Day: June 21, 2020

Solar eclipse: No fair, only simple religious ceremony this time in Kurukshetra

Annular solar eclipse underway, cloudy skies may play spoilsport for sky gazers in Delhi

12:56 pm June 21, 2020

New Delhi: An annular solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire, is currently underway but cloudy skies are likely to play a spoilsport for sky gazers in the national capital. The annular phase began at 10.19 am and will end at 2.02 pm. The annular phase was visible on Sunday morning from some […]

Police say 3 children dead in apartment fire in Scotland

12:35 am June 21, 2020

London: Three children, aged 5, 8 and 12 have died in a residential fire in Scotland, police said Saturday. Police Scotland said the blaze broke out Friday evening in an apartment in Paisley, 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Glasgow. The force said Fiona Gibson, 12; Alexander James Gibson, 8; and 5-year-old Philip Gibson were taken to the Queen […]

Maupay lands double blow on angry Arsenal for Brighton

12:28 am June 21, 2020

Brighton: Brighton striker Neal Maupay landed a double blow on Arsenal in the Premier League, playing a role in a serious-looking injury to goalkeeper Bernd Leno in the first half and then scoring a stoppage-time winner with one of the last kicks of a 2-1 win on Saturday. Maupay celebrated loudly after the final whistle and was pushed to the ground by Arsenal midfielder Matteo […]

Yoga Day to be marked on digital platforms amid COVID-19 pandemic

12:23 am June 21, 2020

New Delhi: With the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic looming large, International Day of Yoga on Sunday will be celebrated on digital media platforms sans mass gatherings and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message would be the highlight of the occasion. Yoga Day will go digital for the first time since June 21, 2015, when it […]

Shooting in Seattle protest zone leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

12:17 am June 21, 2020

Seattle: One person was killed and another was in critical condition in a pre-dawn shooting in Seattle’s protest zone, authorities said Saturday. The shooting happened at about 3 a.m. in the area near downtown known as CHOP, which stands for “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” zone, police said in a statement on Twitter. Seattle Police Sgt. […]