Daily Archives: November 18, 2021

Maldives rejects campaign targeting India; says India trusted friend

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) The Maldives on Wednesday strongly rejected attempts to spread "false information" through social media using what it called the...

India reported over 24L online child abuse cases in 2017-20; 80% victims girls below...

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) India reported over 24 lakh instances of online child sexual abuse during three year period between 2017-20 with 80...

Income Tax Raids At Fintech Firm; ₹ 500-Crore Transferred Abroad Illegally

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI): A fintech company engaged in giving instant loans through a mobile app has been found to have repatriated ₹...

Union Cabinet Approves Construction Of Over 32,000 Km Roads In Tribal Areas

New Delhi, Nov 17: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of 32,152 km of roads which are to be completed under the...

Enforcement Directorate Summons Mehbooba Mufti’s Brother In Money Laundering Case

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's brother Tassaduq Hussain Mufti for...

Nagaland working to strengthen status of indigenous non-Nagas: CM

Kohima, Nov 17 (PTI) Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Wednesday gave an assurance that the Nagaland government will look into the possibility of making the...

Spending Rs 2,000cr annually for education to strengthen infra, improve quality: Meghalaya CM

Shillong, Nov 17 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said his government is spending around Rs 2,000 crore annually for the...

NIA conducts searches near Assam-Mizoram Border in blast case

Guwahati, Nov 17 (PTI) The NIA searched the premises of three suspects in Assam in connection with two explosions in the state, an official...

China asks Pak to create enabling conditions for its investors in CPEC projects

Beijing, Nov 17 (PTI) China on Wednesday asked its all-weather ally Pakistan to create enabling conditions for thousands of Chinese nationals working on the...

Thousands detained in Ethiopia, human rights group estimates

Nairobi, Nov 17 (AP) Thousands of people have been detained in Ethiopia's capital since the government declared a state of emergency over the country's...

Indian-origin alcohol seller banned in UK over tax liabilities

London, Nov 17 (PTI) An Indian-origin alcohol wholesaler from west London has been struck off from holding a company director post for seven years...

28 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan via Kartarpur Corridor on 1st day of...

Lahore, Nov 17 (PTI) The first batch of 28 Indian Sikhs, including women, arrived at the revered Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on Wednesday...

Law will decide if Khaleda Zia can go abroad for medical treatment: Bangladesh PM...

Dhaka, Nov 17 (PTI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday described jailed ex-premier Khaleda Zia's application to travel abroad for medical treatment as...

UN atomic watchdog: Iran further raising nuclear stockpile

Vienna, Nov 17 (AP) The United Nations' atomic watchdog says it believes Iran has further increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in breach...

Afghanistan’s Taliban government urges US to unfreeze its assets

Kabul, Nov 17 (PTI) The Taliban-led Afghanistan government has asked the US to unfreeze the country's assets worth over USD 9 billion and lift...

WHO: Europe is only region with increasing COVID deaths

London, Nov 17 (AP) The World Health Organisation says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose by 5 per cent in the last week, making it...