Day: October 28, 2020

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Polls open in first phase of Bihar elections

10:58 am October 28, 2020

Patna: Polling began Wednesday morning in 71 assembly constituencies of Bihar in the first phase of three-phase elections amid tight security and COVID-19 guidelines in place. Of the nearly 2.15 crore electors eligible to exercise the franchise, 1.12 crore are male, 1.01 crore female and 599 are categorised as third gender, according to data provided […]

SDMC doctor dies of COVID-19

10:53 am October 28, 2020

New Delhi: A 41-year-old doctor working with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation died of COVID-19 on Tuesday, officials said. The doctor was working in SDMC’s Najafgarh Zone since 2008 and was posted at Maternity and Child Welfare Centre Rangpuri, Mahipal Pur and had joined COVID-19 duty since April, they said. While on COVID-19 duty, he […]

Trump slams media for ‘blocking’ alleged graft cases against Biden

10:48 am October 28, 2020

Milwaukee: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the mainstream media and big tech companies for blocking the alleged corruption cases against his opponent Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Nobody has ever seen anything like we’re witnessing right now. I think it’s a very sad time and it’ll go down as a very sad era for […]

Trump jealous of COVID’s media coverage: Obama

10:44 am October 28, 2020

Milwaukee: President Donald Trump has turned jealous of COVID-19 media coverage, said former US president Barack Obama in his matter-of-factly speaking style Tuesday, accusing his successor of converting the White House into a “hot zone”. “He’s jealous of COVID’s media coverage!” remarked Obama at a drive-in election rally in Orlando city of Florida, one of […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

Indian outfit wins UN award for efforts to combat climate change amid COVID-19

10:37 am October 28, 2020

United Nations: An Indian organisation that leverages tourism and technology to help remote communities access solar energy has won a prestigious UN award for its efforts to combat climate change amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) is among the winners of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Award. GHE is one of […]