Day: November 21, 2020

COVID pandemic biggest challenge world is facing since WW-II: PM Modi at G20

11:45 pm November 21, 2020

New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world is facing since World War-II and is an important turning point in the history of humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the G20 summit on Saturday, as he offered India’s IT prowess for the efficient functioning of the grouping. Modi also said that “Work from Anywhere” is a […]

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At 24.6 deg C, Delhi records lowest maximum temperature of season so far

11:41 pm November 21, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital recorded a maximum of 24.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, the lowest this season so far, as cold winds continued to sweep the city, according to the India Meteorological Department. The minimum temperature settled at 8.5 degrees Celsius on Saturday. The maximum temperature was two notches below normal and the minimum […]

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

Three of family killed by relatives after dispute over waste disposal

11:37 pm November 21, 2020

Banda: Three members of a family, including an Uttar Pradesh Police constable, were killed allegedly by their relatives over disposal of garbage in Gayatri Nagar area here, police said on Saturday. Nine people have been arrested and police personnel have been deployed in the area to maintain law and order following the Friday night incident, they said. […]

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CR's Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani train to run from Dec 30

Haveri rly station renamed Mahadevappa Mailara Railway station

11:34 pm November 21, 2020

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has issued a notification, renaming Haveri Railway station as Mahadevappa Mailara Railway Station. It has been a long-standing demand of the public and representatives from Haveri District to name the Haveri station after Mahadevappa Mailara, a freedom fighter from the district, South Western Railway said in a statement. It said, at the age of 18, he accompanied Mahatma […]

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Biden to work to end executions as government sets 3 more

11:27 pm November 21, 2020

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden is against the death penalty and will work to end its use, his spokesman said Saturday, as the Justice Department scheduled three more federal executions during before the Jan. 20 inauguration, including two shortly before he is set to take office. The Bureau of Prisons on Thursday carried out the eighth federal execution […]

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