October 27, 2021

Sanjay Bansode, Minister of State, Government of Maharashtra, visited Delhi government schools along with Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia Tuesday and interacted with students. He said that Maharashtra would adopt Delhi’s…

Public sector companies, including those owned by Railways, will now have to compete in the open market with the private sector to bag railway contracts, the Railway Ministry under Ashwani Vaishnaw has decided. In an order issued on…

Banks have sanctioned loans worth Rs 11,168 crore to about 1.93 lakh accounts under the credit outreach programme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Tuesday. Banks are holding special camps across the country to sanction loans to…

Axis Bank on Tuesday reported an over 86 per cent jump in its standalone net profit at Rs 3,133.32 crore in the second quarter ended September 2021. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 1,682.67 crore during the same period of the…

Reliance BP Mobility Ltd (RBML) on Tuesday launched the first Jio-bp branded mobility station in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The joint venture between Reliance Industries (RIL) and global oil major bp is planning to set up a network of…

In what could be the first step towards allowing beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified a traffic management framework for drones, under which public and private third-party service…

Tesla hits $1 trillion dollar market cap: Tesla Inc’s record run in the stock market on Monday saw its market capitalisation surge past the $1 trillion mark, making it the first-ever car manufacturer to join the esteemed list of…

After India were made to eat humble pie on Sunday when they lost to Pakistan in the T20 World cup, former left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir took a dig at Harbhajan Singh on social media. Amir took to Twitter on Monday and asked, “Harbhajan…

Bowler in pole position Who is the king of the first few overs in T20? Shaheen Shah Afridi must be the first bowler in the T20 world when it is batsmen who explode. Not getting any wickets seems to be a prized target and Afridi bowled a…

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said South Africa star wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock’s decision to pull out of Tuesday’s T20 World Cup game after refusing to take the knee for the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement came as a “news” to…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was back with his Manchester United players on Tuesday leading a practice session, trying to turn around the team’s fortunes amid scrutiny on his future as manager. A 5-0 rout by Liverpool on Sunday left United with…

New Delhi, Oct 26 (UNI) India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a US$ 4.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan to support project preparation and design activities to improve urban mobility in Aizawl, the capital…

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 26 (UNI) A high-level meeting of Kerala and Tamil Nadu Governments was held on Tuesday to discuss issues related to 124-year-old Mullaperiyar dam, Kerala Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine said this evening.…

Yinchuan, Oct 26 (UNI/Xinhua) Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has suspended in-person classes at 773 schools to control the spread of Covid-19, a regional education department official said on Tuesday. All six…

Washington, Oct 26 (UNI) US lawmakers will on Tuesday grill YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok executives about mounting concerns that their platforms can harm children and teenagers. The New York Times quoted a subcommittee of the Senate…

Washington, Oct 26 (UNI) US Senators and India Caucus Co-Chairs Mark Warner (Democrat) and John Cornyn (Republican) wrote to President Joe Biden on Tuesday urging him not to impose the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act…

Islamabad, Oct 26 (UNI) Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Moeenul Haq is tipped to be the country's new Foreign Secretary, according to a new set of top level transfers and postings proposed at the Pakistan Foreign Office. In case Pakistan’s…

Madrid, Oct 26 (UNI/Sputnik) A Jihadist suspect who was detained in Spain last week, was allegedly planning to commit a terrorist attack, the Cadena Ser broadcaster said on Tuesday, citing investigators. The suspect was detained in Malaga…

Doha/Kabul, Oct 26 (UNI) China and the Afghan Taliban wrapped up two days of talks in the Qatari capital on Tuesday, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi assuring help to the Afghan people to overcome their difficulties and in turn…

Ottawa, Oct 26 (UNI) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau undertook a major overhaul of his cabinet on Tuesday, and in one of the biggest changes replaced long-time Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan with Procurement Minister Anita Anand, an…