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US, Canada, Mexico extend non-essential travel restrictions till March 21
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States, Mexico and Canada extended nonessential travel restrictions till March 21 to contain the pandemic, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement.
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Harsh Vardhan launches Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 which will be conducted in two rounds starting from February 22 and March 22 across 250 districts/urban areas identified in 29 States/Union Territories.
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There was a possible embezzlement scheme at our China operations, says Cis
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): Networking-equipment firm Cisco Systems Inc has voluntarily disclosed that there was a possible embezzlement scheme at Its China operations and it is investigating payments made to employees of Chinese state-owned enterprises.
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Biden plans to visit Texas next week, after state is hit by winter storms,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden said on Friday (local time) that he plans to visit Texas as early as next week as the state was facing winter weather and power outages which affected access to water and medical resources.
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Kishan Reddy arrives in Andhra's Chittoor, to offer prayers at Tirupati te
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 20 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy on Friday night arrived here and will offer prayers at Tirupati temple on Saturday.
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India calls for a waiver of WTO agreement related to COVID-19 prevention:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): India and South Africa have called for an urgent waiver of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on intellectual property related to COVID-19 prevention, containment, or treatment, s
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Passport services integrated with DigiLocker platform
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Friday launched a new scheme by which an applicant can leverage the DigiLocker platform of the Government of India while applying for passport-related services from anywhere in India.
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Punjab CM hails civic polls outcome, thanks people 'endorsing' state gover
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab), February 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and his council of ministers on Friday thanked people of the state for the "resounding verdict in favour of the Congress" and "validation of the state government's pro-people and pro-farmer policies in the
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Athawale welcomes Maha govt decision to approve 'reservation in promotion'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 20 (ANI): Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday praised the Maharashtra government's decision to approve 'reservation in promotion' in the departments of the state government for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities.
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Three die in Chitrakoot as mound of mud caves in, UP CM announces ex-grati
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of three persons who were killed after a mud mound caved in Chitrakoot district of the state.
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Mumbai deploys marshals to ensure people wear masks amid surge in COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 19 (ANI): As Mumbai is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases in the past few days and the current situation is "worrisome", the state government has deployed marshals to enforce mask-wearing and social distancing at public and religious places, said Mumb
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Nursing home in J'khand's Giridih sealed for involvement in illegal aborti
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Giridih (Jharkhand) [India], February 19 (ANI): A nursing home in Jharkhand's Giridih has been sealed for its alleged involvement in an illegal abortion, said the State Health Minister Banna Gupta on Friday.
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