Day: November 14, 2020

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden

8:54 pm November 14, 2020

Washington: Winston Churchill was not known for leaving his thoughts unspoken. One of them was this: “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried.” President Donald Trump, who has professed admiration for, if not deep knowledge of, the British prime minister, is putting […]

Sensex, Nifty soar to lifetime highs as Samvat 2077 gets off to bright start

8:51 pm November 14, 2020

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmarks surged to lifetime highs on Saturday as investors built up fresh positions in the special Muhurat trading session to mark the beginning of Hindu Samvat year 2077. The 30-share BSE Sensex soared 194.98 points or 0.45 per cent to close at a record 43,637.98. Intra-day, it hit its all-time high of 43,830.93. On similar lines, […]

Crackers, farm fires, unfavorable meteorology led to more pollution this Diwali against 2019

Diwali: Delhi’s air quality very poor, likely to become ‘severe’ by night

8:45 pm November 14, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality remained very poor on Saturday morning and emission from firecrackers and calm winds may push it to the severe zone, according to government agencies and weather experts. The Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor, SAFAR, said the PM2.5 concentration in Delhi on Diwali is likely to be the lowest […]

84 new coronavirus cases in Goa, one death

8:41 pm November 14, 2020

Panaji: Goa’s coronavirus caseload reached 45,845 on Saturday with 84 new infections being reported, a health official said. The death toll due to the pandemic mounted to 659 as one patient succumbed during the day, he said. The number of recovered patients in the state rose to 43,533 with 145 patients getting discharged on Saturday. […]

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

1,012 new coronavirus cases in MP, seven deaths

8:38 pm November 14, 2020

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,83,057 after 1,012 new infections were reported on Saturday, while seven fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,083, a health official said. On the other hand, 876 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the state’s recovery count to 1,70,969, he added. Two patients […]