New Delhi, Mar 3 (UNI) Schools for more than 168 million children worldwide have been completely closed for almost a full year because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the United Nations Children''s Fund.
Moscow, Mar 3 (Sputnik) Kenya on Wednesday received the first batch of over 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine via the WHO-led COVAX global distribution facility, a group of international agencies affiliated with COVAX said in a joint statement.
Bengaluru, Mar 3 (UNI) PayPal, a global leader in digital payments today announced that it will hire 1,000 engineers for its India Development Centers across Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad over the course of the year.
Srinagar, Mar 3 (UNI) In its continued drive police booked 110 persons for violating traffic rules while 57 were challaned for smoking at public places in the summer capital, Srinagar, a police spokesman said.
Lucknow, Feb 28 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched the `Ek Gram Panchayat Ek Banking Correspondent’ scheme to promote self-reliance in women empowerment and digital India, under which 58,000 Bank Correspondent (BC) Sakhi have been appointed so far.
Mumbai, Feb 26 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Friday crashed by 1202 pts at 49,837.19 as heavy selling was seen in Industrials, IT and Telecom stocks.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) India recorded 16,577 COVID-19 infections over 24 hours that has pushed the country''s total caseload to 11,063,491, the Union ministry of health and family welfare''s data showed on Friday morning.
Puducherry, Feb 25 (UNI) Puducherry Police on Thursday arrested over one hundred people when they attempted to show black flags to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Puducherry.
Guwahati, Feb 24 (UNI) The Assam Congress has thus far collected over 1 lakh Anti-CAA Gamosas through its door-to-door collection drive.
Bhopal, Feb 21 (UNI) Averring that the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) is leaving no stone unturned for the development of the Urdu language, council Director Dr Sheikh Aqeel Ahmed on Sunday said that more than one hundred new centers were opened during the COVID crisis.
Jammu, Feb 20 (UNI) Jammu District Administration on Saturday ordered closure of over 100 restaurants and eating points allegedly built on state land along Sidhra-Kunjwani Bye Pass road on city outskirts.
Lucknow, Feb 20 (UNI) In the academic year 2020-21, the Yogi government has facilitated admission of 1.85 crore children in schools under its ‘School Chalo Campaign’, official sources said here on Saturday.
Jalandhar, Feb 19 (UNI) Border Security Force (BSF) seized 10 packets of contraband, suspected to be heroin, from the area of responsibility of 29 Bn BSF in Ferozepur sector, here on Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (UNI) India on Friday achieved the landmark feat of more than one crore people getting vaccinated for coronavirus in 34 days, the second fastest in the world.
Kolkata, Feb 18 (UNI) India''s homegrown digital financial services platform Paytm has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Paytm Money has opened Futures & Options trading for all.
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (Sputnik) A militant group linked to the Islamic State terror organization (IS, banned in Russia) has attacked a town in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 13 people and injuring over 10, media reported.
Tokyo, Feb 14 (Sputnik) More Than 100 people were injured as a result of the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.
Sriganganagar, Feb 13 (UNI) Six people were killed and around a dozen injured when a truck-trailer collided with a cruiser in Rajiyasar police station area of this Rajasthan district on Saturday.
Mumbai, Feb 12 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Friday rose by 122 pts at 51,653.62 on the strength of Finance, Health Care, Industrials and IT stocks.
Washington, Feb 12 (Sputnik) More than $800 million from Washington will help California fund 104 sites selected for mass COVID-19 vaccination centers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said here on Thursday.
Seoul, Feb 10 (Sputnik) The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Wednesday announced authorizing the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for all citizens over 18 while advising caution when giving it to those aged 65 and older.
Dehradun, Feb 7 (UNI) In a major catastrophe, at least 150 people were feared dead, when a glacial lake outburst flood struck Raini village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction in the area.
Dehradun, Feb. 7 (UNI) A substantial part of the Nanda Devi glacier burst at Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Sunday, causing huge floods in Dhauli Ganga and Alaknanda rivers which led to massive devastation in the Himalayan region. More than 150 people, including labourers working at the Rishiganga power project in Tapovan-Reni and a few shepherds, are feared killed. At least 10 bodies have been recovered so far by the rescue teams.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) An Art exhibition featuring over 150 works by female and male artists paralleling the modern art movement in India will open for public viewing on Friday in New Delhi.
Washington, Feb 3 (Sputnik) The US Veterans Administration (VA) reached a COVID-19 vaccination milestone with the inoculation of 1 million former service members and staff, the department said on Tuesday.
Moscow, Feb 2 (Sputnik) Over 15 staffers of foreign embassies and around 80 journalists have arrived at the Moscow City Court, as hearings on whether to replace Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny''s suspended sentence with a real prison term are about to start, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.