Other significant schemes included the Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule scheme which will ensure the safe travel of girls in rural areas.
Pakistan has approved China's CanSino Biologics Inc's (CanSinoBIO) COVID19 vaccine for emergency use, Health Minister Faisal Sultan said on Friday.
A U.S. warship sailed near the Chinesecontrolled Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Friday in a freedom of navigation operation, the U.S. Navy said, the first such mission under President Joe Biden's new administration.
According to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), the fiscal deficit at the end of December in the previous financial year was 132.4 per cent of the Budget Estimate (BE) of 2019-20.
President Joe Biden has asked Christopher Wray to stay on as FBI director and he has confidence in the job Wray is doing, the White House said on Thursday.
Devices designed for improving customer marketing and sports performance are now being used in the fight against COVID19 as companies deploy their technologies to meet new needs during the pandemic.
Apple TV Plus members with an annual subscription that expires between February and June will also reportedly get an extension until July 2021 at no additional charge. Apple has not yet announced this development officially.
Stocks on world indexes climbed and U.S. bond yields held slightly higher on Thursday as investors focused on Presidentelect Joe Biden's pandemic aid proposal.
Pope Francis said on Saturday he planned to be vaccinated against COVID19 as early as next week and urged everyone to get a shot, to protect not only their own lives but those of others.
South Korea will expand a ban on private gatherings larger than four people to include the whole country, and extend unprecedented social distancing rules in Seoul and neighbouring areas until Jan. 17, the health minister said on Saturday.
In an official statement, the food ministry said the government continues to procure Kharif 202021 crops at MSP (minimum support price) from farmers.
Countries and international groups around the world on Tuesday condemned a law approved by Nicaraguas ruling partydominated Congress that would essentially ban opposition candidates from running in the 2021 presidential elections.
At least 40 people died in Brazil on Wednesday after a crash between a bus and a truck in the state of Sao Paulo, the fire service said.
When Chris Hyland caught the coronavirus, his ordeal went beyond being sick and exhausted he couldnt help his business partners manage the viruss impact on their company just as the outbreak was sweeping across the world.
Nirmali election result live updates: Who won and who lost, who is leading, who is trailing and is the new Nirmali (निर्मली) MLA (Vidhayak / Member of Legislative Assembly).
