Islamabad, Jan 23 (UNI) The National Institute of Health (NIH) of Pakistan has confirmed the 1st wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2025. An NIH official told Xinhua on Thursday that the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the institute reported the case on Wednesday. The Laboratory said that the case had been…
Pyongyang/Moscow, July 29 (UNI) After years of hiatus, direct flights between Pyongyang and Moscow have resumed due to demand from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Russia, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday. The first passenger plane flying from Moscow arrived at Pyongyang International Airport on Monday about eight…
Bhopal: Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin Phase-2, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation is organizing Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2025 to assess and rank all states, union territories, and districts based on qualitative cleanliness standards. District Panchayat CEO Ila Tiwari informed that in 2021, Bhopal rural secured the top position in the West Zone…
New Delhi, May 22 (UNI) In a tit-for-tat move Pakistan on Thursday expelled a staff member of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad and asked him to leave the country within 24 hours, declaring him persona non grata. Pakistan’s move comes a day after India expelled a Pakistani diplomat from New Delhi for indulging in…
Barcelona, Jan 1 (UNI) Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet crowned a golden year as she smashed the women’s 5,000m world record at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona. The 24-year-old Kenyan finished the race in 13 minutes and 54 seconds to become the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the event,…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold bilateral talks with Singapore PM Lawrence Wong on Thursday, exactly a year after the two had met in Singapore and agreed to elevate the bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. A number of agreements are set to be inked during the…
Kolkata, Apr 8 (UNI) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) held their nerve in a dramatic final over to edge out Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by four runs in a run-fest at Eden Gardens on Tuesday, despite a valiant unbeaten knock from Rinku Singh. Chasing a daunting 239, KKR finished at 234 for 7 in their 20…
Beijing, Jan 27 (UNI) China is inviting local and international journalists to cover the annual sessions of its national legislature and national political advisory body, both of which will be held in March, according to an official statement released Monday. News coverage of the two sessions can be carried out through various means, but mainly…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today proposed the setting up of Day Care Cancer Centres in all district hospitals in the next three years. To provide relief to those suffering from cancer and other rare and severe chronic diseases, she proposed adding 36 lifesaving drugs and medicines to the list fully…
Bangkok/New Delhi, Apr 4 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a productive meeting with Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok today, during which they discussed different aspects of the India-Nepal friendship, especially in sectors like energy, connectivity, culture and digital technology. PM Modi said in a…
