India a destination for good investment: Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi , December 11 Union Minister for Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that India was a destination with huge potential for attractive investments and urged people to…
Miscreants found dissuading people from voting in DDC polls in Anantnag
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) , December 11 The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday filed an FIR against miscreants found dissuading people from voting in the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and…
3 held in Gurugram for robbing Ola driver at knifepoint
Gurugram, Dec 10 The Gurugram police have arrested three youth for allegedly robbing an Ola cab driver at knifepoint on December 6 in the Farrukhnagar area of the district, the police said on Thursday.
The nabbed accused have been…
Karnataka deputy CM presents 140 g gold crown to Chief Secretary
Bengaluru (Karnataka) , December 10: Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister Govinda Karajola donated a crown of 140g gold to Chief Secretary Vijay Bhaskar in Bengaluru on Thursday.
The golden crown was gifted to the Deputy CM by the…
Three farm laws single major deadlock between govt and farmers
Even after five rounds of talks, a separate meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and a government's written proposal to the farmers accepting their various other key issues, there is no solution to the agitation.
While the…
Mamata says BJP doing ‘nautanki’, slams JP Nadda as ‘chaddha, Nadda, fadda,…
Kolkata (West Bengal) , December 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party over its slamming the Trinamool Congress government over "attack" on BJP president JP Nadda's convoy…
Manipur CM inaugurates 8 projects at Senapati district
Senapati (Manipur) , December 10 : Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh inaugurated eight different projects and laid foundation stones for five others here in the Senapati district on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Singh also held…
After helping relocate world’s loneliest elephant, Cher seeks to save Bua Noi,…
Washington , December 11 : After rescuing "the world's loneliest elephant" from Pakistan, American singer Cher is now attempting to rehome Bua Noi, a gorilla who has spent the last 30 years behind bars above a Bangkok shopping…
US sanctions two Chinese lawbreakers, among individuals from other countries, for corruption, human…
Washington , December 11 : The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on Wan Kuok Koi, a notorious Chinese gangster and triad boss known as "Broken Tooth", and Huang Yuanxiong, the Chief of the Xiamen Public…
Life ‘a waking nightmare’ for 12 million children in Yemen. UNICEF
United Nations, Dec 11 (IANS) Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that life is "a waking nightmare" for 12 million children in Yemen.
"Yemen is teetering on the edge of complete…
Maryam Nawaz approaches court against seizure of father Nawaz Sharif’s property
Islamabad , December 11 Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Thursday approached an Islamabad accountability court against the seizure of her father Nawaz Sharif's property in the Toshakhana…
6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan
Taipei , December 10: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Taiwan on Thursday.
The epicentre of the quake was located near the city of Yilan.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences, a powerful…
PM Modi lays foundation stone of New Parliament Building
New Delhi, Dec 10 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the New Parliament Building as part of an ambitious Central Vista plan at Sansad Marg, here.
The Prime Minister performed Bhoomi Poojan…
US Forces Korea regrets no-mask dance
Seoul, Dec 10 The US Forces Korea (USFK) has expressed regret over no-mask dance parties held in the American military bases in South Korea amid the coronavirus resurgence in the country.
"USFK is aware of two recent on-installation…
Spain calls for respecting UN resolution on western Sahara
Madrid, Dec 11 (Sputnik) Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya has called for respecting the UN resolutions on Western Sahara after US President Donald Trump had recognized the Moroccan sovereignty over the breakaway region.
On…
Spain to provide tax-free COVID-19 vaccines and tests
Madrid , December 10: Spain will abolish value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of COVID-19 vaccines and tests until the end of 2022, in accordance with the newly-reached European Union agreements, a senior official said Wednesday.
In…
‘Firm decision’ UK-EU post-Brexit trade deal by Sunday
London , December 10 : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to take a "firm decision" on a post-Brexit deal by Sunday amid warnings that "very large gaps remain" in their…
US challenges Canada dairy quotas
Washington, Dec 10 (Sputnik) The United States has filed a complaint under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) alleging that Canadian dairy import allocations contravene the accord, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer…
Belarus-Russia ratify mutual Visas
Minsk, Dec 10 (Sputnik) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a law to ratify an intergovernmental Belarusian-Russian agreement on mutual recognition of visas.
The document was published on the republic's national legal Internet…
Cabinet approves plan to set up expansive public wifi network under PM-WANI
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to the proposal floated by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for setting up of public wi-fi networks by Public Data Office Aggregators…
