Turkey confirms 18,100 daily COVID-19 cases
Omicron variant dominates most of the new cases world over; causing scare in forthcoming X-Mas, New Year season !
Uzbek Art of Bakhshi added to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List
Tashkent, Dec 16: Bakhshi, a traditional epic poetry performance art of Uzbekistan, has been included on the UNESCO representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, the Uzbek Ministry of Tourism and Sports said on…
EU leaders unanimously vote for prolonging Russia sanctions
Brussels, Dec 17: Leaders of the EU countries have unanimously voted for the prolongation of sanctions against Russia during the EU summit in Brussels, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday.
"Massive consequences &…
Kid falls into borewell in Chhatarpur, MP
Chhatarpur, MP, Dec 16: A one-and-a-half-year-old girl fell into a borewell on Thursday at a farm in Douni village and got stuck at a depth of about 15 ft, police said.
A rescue operation including personnel of the Army, State Disaster…
Himachal: SC allows govt to divert forest land for non-forest purpose
Shimla, Dec 16 (UNI) Supreme Court of India vide its order dated 9th and 14th December, 2021 in relaxation to restraint order dated 11th March, 2019 passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202 of 1995 has allowed the Himachal Pradesh government…
Punjab govt names Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib-Bela road after Mata Gujar Kaur
Sangrur, Dec 16: Punjab Public Works Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Thursday informed that the state government has named the Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib-Bela road after Mata Gujar Kaur.
The Minister said that the road connecting to three…
Paras favours demand for special status to Bihar
Patna, Dec 16: Amid internal contradictions in the NDA over demand of special status to Bihar, Union Food Processing Industries Minister and president of Rastriya Lok Janshakti Party Pashupati Kumar Paras, on Thursday supported Chief…
UN chief urges reform of global financial system; Supercharged inequalities, instability
United Nations, Dec 16: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his end-of-year address on Thursday called for reforming the international financial system, which has "supercharged" inequalities and instability across the globe.
"Today’s…
US leads world as top recipient of foreign direct investment : IMF Report
Washington, Dec 16: The US consolidated its position as the world’s top recipient of foreign investment in 2020, a year in which the global total increased by 6 percent despite the pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a…
India-Bangladesh fought together and defeated oppressive forces: PM on 50th Victory Day
New Delhi, Dec 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind in Dhaka to attend the country’s 50th Victory Day celebrations as Guest of Honour is of special significance to every Indian, and…
