New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): In a significant move, the Indian Army is considering a proposal under which personnel from paramilitary forces would be allowed to serve in the force for a short duration.
Paktia [Afghanistan], May 13 (Sputnik/ANI): An unidentified assailant opened fire in Gardez, the capital city of the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, leaving five people killed, including civilians, Col. Lutfullah Kamran, chief of security at the Paktia police headquarters, told Sputnik on
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 13 (ANI): The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to increase the sales tax on liquor. The proposed increase is 10 per cent on beer and wine and 35 per cent on all other categories of liquor.
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for "vocal for local", Tradologie, a global enquiry-to-delivery trade enablement platform, on Wednesday announced the launch of eight new product segments in the agri and industrial goods trade.
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) [India], May 13 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested an official of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Dhanbad, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 as the first installment from the complainant.
Washington D.C. [USA], May 13 (ANI): American actor Dax Shepard apparently endured a serious hand injury, just prior to the COVID-19 quarantine, and it left the actor afraid to tell his wife.
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a Rs 30,000 crore special liquidity scheme for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), housing finance companies (HFCs) and micro-finance institutions (MFIs).
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday inaugurated the "Hope" (Helping out People Everywhere) portal in the presence of the Cabinet members at the Secretariat.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI): 34 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, the total number of positive cases in the state is now at 959, said state Health Department on Wednesday.
Paris [France], May 13 (ANI): As the coronavirus pandemic brought sports across the globe to a standstill, Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) Abdou Diallo said he has never been away from football for this long.
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre and Delhi government on a petition seeking direction to permit the operation of public transport in all districts of the national capital.
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The government has reduced statutory Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution of private-sector employers and employees from current mandated 12 per cent to 10 per cent for the next three months.