October 2021

An Indian event to launch a new initiative to make critical infrastructure in small island states resilient against natural disasters is expected to be one of the biggest sideshows at the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. IRIS, or Infrastructure…

On two previous occasions, in 2009 and 2015, over 120 world leaders — Presidents, Prime Ministers, monarchs, heads of states — have gathered under one roof in a climate conference. Those have remained the largest single gatherings of world…

Based only on the numbers, you can tell there was a lot that was done right in terms of getting our athletes ready for the Olympics and Paralympics. Probably a lot more care and effort was put into welcoming them back with exhausting and…

In the end all the boos were for Nuno Espirito Santo as Tottenham fans chanted: “You don’t know what you’re doing.” Joy had returned for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United, for now at least. After collecting one point from…

Juventus’ miserable start to the Serie A season continued as they lost 2-1 at Hellas Verona on Saturday, with an early double from Giovanni Simeone dropping Massimiliano Allegri’s side to ninth in the standings. Giovanni Simeone, eldest…

Jos Buttler hammered a brutal 32-ball 71 not out to complement a superlative performance from the bowlers as England crushed Australia by eight wickets in their Super 12 match to inch closer to a semifinal spot at the T20 World Cup here on…

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) posted a marginal rise in net profit for the second quarter of the ongoing fiscal on Saturday, with lower inventory gains offseting better operational performance. For the quarter under review, the nation’s…

The Finance Ministry has invited applications to select the next Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to succeed Ajay Tyagi, whose term comes to an end in February. An IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre of the…

The nation’s forex reserves fell by $908 million during the week ended October 22 to reach $640.1 billion, according to data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). During the week ended October 15, the foreign exchange, or forex, reserves…

The power Ministry has proposed amendments to the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, (EC Act) which are set to specify a minimum share of renewable energy in overall consumption by industrial units. The amendments are also set to incentivise…

Non-food credit offtake increased by 6.8 per cent, or Rs 6.89 lakh crore, to Rs 108.94 lakh crore during the 12-month period ended September 2021 from 5.1 per cent in the previous year, with the country lifting restrictions imposed in the…

Kangra, Oct 30 (UNI) The mortal remains of former HP minister and senior Congress leader Gurmukh Singh Bali reached here by an air Ambulance on Saturday evening. Bali passed away at AIIMS Delhi on Saturday after a prolonged illnesses,…

Shimla, Oct 30 (UNI) As a protest over setting up of power projects, electors of three gram Panchayats, six village polling stations of Kinnuar district boycotted the bye elections, as no vote was registered in four polling stations and…

Rome, Agencies, Oct. 31: PM invited G20 countries to make India their partner in economic recovery and supply chain diversification: FS Shringla. Concept of one earth one health was enunciated by PM at G20, it was well received by G20…

Rome/New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held bilateral talks with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in their first in-person meeting in the post-pandemic period, during which the two discussed climate…

Rome/New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited G20 countries to make India their partner in the economic recovery and supply chain diversification, and also said that India is ready to produce five billion…

Washington, Oct 31 (UNI/Sputnik) At least two people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Halloween Party in Sacramento, California, where hundreds of people were in attendance, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office…

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be the chief guest at the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas function at Kevadiya in Gujarat on Sunday, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit to Europe, will address the…

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Assam BJP chief spokesperson Kamakhya Prasad Tasa on Saturday slammed the state Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and demanded an…

Chandigarh, Oct 30 (UNI) BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Saturday asked Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PCC president Navjot Sidhu to clarify if they endorse the induction of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots accused…