Day: January 19, 2021

Study on to restore elephant corridors: TN govt to HC

Injured pachyderm dies at Theppakkadu elephant camp

8:57 pm January 19, 2021

Udhagamandalam: A seriously injured elephant, under treatment at a town in Nilgiris district, died on Tuesday after it was translocated to the nearby Theppakadu Elephant camp, forest department officials said. The 40-year-old elephant was found lying near Maravakandy Dam on January 15 with a cut ear and was being treated in thattown. However the wound […]

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

Girl flees uncle home to escape child marriage, found pursuing nursing course 4 years later

8:51 pm January 19, 2021

New Delhi: A girl who went ”missing” from her maternal uncle’s house here nearly four years ago has been found by the Delhi Police who said Tuesday that she had left to escape being married off as a minor and is now pursuing a nursing course. Officials said she had left the house in May […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Biden picks transgender woman as assistant health secretary

8:47 pm January 19, 2021

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the US Senate. A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current post by Democratic Gov Tom Wolf in 2017, making her one of the few […]

US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops

US STOCKS-Wall St set to open higher ahead of Yellen speech; spotlight on earnings

8:42 pm January 19, 2021

Washington: Wall Street was set to open higher on Tuesday after upbeat earnings from big U.S. banks and Halliburton, while investors awaited a speech from U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen that is expected to advocate hefty fiscal spending. Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc added 2.5% as its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, dwarfing estimates after another blowout performance at its […]

Third time lucky: Joe Biden to be sworn in as US President on Wednesday

8:37 pm January 19, 2021

Washington: With a promise to ‘heal’ America, which in recent months witnessed a chaotic election and messy transition of power, Joseph R Biden will take the oath to become the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. Biden, who is known around the world for his stint as the vice president during the Obama administration, will be the oldest person ever sworn […]