Nitish defends central agri laws, says agitating farmers must talk to govt
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said farmers agitating against the new farm laws should talk with the Centre.The CM’s response came on Monday during his interaction with the media on the sidelines of the inaugural function of…
Assam govt to bring laws for transparency in marriage, says Himanta Sarma on Love Jihad
Guwahati (Assam) , December 1 Amid the ongoing discourse on the issue of 'Love Jihad', Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the state government is considering to bring laws that will make it mandatory for both…
4.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Russia’s Sovetskaya Gavan
Khabarovsk Krai , December 1 An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Russia's Sovetskaya Gavan on Tuesday.
The tremors were felt at 22:54:34 UTC (4:24 am IST), said United States Geological Survey.
"An…
Biden, Harris extend wishes to Sikh community on Guru Nanak Dev’s 551st birth anniversary
Washington DC , December 1 On the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev's 551st birth anniversary, US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris extended wishes to the people of the Sikh community across the United…
Delhi Police files case against unknown people concerning clashes with protesting farmers
New Delhi , December 1 Delhi Police has filed a case against unknown people for clashes that broke out last Friday between the protesting farmers and police at Singhu border.
The FIR has been filed at Alipur Police Station under…
Cyclone: IMD asks people of southern Kerala to remain vigilant
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) , December 1 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a pre-Cyclone watch for South Tamil Nadu and South Kerala coasts predicting that weather conditions there could intensify into a…
COVID-19: Moderna submits vaccine data to obtain emergency use authorisation
Washington DC , December 1: US biotech company Moderna said that it has submitted the results of its coronavirus vaccine trials to the country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to obtain emergency use authorisation for…
Sir Lanka Minister appoints five-member committee to probe prison riot
Colombo , December 1 : Sri Lanka's Justice Minister Ali Sabry on Monday appointed a special five-member committee to probe the unrest which erupted in a maximum-security prison near Colombo.
This comes after at least eight…
Satellite-controlled weapon used in killing of Iranian Nuclear Physicist
Tehran , December 1 The weapon used in the killing of Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was satellite-controlled, Al-Alam TV reports citing an anonymous source.
"The weapon used in the murder was Israeli-made and…
Completely opposed to racism: Cavani apologises for racially insensitive post
Manchester , November 30 Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani has apologised for a social media post in which he allegedly used a racially offensive term after that it became a subject of an investigation from the Football…
Seven demands access to correspondence between CA, BCCI
Sydney, Nov 30 Seven West Media has demanded access to correspondence between Cricket Australia (CA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with relation to an alleged changed schedule of India's ongoing tour of Australia.…
Banks acting as villains for traders, alleges CAIT
New Delhi: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Monday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to prevent banks from entering into an "unholy nexus" with e-commerce companies which is damaging "small businesses".
In a…
Banks to post larger capital declines without support: Moody’s
New Delhi: Banks in India are expected to post larger capital declines without public or private injections, Moody's Investors Service said in a report.
In its 2021 outlook for financial institutions amid Covid-19 recovery, Moody's…
Captaincy not affecting Kohli, others have to step up: Harbhajan
New Delhi, Nov 30 India need more players performing consistently so as to take some pressure off Virat Kohli, who is not under any pressure of captaincy, feels veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh.
Kohli's 89 was not enough for India to…
Devotees perform Lord Krishna’s Raas Leela to celebrate Kartik Purnima in Tripura
Agartala (Tripura) , November 30 Devotees performed Ras Leela at Radha Madhav temple to celebrate Kartik Purnima in Agartala on Monday.
People were seen sporting traditional attire. Many women gathered to offer prayers at the…
Lahore once again ranked world’s most polluted city
Lahore , November 30 Lahore was once again found to be the most polluted city in the world, according to US Air Quality Index's data on Monday.
Citing the data, The News International said Lahore reported a particulate matter…
Britain announces new tie-up with Japan firm after banning China’s Huawei
London , November 30 The UK government on Monday announced a new partnership with Japanese telecom firm NEC for 5G network after imposing a ban on the Chinese telecom giant Huawei.
The British operators "must stop installing any…
Armenian President seeks Putin’s help to bring Armenian servicemen held by baku back home
Yerevan , November 30 : Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to assist the return of Armenian captives who are held in Azerbaijan since the escalation of the Karabakh conflict, Sargsyan's…
Global smartphone sales down 5.7% in Q3: Gartner
New Delhi: Global smartphone sales to end users totaled 366 million units in the third quarter of 2020, down 5.7 per cent from the same period last year, a Gartner report said on Monday.
Overall global mobile phone sales to end users…
Amazon workers in Germany set to hold another strike: Report
Berlin: In an attempt to disrupt Black Friday order processing, trade union Ver.di (United Service Union) has called on workers at an Amazon warehouse in Germany to hold their second strike in a span of less than a week, the media reported.…
