Day: December 19, 2019

Kolkata Science City unveils new ‘time machines’

3:06 pm December 19, 2019

Kolkata: The Science City in Kolkata has unveiled a new pair of ‘time machines’, motion simulators with 3D projections, officials said on Thursday. Around 15 visitors can be accommodated in each simulator where films on subjects ranging from the Great Wall of China to the Roman civilisation will be shown in 65-inch LED monitors with […]

Anti-CAA stir: Protesters detained near Red Fort

2:24 pm December 19, 2019

New Delhi: Scores of protestors were detained by the Delhi Police near Red Fort when they tried to take out a march in defiance of the prohibitory orders imposed there to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Swarajya Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav was among those detained, officials said. Protestors, which included activists and students, were dragged […]

Delhi Metro bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers' award

Anti-CAA protest: Gates of 14 Delhi Metro stations closed

2:10 pm December 19, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Thursday closed gates of seven more metro stations in view of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Now, the entry and exit gates of 14 Delhi Metro stations are closed for commuters. Earlier in the morning, the DMRC had closed gates of seven metro stations, including Jamia […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

PM Modi wishes Johnson on his re-election as British PM

2:06 pm December 19, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to his British counterpart Boris Johnson that his re-election to the top post reflected the fate reposed by the people of the UK in him and his Conservative Party. Modi conveyed this over a telephonic conversation with Johnson. Johnson on his part thanked the PM Modi for […]

Trump impeached for abuse of power

1:57 pm December 19, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president becomes just the third occupant of […]

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