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Abu Dhabi, Dec 20: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has hailed the 1.5-million strong Pakistani community in the UAE. This came as he met Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan. He praised the Pakistani community's "great role and active contribution to the growth and prosperity" of the UAE, state news agency wam reported

New Delhi, Dec 20: Out of the total active cases in the country, Kerala and Maharashtra together account for 40 per cent of the active count, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on Sunday. "33 States and UTs have less than 20,000 active cases. Kerala and Maharashtra together account for 40 per cent of total COVID-19 active cases," the Ministry of Health tweeted. Other states

New Delhi, Dec 20: At a time when at least 22 farmers have lost their lives and lakhs of farmers are camping in the deadly winter at various borders around Delhi, demanding the repeal of the contentious farm laws, PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with a delegation of farmers in Kutch, Gujarat dominated the headlines last week. Media reports said the prime minister met farmers (of his own choice) to

Riyadh: In view to support the SDPI candidates in upcoming Gram Panchayat elections scheduled this month in Karnataka, Indian Social Forum Riyadh Karnataka committee organized an election campaign and new members joining program at Riyadh on 17-12-2020. The program was held at 2 different locations of Riyadh. Olaya Block The program was presided by the Indian Social Forum Olaya Block president

Hubli, Dec 20: Even as the Karnataka Congress is strongly opposing the proposed Bill to ban cow slaughter across the state, senior Congress leader, C.M. Ibrahim on Saturday welcomed the ruling BJP’s decision to ban cow slaughter in the state. Ibrahim’s statement has come at a time when Leader of Oppostion Siddaramaiah has launched a series of attacks on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government

Bengaluru, Dec 20: All celebrations are banned on streets, in pubs and restaurants in Bengaluru where there used to be large gatherings on New Year's Eve, said Manjunatha Prasad, BBMP Commissioner. "All public celebrations are banned on streets like MG Road, Church Street, Brigade Road and Koramangala in Bengaluru where people in large numbers gather on New Year's Eve. Celebrations at pubs and

New Delhi, Dec 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a surprise visit to Gurudwara Rakabganj in the national capital and paid tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice. Guru Tegh Bahadur's death anniversary was observed on Saturday. Modi offered prayers during his visit to the gurudwara for which no police bandobast or traffic barriers were put in place to restrict the

New Delhi, Dec 19: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sent an advisory to chief secretaries (CSs) and chief electoral officers (CEOs) of five poll-bound states on transfer/posting of officers connected with the conduct of elections. The states include Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Sikkim. The advisory dated December 18 reads, "to ensure free and fair election

New Delhi, Dec 19: Trinamool Congress rebel Suvendu Adhikari and a number of others joined the BJP in presence of Amit Shah at a mega rally in West Bengal's Midnapore today. "The Tsunami I am seeing in Bengal today, I must say that this is something that Mamata Banerjee would not have thought this would happen. By the time the elections come, the entire scene in Bengal would change. Didi watch out

Washington, Dec 19: US Vice President Mike Pence announced that service members in the Space Force, which has assigned approximately 16,000 military and civilian personnel, will be called "guardians", following which social media was abuzz with "Guardians of the Galaxy" trends and memes. "It is my honour, on behalf of the President of the US, to announce that henceforth the men and women of the US