New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal chaired a meeting of senior officials on the status of traffic management in the national capital on Monday and emphasized the vital linkages between effective traffic management and reduction in pollution.
Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) [India], December 13 (ANI): An ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 will be provided to the next of kin of victims of COVID-19, the Guwahati district administration announced on Monday.
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Asserting that "free legal aid is a right of the people of India", Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that the Centre has been focusing on the matter.
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): Following months of controversy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the nominees for the 79th annual Golden Globe Awards on Monday.
Hong Kong, December 13 (ANI): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 13-month imprisonment on Monday for participating in last year's banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil.
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 (ANI): Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai met with UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons and discussed humanitarian assistance, local media reported on Monday.
Manchester [UK], December 13 (ANI): Premier League club Manchester United on Monday confirmed that it has shut down first term operations following a COVID-19 outbreak.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 13 (ANI): Actor Sidharth Shukla's family on Monday issued a statement expressing gratitude towards fans who remembered the late actor on his 41st birthday anniversary, which was yesterday.
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) on Monday raised the issue of hacking of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account.
Beirut [Lebanon], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Monday that the UN is working on finding appropriate ways to allow Syrian refugees to return to their homeland, a statement by Lebanon's presidency reported.
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): The Lower House of Parliament on Monday passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
Moscow [Russia], December 13 (ANI): Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov on Monday said that India may become the first in line to buy Russian air defence system S-500, if it expresses such a desire after the Russian Armed Forces receive them in the required quantity.