic alliance with domestic logistics firm Delhivery, signed in July this year, has become operational.
FedEx Express is the subsidiary of Fedex Corp.
FedEx Express…
Markets move away from Omicron fears; Sensex gains over 1,000 points
NEW DELHI: Even as the whole world is taking a precautionary measure to control the spread of Omicron, it seems the impact of this new coronavirus variant is fading away from investors’ sentiment. The benchmark index — Sensex — on Wednesday…
Retail car sales on slow lane in November, skid 19 per cent
NEW DELHI: Retail sales of passenger vehicles (PVs) fell 19% in November 2021 to 2,40,234 units as against 2,98,213 units sold in the same month last year as chip shortage continue to play a spoiler, according to data issued by auto dealer…
We had requested Virat Kohli not to step down as T20I captain: Sourav Ganguly
Irrespective of India’s performance at the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli would have stayed as white-ball captain if he wouldn’t have relinquished T20I captaincy. Once Kohli quit captaincy in the shortest format, the selectors decided to…
Dinamo Zagreb beat West Ham to advance, Leicester City out
Dinamo Zagreb sealed a playoff berth in the Europa League knockout stages after a stunning early goal from Mislav Orsic gave them a 1-0 win at a second-string West Ham United in Group H on Thursday.
West Ham had already secured top spot…
Shooting association ends contracts of all 24 national coaches
Four months after the Olympic debacle, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has decided to end the contracts of all the 24 national coaches that were involved with the Indian shooting team. The sporting body took the decision in a…
Coaches Mulyo, Tan Kim Her to be back in India by year-end
Coach Siyadatullah, who has been courtside and has silently put in countless training hours with top shuttlers in their teenage and emerging years at Hyderabad, will be at hand, for India’s men’s singles bunch at the Badminton World…
PM: Democratic spirit, respect for law ingrained in Indians
Participating in the first Summit for Democracy convened by US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that democratic spirit, including respect for rule of law and pluralistic ethos, is ingrained in Indians, it…
