New Delhi,  Uttar Pradesh was awarded as best performing state in inland fisheries sector while Odisha got the award of the best Marine state on the occasion of 'World Fisheries Day' observed on Saturday by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.

Panaji,  The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Goa chapter has emphasised the need for prompt resumption of mining activities in the coastal state to overcome disruption in economy and unemployment caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Alterations to the National Mineral Policy, phasing out of mining activiti

Guatemala City, Protesters who were rallying against the approval of the 2021 budget in Guatemala set fire to a part of the Congress building here.

On Saturday night, some protesters approached the headquarters of the Legislative Palace, where they hurled objects with fire into the offices of the Congress building

United Nations,  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the rocket attacks in Kabul which resulted in the death of nine people and injured nearly 50 others.

In a statement on Saturday, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-General, said the UN chief expressed his deepest sympathies to th

Bogota, Colombian President Ivan Duque has urged the public to utilize the year's third and final VAT-free Day to re-energize the country's pandemic-hit economy.

For 24 hours, the value-added tax (VAT), which in Colombia is set at 19 per cent, was suspended on all retail sales on Saturday, reports Xinhua news agen

Jerusalem,  A handmade rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel, according to Palestinian and Israeli security sources.

The Palestinian sources told Xinhua news agency that the rocket, which was fired on Saturday from northern Gaza, caused an explosion in the border areas.

Bengaluru, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Saturday appealed to give top priority to provide Covid vaccine to high-risk groups including doctors, police personnel and frontline workers managing the outbreak.

Participating in a virtual interaction at the Bengaluru Tech Summit-2020, Sadhguru said that he would be the last

Chennai,  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Saturday requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide Central government's support for major infrastructure projects in the state in the form of financial and technical aids.

Palaniswami in a letter to Shah requested his intervention for ear

Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Saturday said the AIADMK alliance will be victorious in the 2021 assembly elections and form the government.

He was speaking at the government function where Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and also laid the foundation stone for various infrastructure

Chennai, DMK President and the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, M.K. Stalin, said on Saturday that postal votes for people aged over 80 years and disabled persons should first be discussed in the Parliament.

He also said that the modalities of implementing the scheme should be discussed with th