Day: November 19, 2020

DCM Shriram ties up with Tata Trusts on menstrual hygiene

8:12 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: DCM Shriram on Thursday said it has partnered with Tata Trusts for raising awareness about menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls and women in and around its four sugar units in Uttar Pradesh. The company has been working on health and hygiene for the last several years under its social responsibility program. Its health […]

Badrinath temple closes for winter, chardham yatra ends

7:19 pm November 19, 2020

Gopeshwar: The chardham yatra came to an end on Thursday with the closure of the portals of Badrinath temple in the Garhwal Himalayas for the winter season. The temple gates were closed at 3.35 pm after an elaborate ritual performed by chief priest of the temple Ishwari Prasad Namboodri. The closure of the Badrinath temple marks the conclusion of this year’s chardham yatra, which […]

Iran candidate tells AP: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war’

7:16 pm November 19, 2020

Tehran: An adviser to Iran‘s supreme leader who is a possible 2021 presidential candidate is warning that any American attack on the Islamic Republic could set off a “full-fledged war” in the Mideast in the waning days of the Trump administration. Speaking to The Associated Press, Hossein Dehghan struck a hard-line tone familiar to those in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary […]

‘Trailblazer, Iron lady’: Cong leaders pay rich tributes to Indira Gandhi on birth anniversary

7:11 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary with Rahul Gandhi saying the whole country still gives the example of her impressive leadership. Born on November 19, 1917, Indira Gandhi served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until […]

China says ‘Five Eyes’ should face reality on Hong Kong

7:07 pm November 19, 2020

Beijing: China on Thursday rejected the latest attack on its Hong Kong policy by the US and several of its allies, saying they “should face up to the reality” that the former British colony has been returned to China. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian was responding to a statement on Hong Kong issued by the […]