Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], July 31 (ANI): The penalty for not wearing a mask in public amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been doubled from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 for first-time offenders, and Rs 5,000 for subsequent offenders in the state, Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy informed o
Sophia Antipolis [France], July 30 (ANI): In adolescents, the use of e-cigarettes doubles the risk of starting to smoke traditional cigarettes, states a position paper that focusses on the cardiovascular effects of e-cigarettes. The study paper also sums up the effects of devices that look l
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 25 (ANI): In a first, the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) on Friday placed pre-casted double T-girder of the Metro corridor under the Kanpur Metro project.
Sohna (Haryana) [India], July 25 (ANI): A tunnel-breaking ceremony was held on Friday on the completion of caving work for the one-kilometre long tunnel of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) through Aravalli mountain range, near Sohna in Haryana, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 23 (ANI): Chandigarh Sports Council on Thursday decided to double the financial grant given to various sports associations.
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 22 (ANI): Afghanistan's exports to Indian markets have doubled since 2016, officials of the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) said on Tuesday. Afghan exports to Pakistani markets increased just slightly during this period.
Singapore, July 20 (ANI): AM Best has downgraded the financial strength rating of New India Assurance Company Ltd -- the largest player in India's non-life insurance market -- to B-double plus (good) from A-minus (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating to bbb-plus from a-minus.
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): On this day in 2018, Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman played an unbeaten knock of 210 runs against Zimbabwe in an ODI and became the highest individual scorer for the country in the 50-over format.
London [UK], July 19 (ANI): Arsenal booked their spot in the final of the FA Cup after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's brace handed them a 2-0 win over Manchester City here on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Two persons have been arrested and search is on to nab the others for allegedly killing two men in Delhi's Freedom Fighter Colony over personal enmity while celebrating the release of an alleged criminal on parolee, police said on Thursday.
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 15 (ANI): In one of the most unique coincidences, twin sisters Manya and Mansi Singh, who are residents of Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, have both secured 95.8 per cent and identical marks in all five subjects in CBSE Class 12 exams.
Tokyo [Japan], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The Tokyo authorities have decided to put the highest level COVID-19 alert in the city in light of an increasing infection rate and a double rise in the number of untraceable coronavirus cases, Governor Koike Yuriko said on Wednesday.