Day: November 20, 2020

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

Senator Alexander: Trump admin should aid in Biden transition

11:38 pm November 20, 2020

Nashville: US Senator Lamar Alexander said Friday that President Donald Trump‘s administration should aid President-elect Joe Biden in his transition, saying the Democrat has a “very good chance” of becoming the next president. “If there is any chance whatsoever that Joe Biden will be the next president, and it looks like he has a very good chance, the Trump Administration should provide the Biden team with all […]

Delhi records 118 COVID-19 deaths in a day; 6,608 fresh cases push infection tally to 5.17 lakh

11:35 pm November 20, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital recorded 6,608 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day taking the infection tally on Friday to over 5.17 lakh, while 118 more fatalities during the same period pushed the death toll to 8,159, authorities said. These fresh coronavirus cases were detected from 62,425 tests conducted the previous day, including 23,507 RT-PCR […]

COVID-19: Spitting and tobacco consumption in public places to attract Rs 2,000 fine in Delhi

11:31 pm November 20, 2020

New Delhi: Spitting and consumption of tobacco in public places, violation of COVID-19 quarantine rules, not wearing of masks and not maintaining social distancing will now attract a fine of Rs 2,000 in the national capital, according to a notification issued by the Delhi government on Friday. The increase in the fine amount from earlier […]

UN: Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK

Europe, US ‘climate guardian’ satellite to monitor oceans

11:28 pm November 20, 2020

Berlin: A satellite jointly developed by Europe and the United States being launched this weekend will greatly help scientists keep track of the rise in global sea levels, one of the most daunting effects of climate change, a senior official at the European Space Agency said Friday. The new satellite, called Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, contains […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

Hong Kong bans Air India flights for fifth time as some passengers test COVID-19 positive

11:23 pm November 20, 2020

New Delhi: Hong Kong has banned Air India flights from Delhi till December 3 after a few passengers on its flight earlier this week tested positive for COVID-19 post-arrival, a senior government official said on Friday. This is the fifth time Air India’s flights from India have been banned by the Hong Kong government for […]