Day: January 18, 2021

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

CMs of Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand meet Shah

11:34 pm January 18, 2021

New Delhi : The chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand — E K Palaniswami, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Hemant Soren respectively — met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Monday, officials said. During the meeting, the chief ministers discussed various issues concerning their respective states with Shah, a home ministry official said. The Assembly election is due in Tamil Nadu in the next few months and Shah had recently […]

Canada OKs return of Boeing 737 Max aircraft

11:31 pm January 18, 2021

Montreal: The Boeing 737 Max can return to Canadian airspace beginning Wednesday, officials said, concluding nearly two years of government review after the aircraft was involved in two deadly crashes that saw the planes grounded worldwide. Transport Canada said Monday the planes will be permitted to fly as long as they meet conditions specified by Transport Canada in December, including allowing pilots […]

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris submits her resignation from Senate

11:25 pm January 18, 2021

Washington : Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday officially resigned from her Senate seat, ending her four-year innings in the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Her resignation from the Senate came two days before the 56-year-old would be sworn in on Wednesday along with President-elect Joe Biden, making history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian American vice president. Harris, a Democrat, has formally […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Modi named Somnath Temple trust chairman; 2nd PM to hold post

11:20 pm January 18, 2021

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday appointed the new chairman of the trust which manages the world famous Somnath Temple at Prabhas Patan town in Gujarat’s Gir-Somnath district, becoming the second PM to hold the post. Modi, one of the trustees of the Shree Somnath Trust,was elected to the top post unanimously, an […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Police command structure crumbled fast during Capitol riot

11:14 pm January 18, 2021

Washington: As the rioters stormed the US Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide on their own how to fight them off. There was no direction. No plan. And no top leadership. One cop ran from one side of the building to another, fighting hand-to-hand against rioters. Another decided to respond to any […]