Category: India News

Status of Avian Influenza in the country

NEW DELHI JANUARY 16: Till 16 January, 2021 cases of Avian Influenza have been confirmed in poultry in Latur, Parbhani, Nanded, Pune, Solapur, Yavatmal, Ahmednagar, Beed and Raigad districts of Maharashtra. Moreover, Avian Influenza has been confirmed in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh (crow); Surat, Navsari and Narmada […]

Veteran Actor and Director Biswajit Chatterjee has been conferred Indian Personality of the Year Award, at 51st IFFI

NEW DELHI JANUARY 16: The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India, Goa has conferred Shri Biswajit Chatterjee, veteran actor, producer, director and singer of Hindi and Bengali cinema, with the Indian Personality of the Year Award. The Award has been announced at the opening ceremony […]

Rahul seeks public support for campaign in favour of farmers, against fuel prices

New Delhi, Jan 15: Asking people to join the farmers’ “satyagraha” against the Modi government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday spoke out in support of the ongoing protests and against rising fuel prices in the country. The Congress is observing the day as Kisan Adhikar Divas and will […]

Priyanka Gandhi greets Mayawati on birthday

New Delhi, Jan 15: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday greeted BSP supremo Mayawati on her birthday and wished her a happy and healthy life. The Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh tweeted her wishes to Mayawati on her 65th birthday. “Happy birthday to former chief […]

Union ministers start ninth round of talks with protesting farmer unions

New Delhi, Jan 15: The ninth round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers got underway here on Friday afternoon to break the over-a-month-long deadlock on the three new agri laws. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and […]

Google removes some lending apps in India to protect consumers

MUMBAI – Alphabet Inc’s Google has removed some lending apps aimed at consumers in India from Play Store in an attempt to safeguard users, it said in a blog post on Thursday. “We have reviewed hundreds of personal loan apps in India, based on flags submitted by users […]

Indian stores shuttered by farmer protests cost Reliance, Walmart millions in revenue: sources

MOHALI, India – Dozens of Reliance Industries’ retail stores and a giant Walmart outlet face revenue losses of millions of dollars after being forced to shut for more than three months over protests against India’s new farm laws, sources said. Thousands of farmers from states including northern Punjab […]

Serum Institute expects WHO emergency approval for AstraZeneca shot soon

MUMBAI – The Serum Institute of India (SII) expects WHO emergency use authorization soon for the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which it is producing for mid and low income countries, its chief executive said. The World Health Organization (WHO) listed Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 shot for emergency use […]

RBI forms group to evaluate digital lending

MUMBAI – The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday formed a working group to look at digital lending in the country, including lending through online platforms and mobile applications, it said in a statement. “Recent spurt and popularity of online lending platforms/ mobile lending apps has raised certain […]

IFFI 2021 to pay tribute to Satyajit Ray

New Delhi, Jan 13:The 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be celebrating the work of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray by screening five of his classics. IFFI, which takes place in Goa from November 20-28 every year, was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and will now […]

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