Day: October 27, 2020

Namaste gang kingpin arrested in Delhi

2:45 pm October 27, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested the kingpin of the Namaste gang which used to greet people with folded hands before robbing them. Chand Mohammad (35), a resident of Faridabad in Haryana, targeted senior citizens by introducing himself as an acquaintance or friend of one of their relatives and taking […]

Rising pollution, surge in COVID-19 cases: Hospital beds in Delhi begin to fill up fast

Govt to bring new law to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR

2:37 pm October 27, 2020

New Delhi: With Delhi continuing to grapple with increasing levels of pollution, the Centre has decided to soon bring in a new legislation to curb air pollution in the city and NCR, a top official from the Ministry of Environment said. The new law will be only for Delhi and NCR. It will come out […]

Trump’s pick Amy Barrett sworn in as Supreme Court justice

2:34 pm October 27, 2020

Washington: Conservative jurist Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as the 115th justice of the US Supreme Court on Monday night, an hour after the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed her nomination, handing President Donald Trump a landmark win just a week before the crucial presidential polls. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Barrett as the Supreme […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US health official says pandemic clearly can be controlled

12:44 am October 27, 2020

Washington: A day after White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said “we’re not going to control the pandemic,” a top Trump administration health official said Monday that Americans have already proven they can do that through basic safeguards shown to work. “I think we can control the pandemic,” Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett […]

60,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows

12:41 am October 27, 2020

Los Angeles: A fast-moving wildfire has forced evacuations for 60,000 people in Southern California as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes. The smoky fire in Orange County broke out just before 7 am on Monday and quickly threatened neighbourhoods […]