New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affair, Piyush Goyal said that the target in the handloom production sector is to double the production from Rs.60,000 Cr to Rs 1,25,000 crore in the next three years.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 6 (ANI): At least 60 beggars of different areas have been provided jobs by the state government under a scheme through 'vocational training for life with dignity' in Jaipur.
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 5 (ANI): Police on Thursday arrested two persons and seized cannabis estimated to be worth Rs 50 to Rs 60 lakh that was being smuggled to Telangana from Visakhapatnam in a truck.
Washington DC [US], August 4 (ANI): Former US President Barack Obama has scaled back the 60th birthday bash due to the spread of the Delta strain of COVID-19 in the country.
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): Hollywood's rugged star, Jay Pickett, known for his work on the daytime soap operas 'Days of Our Lives', 'Port Charles' and 'General Hospital', died unexpectedly on Friday at the age of 60, while filming for 'Treasure Valley' in his home state of Idaho.
Bangkok [Thailand], August 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand announced on Sunday to extend tighter pandemic control measures in the capital Bangkok and other regions possibly till the end of August to contain the worst-ever wave of the outbreak, which has brought its total case tally to top 600,000.
Berlin [Germany], August 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 600 people were detained during protests against vaccination and COVID-19 lockdown measures in the German capital, while over 10 law enforcement officers were injured, Berlin police spokesman Thilo Cablitz told Sputnik.
Jerusalem [Israel] July 30 (ANI/FENA): The immunization of people over the age of 60 with the third dose of the coronavirus vaccine has begun in Israel.
Hassan (Karnataka) [India], July 30 (ANI): In a shocking incident of cruelty towards animals, Karnataka police found that more than 60 monkeys were poisoned, packed in gunny bags, and thrown away in Sakleshpur area of Karnataka's Hassan district late on Wednesday night.
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 30 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that the country will start offering a third dose of COVID-19 vaccinations to people aged over 60, making it probably one of the first countries to provide a booster shot.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI): Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda, who has always been vocal about issues related to the environment and animals, on Wednesday took to his Twitter handle to appeal the Karnataka's CM- Basavaraj Bommai and Ministry of Environment and Forest to take str