Day: November 16, 2020

Prince Charles visits 99-year-old Prince Philip in hospital

Prince Charles inaugurates virtual Diwali prayer meet

10:13 pm November 16, 2020

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lauded the contribution of British Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities in helping the people during the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson said this in his message during a virtual Diwali prayer meet organised by NRI entrepreneur G P Hinduja and his family on Sunday. Prince Charles inaugurated the event by […]

Trump aide promises ‘very professional transition’ to Biden

10:09 pm November 16, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump’s national security adviser promised a “very professional transition” to the administration of President-elect Joe Biden in an interview broadcast Monday, even as Trump continues to falsely claim he won the November election. Speaking to the Global Security Forum hosted in part by Qatar, Robert O’Brien several times mentioned the transition and referred to recent peace […]

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

Air quality improves drastically in Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon

10:04 pm November 16, 2020

Noida: After a spell of rain in NCR, air quality improved drastically in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon to reach “poor” levels, while it reached “moderate” category in Faridabad on Monday, according to a government agency. Concentration of major air pollutant PM 2.5 although remained in the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, even as PM 10 got washed off from the […]

Sonu Sood set to launch India’s biggest blood bank through ‘Sonu For You’ app

Election Commission makes actor Sonu Sood Punjab icon

9:58 pm November 16, 2020

Chandigarh: Actor Sonu Sood has been appointed as the Punjab state icon by the Election Commission of India, an official statement said here on Monday. The statement quoting Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Karuna Raju said his office had sent a proposal to the ECI in this regard and they approved the same. Belonging […]

Karnataka logs 1,157 fresh COVID cases

9:54 pm November 16, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday reported 1,157 fresh COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths, taking the infection count and toll to 8,62,804 and 11,541 respectively, the health department said. Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar tweeted, “1,157 new Covid cases have been reported in Karnataka today and 2,188 recoveries…8,25,141 people have recovered in the state so far with […]