Day: November 7, 2020

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

9:27 pm November 7, 2020

New Delhi: The twin factors of rising air pollution and a surge in COVID-19 cases have increased the burden on Delhi’s hospitals with the number of vacant beds shrinking fast and out patient departments (OPDs) witnessing a spike in footfall, doctors said on Saturday. Besides, the ICU beds with ventilators at most top private hospitals […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

UK and EU to ‘redouble efforts’ on post-Brexit trade deal

9:22 pm November 7, 2020

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the head of the European Union‘s executive arm agreed Saturday to stay in contact as their negotiating teams step up efforts to conclude a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the European Union before time runs out. With less than two months to go before the U.K. exits the […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene

9:19 pm November 7, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there’s one place he wants to determine the outcome of the presidential election: the US Supreme Court. But he may have a difficult time ever getting there. Over the last two days, Trump has leaned into the idea that the high court should get involved in the election as it did in […]

Centre says open for talks with farmers on farm laws ahead of another protest

9:14 pm November 7, 2020

New Delhi: Ahead of another farmer protest planned for month-end against the three farm laws, the Centre on Saturday asserted that these laws are in the interest of the farming community and it was still open to have dialogue with them and clear their doubts. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar as well as Food […]

Two held with country-made pistols, cartridges in Mumbai

6:59 pm November 7, 2020

Mumbai: Mumbai Police’s crime branch has arrested two persons for alleged possession of five country- made pistols and 40 cartridges in Juhu here, an official said on Saturday. Based on a tip-off about a delivery of arms, the crime branch‘s Unit-IX laid a trap at Juhu Chowpatty and nabbed the two accused on Friday, the […]