November 24, 2021

Venezuela’s regional elections Sunday were distorted by an uneven playing field, violence and injunctions against opposition leaders, European Union election observers said Tuesday. But the mere presence of independent international…

US President Joe Biden will require essential, nonresident travellers crossing US land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22, the administration planned to…

In a loud and clear message for those defaulting in repayment of bank loans, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday asked the banks to continue actively pursuing people who have turned their loan accounts into Non-Performing…

SIGNALLING a revival in consumer sentiment on the back of an uptick in economic activity and brisk vaccination across the country, the incremental credit disbursement during the festive season this year surpassed credit disbursement seen in…

Shimla, Coimbatore, Chandigarh and Thiruvananthapuram are among the top 10 performing urban areas in the NITI Aayog’s first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Urban India Index, while Dhanbad, Meerut, Faridabad and Patna are among the…

India and the United States have committed to mutually improving market access for certain agricultural products, and the latter has agreed to look at restoring India’s GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) status, according a joint…

INDIA IS set to release 5 million barrels of crude oil from its strategic reserves as part of a coordinated move along with the US, China, Japan and South Korea aimed at lowering international prices. The US will release 50 million barrels…

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer feels that Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan has the ability to represent India, if he can keep improving over the next couple of years and play some impactful knocks in the Indian Premier League. With…

As the morning nip gave way to midday sun, the stadium slipped into a siesta. The tired policemen stumbled onto their chairs, the groundsmen sprawled onto the grass beside the fence, and scattered officials broke for lunch. Outside the…

The Iran judo federation’s appeal against a four-year ban from international events for refusing to let its athletes face opponents from Israel was heard on Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the Iranian appeal against an…

Chennaiyin FC pulled off a hard fought 1-0 win over Hyderabad FC in their opening match of the Indian Super League here on Tuesday. Vlagyimir Koman (66th minute) scored from the spot to give Chennaiyin a crucial lead, eventually sealing…

Hamirpur, Nov 18 (UNI) Two children of the local Kendriya Vidyalaya namely K. Simran Daroch and K. Shraddha Saroch of 8th class have been selected for taking part in the National level children science congress at a competition held at…

Lucknow, Nov 23 (UNI) Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav exhorted all the political parties to come together and fight against unemployment, inflation and corruption. Yadav was speaking during the launch program of the book…

Jaipur, Nov 23 (UNI) Rajasthan Water Resources and Indira Gandhi Canal Project Minister Mahendrajit Singh Malviya has announced to stop the water of Mahi Dam to Gujarat. He said that now not even a drop of Mahi water will be allowed to go…

Paris, Nov 24 (UNI/Sputnik) French President Emmanuel Macron will pay an official visit to Croatia on November 24-25, the Elysee Palace said in a statement. "November 24-25 - an official visit to the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb," according…

Tokyo, Nov 24 (UNI/Sputnik) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida officially announced the decision to unseal part of the state oil reserves in response to a US request. "We know that US President Biden announced the sale of oil. Until…

Hyderabad, Nov 23 (UNI) Lieutenant General Tirtala Subramanian Anantha Narayanan, Commandant MCEME, Secunderabad and Colonel Commandant of the Corps of EME presented with Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by the President Ram Nath Kovind at…

Panaji, Nov 23 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President J P Nadda will be on a two-day visit to Goa from November 24, 2021. According to BJP Goa unit President Sadanand Shet Tanavade, Mr Nadda would be arriving on November 24…