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Boris Johnson says UK in better position than last year as COVID-19 infect
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London, December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said that the United Kingdom is in "an incomparably" better position than this time last year in terms of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the country currently seeing a record number of infections caused
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Goa Beach Fight - The Future of Sports Entertainment in India to commence
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI/SRV): Goa Beach Fight, sanctioned by GAMMA India (Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts) is set to start from 5 PM on New Year's eve, with a total of 7 fights (comprising three 5 minute rounds) organized in the men and women's categories at Riva Beach R
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Chinese company intensifies fight against Sri Lanka over disputed fertiliz
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [ Sri Lanka ], December 30 ( ANI): Chinese company Qingdao Seawin Biotech has intensified its fight against Sri Lanka over disputed fertilizer stocks and has even proposed tough sanctions to be imposed at a time when the island country is experiencing an economic crisis.
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Media reports should focus on reasons behind Tiger death in country: Centr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Central government on Thursday expressed its dissatisfaction with media reports regarding deaths of tigers in 2021 saying that though the figures used are correct, the reports do not take into account the processes that go into dealing with tiger death i
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Women have the right to menstrual hygiene & Radiologist-Entrepreneur D
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI/GIPR): The National Family & Health Survey (2015-16) reported that only 48.2 per cent women in rural India had access to hygienic methods of protection during their menstrual period. While this figure is slightly better in the urban parts of the countr
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UK pledges to provide $141mln to help vulnerable countries fight Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government has pledged £105 million ($141.7 million) in emergency aid to help vulnerable countries, particularly in Africa, fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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China says it dispatched more PLA warplanes than what Taiwan claims
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 30 (ANI): Dismissing Taiwanese claims over Chinese warplanes incursion, China on Thursday, in a rather belligerent tone, said it sent more than 940 fighters planes for routine drills which are more than what Taiwanese authorities have said.
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UAE nixes deal with US to buy F-35 fighter planes
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): The US faced a major blow as UAE suspended talks to buy the 50 Lockheed F-35 US fighter jets worth USD 23 billion. This is a major setback for the US both economically and diplomatically. China seems to be an emerging winner in the ongoing tussle between U
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Thousands displaced due to fighting in Myanmar's Kayin state, many cross o
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], December 30 (ANI): The fighting between Myanmar's military and anti-junta forces over the past two weeks is leaving thousands displaced and stranded and large groups of people have crossed the border to Thailand, reported local media.
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Congress will not name CM face for Punjab polls: Sunil Jakhar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): With just months to go for Punjab Assembly polls, state Congress campaign committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday made it clear that the party will not announce a chief ministerial face and will fight polls under collective leadership.
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UP Polls: SP promises Rs 5 lakh compensation for people who die from bull
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 29 (ANI): The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday promised to give compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of all individuals who lost their lives in bull-fighting incidents if voted to power after the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections next year.
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Lockheed Martin wins USD 492mln deal to provide more F-35 jet support serv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has won a more than $492 million US Navy modification contract to provide logistics support for delivered F-35 jets for the Air Force, Marine Corps and the Navy, the US Defense Department said.
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