TOKYO: Japan's wholesale prices leaped 7.3 per cent in the year to March 2022 as compared to 2021, marking the fastest pace on record, owing to surging prices for crude oil and other commodities, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said in a report on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the mop-up round counselling held for All India Quota (AIQ) of the NEET-PG courses for the year 2021-22, and ordered a fresh mop-up round.

FATORDA(Goa): Hyderabad FC and Kerala Blasters FC donning similar yellow colours, will look to claim the 2021-22 Indian Super League (ISL) trophy, when the two teams lock horns in the final at the PJN Stadium, here on Sunday.

SANTIAGO:The Chilean economy grew 11.7 per cent in 2021, the highest annual increase since record keeping began in the country, the central bank.

MUMBAI: Rapper Badshah and popular comedian Bharti Singh share their excitement on winning Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2021.

NEW DELHI: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will pay 8.1 per cent rate of interest on provident fund deposits for the current financial year. This is the reduction from 8.5 per cent in Financial Year 2021 and the lowest in last several years.

NEW DELHI: The global True Wireless Stereo (TWS) hearables market shipments in 2021 grew 24 per cent in unit sales to reach 300 million and 25 per cent in terms of value, according to a new report.

SHIMLA: The economy of Himachal Pradesh has recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic with the state's GSDP set to grow at 8.3 per cent in 2021-22 as compared to minus 5.2 per cent in 2020-21, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) disciplinary committee on Wednesday handed a two-match suspension and a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on Kerala Blasters FC mid-fielder Harmanjot Singh Khabra.

AMMAN: Jordan's State Minister for Media Affairs Faisal Shboul said that 897 cyberattacks against the country were recorded in 2021 and all of them were thwarted.

MOSCOW: Russia's GDP rose 4.7 per cent in 2021, according to preliminary data provided by the country's Federal Statistics Service.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google's parent company Alphabet has registered a record $257 billion in annual revenue for full year 2021 -- a 41 per cent (on-year) jump from previous year, as the pandemic accelerated digital transformation across sectors.

LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND): PR Sreejesh, the goalkeeper who played a crucial role in helping India’s men claim a first Olympic medal in over four decades when they won bronze at last year’s Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, has been named as The World Games Athlete of the Year for 2021.

MUMBAI: Higher bond yields as well as a potential US Fed rate hike sparked a global risk-off sentiment, leading to elevated FII outflows in India, said Motilal Oswal Financial Services.

NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: The Border Security Force on Monday said that it has successfully recovered and seized three AK-47 Rifles, six 9MM pistols, 1071 ammunitions, 20 Hand Grenades, two IEDs and 17.3 kg Heroin worth around Rs 88 crore in different operational incidents during the year 2021 in J&K.

BERLIN: Robert Lewandowski has no regrets not having received a vote from Lionel Messi for the FIFA's Best male player awards of 2021. While Portuguese superstar Ronaldo placed the Bayern Munich striker on first position in his voting, the Argentine striker left him out in his choice for the first three.

NEW DELHI: Apple registered a massive 48 per cent growth in iPhone shipments in India in the calendar year 2021, and was on course to log a record 4.4 per cent market share for the full year, new data showed on Monday.

LOS ANGELSE: Los Angeles County has reported 66 new Covid-19 fatalities, a record high since April 2, 2021, raising its overall death toll to more than 28,000 since the pandemic began.

HELSINKI: N Wholesale electricity prices in Finland hit a record high in 2021 as power consumption returned to pre-pandemic levels, the national broadcaster Yle reported.

FATORDA: Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Odisha FC on Saturday appointed Kino Garcia as the interim head coach.

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind has given his nod to the Appropriation (No 5) Act 2021 that authorises payment and appropriation of Rs 3.73 lakh crore from the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2021-22.

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple CEO Tim Cook's earnings totalled $98.7 million in base salary, stock and other compensation in 2021, media reports said.

NEW DELHI:After a consistent decline since 2015, violence in Pakistan increased by an alarming 42 per cent in 2021, according to the Center for Research and Security Studies Annual Security Report 2021.

MALE: Tourist arrivals in the Maldives increased 138 per cent in 2021 compared with 2020, with Indians accounting for the majority of the holidaymakers, state media citing data from the Ministry of Tourism reported.

MOHALI: With the aim to provide a platform to the students to communicate, deliberate and intermingle to nurture and showcase their flair and skills, Law Fest - 2021 was organised by Aryans College of Law, Rajpura, Near Chandigarh under the theme "URJAA- Unlock Your Creative Potential".

