Day: December 21, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

The Latest: Israel restricts travel due to new virus strain

10:44 pm December 21, 2020

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the country has further tightened restrictions on incoming air travel in response to the new strain of the coronavirus. Netanyahu said Monday that Israel will not allow foreign nationals to enter the country, and any Israelis who return from abroad, starting Wednesday, will go into quarantine at state-designated […]

Jupiter, Saturn ‘merge’ in rare cosmic event

10:40 pm December 21, 2020

Kolkata: Space enthusiasts had the opportunity to watch a rare celestial event on Monday evening as the Jupiter and the Saturn appeared to merge and looked like a single bright star, in what is called a conjunction. People gathered to watch the phenomenon, which took place after about 400 years, on rooftops and open grounds in different […]

EU agency OKs COVID-19 vaccine, 1st shots expected in days

10:31 pm December 21, 2020

Amsterdam: The European Union drug regulator recommended the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for use Monday, raising hopes that the 27 nations in the bloc can begin administering the first shots to their citizens shortly after Christmas. The move by the European Medicines Agency comes weeks after the same vaccine was authorized in Britain and the United States, prompting pressure from […]

US condemns terrorists who seek to infiltrate across LoC

Pak army shells areas along LoC in J&K’s Poonch

10:27 pm December 21, 2020

Jammu: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire on Monday by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, officials said. The Indian Army retaliated befittingly, they said. ”At about 1940 hours (7.40 pm) today, Pak army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with […]

Haryana records 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 553 new cases

10:21 pm December 21, 2020

Chandigarh: The COVID-19 death toll in Haryana rose to 2,832 on Monday with 11 more fatalities, while 553 new cases pushed the infection tally to 2,58,197, a health bulletin issued here said. Of the new fatalities, two each were recorded in Hisar and Rewari districts while one each was reported from Gurgaon and Faridabad districts Among the districts which reported new […]

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