Centre to launch comprehensive Tourism policy in next budget
Visakhapatnam, Nov 23 (UNI) Union Minister for Tourism G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday asked the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) Authorities to complete the cruise terminal at Port by November next year.
The centre has sanctioned Rs 100 crore for…
US special envoy to meet Taliban in Doha next week
Washington, Nov 23 (UNI/Sputnik) US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West will head to Qatar next week for two weeks of discussions with the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities), State Department Spokesperson Ned…
US envoy, Indian Foreign Minister discuss re-launching bilateral trade forum
Washington, Nov 24 (UNI/Sputnik) US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said that she met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to re-launch the trade policy forum between the two countries.
"I had the pleasure to…
Vinod Tawade: Winning Chandigarh MC elections will be real tribute to Atal ji
Chandigarh, Nov 21 (UNI) BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde, who is also in-charge of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections, on Monday said that BJP is the only political party, which promotes grassroot level workers by giving…
Kerala currently housing 12 Rohingya refugees, no links with ISIS:Kerala to SC
New Delhi, Nov 22 (UNI) The Kerala government on Monday told the Supreme Court that 12 Rohingya refugees were currently living in the state, however, they were not having any links with the terror outfit ISIS.
"There is no ISIS linkage…
President Kovind presents Gallantry Awards; Abhinandan receives Vir Chakra
New Delhi, Nov 22 (UNI) Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was accorded the third highest wartime Gallantry award Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind during the Defence Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.
He was…
Extortion case against Param Bir Singh: SC tells him to disclose his whereabouts
New Delhi, Nov 18 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the absconding former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh to disclose, as to which part of the country or in the world he is, then only it will hear his petition, seeking…
Indian Railways changes saffron uniform of Ramayan Express staff
INDIAN RAILWAYS on Monday changed the uniform of serving staff aboard Ramayan Express after Hindu seers objected to their saffron outfits. Hindu seers from Ujjain had called the saffron uniform an insult to the Hindu religion and threatened…
Courtesy Supreme Court’s push, this Dalit student moves closer to his IIT dream
BUOYED BY the Supreme Court ruling Monday that ordered authorities to create a seat for him in IIT-Bombay, where he was denied admission due to a technical glitch that stalled payment of acceptance fees within the deadline, the Dalit…
White House says Joe Biden intends to run again in 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday.
Biden, 79, has suffered a dip in his job approval ratings in recent months, leading some Democrats to wonder…
56 years ago, he shot Malcolm X. Now he lives quietly in Brooklyn.
Waiting in the holding area of a New York City courthouse in 1966, Talmadge Hayer turned to the two men who were standing trial with him. He told them that he intended to confess to his role in the assassination of Malcolm X and make it…
Sri Lanka’s former police chief indicted in 2019 Easter Sunday terror attack
Sri Lanka’s former police chief Pujith Jayasundera was on Monday indicted with 855 charges of criminal negligence for failing to act despite receiving prior intelligence warnings in the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attack that killed nearly…
Xi Jinping says China will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbours, amid ongoing friction over the South China Sea.
Xi made the remarks during a virtual conference with the…
RBI releases draft scheme for amalgamation of PMC Bank, Unity Small Finance Bank
The Reserve Bank (RBI) on Monday released a draft scheme for the amalgamation of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank and Delhi-based Unity Small Finance Bank (USFB).
Unity Small Finance Bank is a joint venture between Centrum…
Reliance drops after slamming brakes on $15-billion Aramco deal
Shares of Reliance Industries fell 4.2% on Monday as India’s largest firm halted a stake sale in its oil-to-chemicals business to Saudi Arabia’s Aramco and pulled back from a potential spinoff of its most profitable unit.
The move to…
India’s GDP likely to grow 8.1% in Q2 FY22: SBI report
The country’s GDP growth is likely to be around 8.1 per cent in the second quarter of the current financial year and in the range of 9.3-9.6 per cent during fiscal 2022, according to an SBI research report.
In the first quarter of FY 22,…
PMC Bank, Unity SFB merger scheme: RBI seeks views on draft
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday released a draft scheme of amalgamation of fraud-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank and Delhi-based Unity Small Finance Bank. Unity SFB is a joint venture between Centrum Group and…
Survey on domestic workers flagged off; results likely in 1 year
The Labour and Employment Ministry on Monday launched the fieldwork for the All India Survey on Domestic Workers (DWs), covering 742 districts in 37 states and Union Territories.
“This survey will cover all types of domestic services…
Watch: Dhananjaya de Silva’s bizarre hit-wicket dismissal against West Indies
In one of the most bizarre dismissals you’ll ever see on a cricket pitch, Sri Lankan allrounder Dhananjaya de Silva knocked the bails off the stump with his bat while trying to save the ball from bouncing back on the wickets in the first…
FIFA publishes shortlists for annual best player awards
Chelsea won the Champions League and England reached the European Championship final, but no Englishmen are on the shortlists for FIFA’s annual awards published on Monday.
Jorginho, a double European champion with Chelsea and Italy, was…