SEOUL: The number of smartphone users on 5G mobile networks had topped 20 million as of November for the first time since the service was commercialised in 2019, data showed on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: Acceding to the demand of the MSME Industrialists, Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister Gurkirat Singh has further extended the relief being given to plot holders of PSIEC from September 16, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

NEW DELHI:The Mumbai Income Tax team, which is conducting raids at the premises of Uttar Pradesh businessmen Pushapraj Pampi Jain, Anup Jain, Mahavir Prasad, Faizan Malik and Malik Mian, have collected a lot of evidence against them and are examining the balance sheets of FY 2016-2021.

NEW DELHI: India fared really well in sports and it was not just cricket. IANS looks at the top sporting moments of Indian athletes in 2021.

NEW DELHI:Led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world's 10 richest people added nearly $402.17 billion (India has a forex reserve of about $635 billion) in 2021.

LONDON:Europe is unlikely to be in 2022 what it was in 2021. The empress of the continent - Angela Merkel - after 16 uninterrupted years as Germany's chancellor - stepped down from her position in December, as pre-announced.

Commendable performance of India in Tokyo Olympics, 2020:• India won total 7 Medals in Olympics, 2020 which is the highest medal tally from India in any Olympic including 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze.

NEW DELHI: While the phrase "now more than ever" was the one mostly searched and used in 2020, it was the turn of "new normal" amid the Covid-19 pandemic that was used the most in 2021, according to Google.

SHARJAH: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, celebrating and rewarding the top performances across men’s and women’s international cricket throughout the year.

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.

BATHINDA: On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) organized an inaugural programme for the commenced a Mega Plantation Drive at their lush green 500-acre campus situated at Village Ghudda, Dist. Bathinda. Prof. Raghavendra P. Tiwari, the Vice Chancellor, conceptualized this ‘Mega Plantation Drive-2021’ with the objective of planting 10,000 saplings to establish Rose Garden, Jamun Road and develop sites of Triveni and Commercial trees in the university.

NEW DELHI: If you think no one is watching your helmet then it is the high time to recheck the Helmet you are buying as w.e.f 1st June 2021 there is a blanket ban on non ISI helmets.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government is working hard for the development of medical education in the State. In line with this admissions in the Dr B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences will start this year, said Om Prakash Soni, Minister for Medical Education and Research during a status meeting with various officials of the Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the Tariff Orders containing tariff/charges for FY 2021-22 vide its Orders dated 28.05.2021.

With a colossal population, massive smartphone adoption, and data rates that rank among the top-30 lowest in the world, India continues to be primed for the best mobile apps in the world. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that mobile-based entertainment has quickly become the norm among the over 600 million people with mobiles in India.

CHANDIGARH: he senior leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukat) along with the party workers will visit Gurdwara Sahib at Burj Jawahar Singh Wala on June 1, 2021, at 12: 30 pm to offer commemorative Prayers.

NEW DELHI: The Indian hospitality industry witnessed a decline of 38.7 per cent in Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) during the first quarter of 2021 as compared to 2020, said a report on Thursday.

The Trinbago Knight Riders have revealed the players retained for the 2021 edition of the Caribbean Premier League. A strong list includes all-rounder Kieron Pollard, spinner Sunil Narine, batsman Darren Bravo and fast bowler Ali Khan. 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Health & Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu today released the Guidance Document for Tuberculosis Elimination in Punjab during 2021-25 which represents the department's goal towards ending TB by 2025 in the state.

CHANDIGARH: Under the 'Punjab Ghar Ghar Rozgar and Karobar Mission' (PGRKAM)- the flagship programme of Punjab Government, out of total 311 aspirants counseled, 187 were apprised about academic opportunities in Canada, Australia and UK while 124 were counseled for placements in different countries. These 311 candidates were shortlisted from 21 districts across the state.

Georgetown (Guyana): The Guyana Amazon Warriors have retained 11 of the players who guided them to the semi-finals in the last edition, for the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League which gets underway in St Kitts & Nevis on August 28.

NEW DELHI: Despite supply constraints amid the pandemic, the global semiconductor market will reach $522 billion in 2021, a 12.5 per cent year-over-year growth, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed the Public Works Department (B&R) to expedite all ongoing works, and to initiate and complete all projects announced in the Budget Session by December 2021, while taking care to prioritise them in view of the financial burden imposed by the Covid crisis.

PATIALA: To promote fish farming in Patiala district, an action plan of Rs.2.7 crore has been approved for the year 2021-22, during the district level meeting.

