Day: December 24, 2020

Meghalaya bars entry of travellers from UK

12:20 pm December 24, 2020

Shillong: Amid concerns over the detection of a mutated and more infectious strain of COVID-19 in the UK, the Meghalaya government has barred the entry of individuals from the European country into the state. The government has also urged people who have recently returned from Britain or transited through the country to stay in isolation and inform […]

India’s smartphone segment set to script double-digit growth story in 2021

12:14 pm December 24, 2020

New Delhi: When the pandemic forced people to stay indoors, smartphones became their window to the world, helping them stay connected with friends, Work From Home (WFH) and even learn new recipes. And 2021 promises to bring back double-digit growth for the smartphone industry as people embrace hybrid work models, binge on web series and […]

Two teenagers killed in road accident in UP

12:09 pm December 24, 2020

Mahoba: Two class 12 students were mowed down by a truck and three others seriously injured while they were on their way to coaching classes on bicycles near Sugira village in the district on Thursday morning, police said. Soon after the accident, irate villagers disrupted traffic demanding immediate arrest of the absconding truck driver. The […]

Efforts on to locate 602 people who came to Goa from UK, UAE

12:05 pm December 24, 2020

Panaji: In the wake of detection of a new COVID-19 variant in the UK, Goa health authorities are trying to track down 602 people who arrived in the state from Britain and the UAE since December 9, an official said on Thursday. The maximum number of people who have arrived from these two places are expected to […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Democrats face a turnout test in Georgia’s Senate runoffs

12:02 pm December 24, 2020

Atlanta: In the first week of early voting for Georgia’s Senate runoff election, Casie Yoder parked at a polling location in Cobb County and loaded miniature hand sanitiser bottles, knitted hats, hand warmers and face masks into a collapsible wagon cart. Her goal: to help voters stay in line in frigid temperatures and cast their […]