PM Modi to inaugurate Agra Metro Project
New Delhi (Dec. 7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the construction work of the Agra Metro Project on Monday through video conferencing. In a tweet, the Prime Minister had said that the Agra Metro project will boost 'ease of…
RBI still cautious on durability of growth
The RBI kept benchmark policy rates unchanged, but emerged as a generous patron. Notwithstanding the unhelpful baggage of rising retail inflation, it committed to yield a yard and remain accommodative of both rate cuts and liquidity…
Loss awakens spirit of charity: Haryana doctor runs free clinic, kitchen
HARYANA: An end could be a noble beginning — Dr Rajesh Mehta realised 31 years ago when his elder brother died in a road accident. The awakening in him has taken him to multiple hospitals in Hisar, Haryana, where he runs a free homeopathy…
Prominent opp leaders issue statement on Dec 8 Bandh
NEW DELHI: Prominent opposition leaders including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, NCP leader Sharad Pawar, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, DMK chief M K Stalin and PAGD chairman Farooq Abdullah issued a joint statement on Sunday…
CBI registers case against Unitech MD in Canara bank fraud
NEW DELHI: The CBI has booked Managing Director of Unitech Sanjay Chandra, his father Ramesh and brother Ajay for alleged bank fraud of Rs 198 crore in Canara bank, officials said Sunday.
The CBI after registering the fresh case against…
Serum Institute seeks emergency authorization for Oxford vaccine in India
NEW DELHI: The Serum Institute of India on Sunday became the first indigenous company to apply to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking emergency use authorisation for the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in the country citing unmet…
Ind vs Aus: Coach Justin Langer praises Kohli
Sydney , December 6: Australia coach Justin Langer on Sunday said that the Virat Kohli-led side were too good for them in the second T20I of the three-match series, adding that some of the shots by the Indian skipper in today's…
Goa beat Kerala Blasters 3-1, take first win of the season
Margao (Goa), Dec 6 A brace from Igor Angulo, with the second goal coming in stoppage time from a blunder by Kerala Blasters goalkeeper, and a solitary goal from Jorge Mendoza helped FC Goa beat Kerala Blasters 3-1 in the Indian Super…
Ind vs Aus: Kaif calls for Pandya’s inclusion in Test squad
New Delhi , December 6 Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif on Sunday said that in-form all-rounder Hardik Pandya should stay back in Australia for the upcoming Test series.
Pandya played the match-winning knock of 42* off 22…
Sharad Pawar to meet President Kovind over farmers’ protests
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , December 7 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on December 9, over farmers' protests, said the NCP Maharashtra office.
Former Agriculture Minister Pawar…
‘Ensure implementation of new warnings on tobacco products’
New Delhi, Dec 6 The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has directed Chief Secretaries of states and Union Territories to ensure implementation of a new set of health warnings with enhanced pictorial images on all tobacco products after…
Long-absconding SIMI member arrested in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 6 The Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested a member of the banned SIMI, wanted in a 2001 case of sedition and unlawful activities, police said on Sunday.
Abdullah Danish is one of the senior-most cadre of SIMI who…
London police fortify security outside Indian HC
London , December 6 : London police were seen in full force giving protection to Indian High Commission as demonstrators gathered on Sunday in support of Indian farmers protesting against farm laws.
The protestors raised…
Biden names California AG Xavier Becerra HHS Secretary
Washington , December 7 : US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to serve as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), confirmed a person familiar with…
US Deputy State Secretary Biegun to visit Seoul
Washington , December 7 : US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun will visit South Korea this week, the US State Department announced in a statement.
"Deputy Secretary of State and Special Representative for North Korea…
Christian woman shot dead for rejecting marriage proposal in Pak
Rawalpindi , December 6 : A Christian woman was shot dead in Rawalpindi allegedly by a Muslim man whose marriage proposal was rejected by her parents recently, Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday, citing police.
Officers from Koral…
5.3-magnitude quake hits Turkey’s Gazipasa
Gazipasa , December 5 : An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 49 km SW of Gazipasa, Turkey at 1244 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 82.05 km, was initially determined to be at…
Russian Military pushes Armenian rebel refugees
Moscow, December 7 (Sputnik) - More than 850 refugees have returned to Stepanakert, the capital of the breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, within the past 24 hours with the assistance from Russian peacekeepers, the Russian Defense…
UK fights Avian Flu virus
London, Dec 7 (Sputnik) More cases of bird flu have been detected in the United Kingdom, prompting the authorities to obligate all bird keepers to keep them indoors at all times beginning from December 14, the UK Department for Environment,…