Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 16 (ANI): The Panchayat elections in Karnataka will be postponed for six months due to COVID-19. However, administrative councils will be formed at every Gram Panchayat as the terms of most are ending by June-July, according to the Panchayat Raj Minister in
Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 12 (ANI): World Athletics on Tuesday announced the international athletics season, beginning with a Continental Tour Gold event in Finland on August 11 and ending with a Diamond League meeting in China on October 17.
Puducherry [India], May 10 (ANI): Puducherry government has decided to keep the liquor shops closed till May 17, the scheduled date for ending of ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): FMCG major Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd (PGHHCL) on Friday reported sales of Rs 656 crore in the quarter ending March, down 6 per cent from Rs 699 crore in the year-ago period.
New Delhi, [India], May 5 (ANI): Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) for the term beginning on May 1, 2020, and ending on April 30, 2021.
Hong Kong, April 28 (ANI): Fitch Ratings has again revised down its economic growth forecast for India to 0.8 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 2021, reflecting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and official efforts to contain it.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 27 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has passed a royal decree ending the application of the death penalty for individuals convicted of crimes committed by juveniles, meaning that any individual who received a death sentence while he or she is a minor can no longer face execut
Lahore [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): Former Pakistan women's skipper Sana Mir on Saturday announced her retirement from international cricket, ending a 15 year long illustrious career.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 17 (ANI): The Odisha government approved an additional fund of Rs 80,18,000 from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) for feeding stray dogs and other animals in urban areas during the extended lockdown phase ending on May 3.
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Bangladesh pacer Mohammad Sharif, who last played an international match in 2007, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Saturday, ending a 20-year-long illustrious domestic career.
Wuhan [China], April 8 (ANI): With long lines of cars streaming through expressway toll gates and passengers boarding trains, the megacity of Wuhan in central China started lifting outbound travel restrictions from Wednesday after almost 11 weeks of lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19.
Singapore, April 3 (ANI): Fitch Ratings on Friday cut its GDP growth forecast for India to 2 per cent for the fiscal year ending March 2021 after lowering it to 5.1 per cent previously, which will make it the slowest growth in India over the past 30 years.