Day: December 21, 2020

Silver futures up on spot demand

5:05 pm December 21, 2020

New Delhi : Silver prices rose by Rs 2,027 to Rs 69,934 per kg in futures trade on Monday as participants widened their bets on firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver contracts for March delivery gained Rs 2,027, or 2.98 per cent, to Rs 69,934 per kg in 14,606 lots. Analysts said […]

Odisha CM announces financial aid for dairy farmers

BJD backs farmers MSP demand;says will not allow anybody tarnish Patnaik’s clean image

4:59 pm December 21, 2020

Bhubaneswar : Odisha‘s ruling Biju Janata Dal supported farmers demand for Minimum Support Price and resolved to fight for implementation of M S Swaminathan Committee report on the issue. The party stated that inclusive development of the farmers has always been a key focus of the BJD government in the state. ”Our party is with the farmers on MSP […]

New strain of COVID-19 is driving South Africa’s resurgence

4:35 pm December 21, 2020

Johannesburg : South Africa has announced that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is driving the current resurgence of the disease, with higher numbers of confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. The new variant, known as 501.V2, is dominant among new confirmed infections in South Africa, according to health officials and scientists leading the country’s […]

Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island

4:33 pm December 21, 2020

Honolulu: The US Geological Survey says the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has erupted The eruption began late Sunday within the within Halema’uma’u crater. The volcano is located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.(AP)

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Discussions on global growth cannot happen among few, table must be bigger: PM

2:58 pm December 21, 2020

New Delhi: Asserting that growth patterns must follow a human-centric approach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said discussions on global growth cannot happen only among a few as the “table must be bigger” and the agenda broader. Addressing the 6th Indo-Japan Samwad Conference via video conferencing, Modi said in the past, humanity often took […]