CHANDIGARH: Ministry of Power has issued the draft of major amendments proposed to be carried out in the National Electricity Policy 2021. The proposed changes would require extensive discussion and debate amongst power engineers and other stakeholders. All India Power Engineers Federation demands that the ill-timed draft amendment be put on hold and the time period for submission of comments be extended for a period of six months, said V K Gupta spokesperson AIPEF.

NEW DELHI: The results of the crucial Assembly elections held in five states/UT, including battleground West Bengal, announced on Sunday indicate that social welfare schemes, including cash transfer or freebies, seem to have played a crucial role in deciding the electoral fortune of various parties.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab has earned the revenue of Rs. 1481.83 crores from GST during the month of April 2021 which is the highest ever revenue from GST for any particular month since the introduction of GST in the country during July, 2017.

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday attacked the union government over mismanagement of Covid situation and said the boat with 130 crore people is sinking.

INDIANAPOLIS: The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners, Mrs. Laura Osiadacz, Mr. Cory Wright, Mr. Brett Wachsmith, has proclaimed April 21, 2021 as "Shree Saini Day" in Kittitas County. The Board of Commissioners in the proclamation asked all citizens of Kittitas County "to join them in celebrating and honoring Miss World America Washington for her work and service to better the lives of those around her by proclaiming April 21, 2021 as Shree Saini Day.
The Board of Commissioners have wished Indian-American model and motivational speaker 26-year old Shree Saini "the best of luck on her journey to become the next Miss World America."

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh on Wednesday nominated various Committees of the House for the year 2021-22. A notification in this regard has been issued.

SYDNEY:Australia Adam Zampa said that the bio-bubble for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 is the most vulnerable one he has been in so far due to the Covid-19 situation in India.

CHANDIGARH: To facilitate seamless e-learning in government schools amid Covid-19 pandemic, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved modalities for distribution of mobile phones to nearly 2.15 lakh students of class 12 for the academic session 2021-22 under ‘Punjab Smart Connect Scheme’.

LOS ANGELES:The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony will go down in history as one that celebrated inclusivity as never before.
From an all-black producing team being nominated for Best Picture, to Asian origin actors taking home the trophy, to deaf and mute presenter Marlee Matlin -- the Oscars this year made space for life in all its diversity.

SONIPAT(Haryana):The Law School Admissions Council or LSAC, the US-based non-profit known for organising entrance tests for law schools worldwide and India, on Monday took an unprecedented decision to advance its previously scheduled June Test to May 29.

LOS ANGELES: Irrfan Khan and Bhanu Athaiya were the Indian film personalities honoured in the "In Memoriam" montage showcased at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony held here, on early Monday morning according to India time.

NEW DELHI: Accura Scan, a business-to-business (B2B) solution provider plans to raise funds in 2021 with the increasing demand for developing more sophisticated and added features in the technology.

NEW DELHI: Global crude oil prices are expected to be in the range of $60 a barrel over the long term period as OPEC+ decision to cap supply until demand recovers and the pandemic continuing to keep a check on consumption.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has notified 19 private hospitals where 80 per cent of ICU beds are to be reserved for Covid patients, 82 private hospitals with 60 per cent reservation and 101 private hospitals where 60 per cent ward beds are to be reserved for Covid treatment.

LONDON: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas was the first presenter at the 74th British Academy of Films and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, for the category of Best Animated film.

LONDON: Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan were among late screen icons who were given tributes along with Sean Connery, Kirk Douglas and Chadwick Boseman, at the 74th British Academy for Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards held in the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night.

NEW DELHI: With borders opening sporadically in step with vaccination drives in various regions, the last quarter has witnessed intermittent activity for the international travel community. VFS Global, one of the world's leading visa services organisations updates you on the re-openings of visa application centres in India.

SAN FRANCISCO: After cancelling its developer conference last year, Google has announced that its I/O 2021 will be virtual and free to attend and will run from May 18-20.Google I/O 2021 will feature Consumer and Developer Keynotes followed by Technical Sessions for "product announcements and how to adopt new features".

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has notified the Policy for the empanelment of News Web Channels namely 'The Punjab News Web Channel Policy, 2021'.

CHANDIGARH: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday cleared a sum of Rs. 21,658.73 Crore towards Cash Credit Limit (CCL) upto end April-2021 for the procurement of Wheat in Punjab during the ensuing rabi marketing season.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with students, teachers and parents all over the world in the the fourth edition of the "Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021" discussion on examinations on Wednesday.