June 2021

Geneva , June 29  A top UN independent expert on Monday highlighted concerns that activists in China were being abused and sentenced to long prison terms or house arrest. For doing "peaceful human rights work", individuals were being…

London , June 29  Amid the global shortage of the COVID-19 vaccines, a study conducted by Oxford University has found out that alternating doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines generate robust immune responses against…

Bhopal, June 28 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had a crucial meeting on Monday – at his residence – with the Centre’s Principal Economic Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal, it was officially learnt. In the expert’s words,…

Lucknow, Jun 28 (UNI) President Ramnath Kovind will lay the foundation stone of Ambedkar Cultural Center here in the state capital today. The foundation laying programe would be laid virtually from Lok Bhavan at 1130 hrs on Tuesday.…

New Delhi, Jun 28 (UNI) The government on Monday announced a fiscal package of Rs 6,28,993 crore to provide a relief to people and businesses and support economic recovery amid COVID-19 pandemic. Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister…

Mumbai, Jun 28 (UNI) WhatsApp has appointed Manesh Mahatme to head the growth of its Payments business in India. As Director WhatsApp Payments - India, Manesh will focus on enhancing the payments experience for users, scaling the service…

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 28 (UNI) The Brazilian Cotton Growers Association (Abrapa) is promoting the Cotton Brazil Harvest 2021 Roundtable, an online event to further intensify its commercial partnerships with Indian cotton buyers. The…

Chandigarh, Jun 28 (UNI) Sharing concerns of the travel and tourism industry over a devastating economic impact of Covid-19 on the highly job-oriented sector, ASSOCHAM has reached out to the government seeking an urgent relief package,…

Islamabad, Jun 28 (UNI) Pakistan's interior minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the families of the Afghan Taliban reside in his country, including in the capital city of Islamabad. "Taliban families live here--in Pakistan,…

Karachi , June 28 : Pakistan textile exporters have threatened to move their industries to other countries as they are reportedly perturbed from gas load-shedding and the ongoing energy crisis in the country. Citing a statement of…