Day: January 20, 2021

Maha: Fire at private hall in Thane; no casualty

4:36 pm January 20, 2021

Thane: A fire broke out in a hall used to hold spiritual discourses in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Wednesday, a civic official said. No one was injured in the blaze which erupted around 12.15 am in the private hall located in Panchpakhadi area, Thane civic body’s regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam said. The […]

Some respite from cold as mercury rises in Kashmir

No respite from cold conditions in Kashmir valley

2:51 pm January 20, 2021

Srinagar: There was little respite from the intense cold wave conditions in Kashmir on Wednesday as the minimum temperature across the valley stayed several degrees below the freezing point, a MET department official said. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 6 degrees Celsius, up from minus 7 degrees Celsius the previous night, the official […]

Biden to lay out his foreign policy at G-7, Munich summit

Facing crush of crises, Biden will take helm as president

2:47 pm January 20, 2021

Washington: Joe Biden swears the oath of office at noon Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors. The very ceremony in which presidential power is transferred, a hallowed American democratic […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump’s exit: President leaves office with legacy of chaos

2:41 pm January 20, 2021

Washington: Donald Trump will walk out of the White House and board Marine One for the last time as president Wednesday morning, leaving behind a legacy of chaos and tumult and a nation bitterly divided. Four years after standing on stage at his own inauguration and painting a dire picture of “American carnage,” Trump departs […]

DC on lockdown and on edge before Biden’s inauguration

2:36 pm January 20, 2021

Washington: The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will take place in a Washington on edge, after the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol unleashed a wave of fear and unmatched security concerns. And law enforcement officials are contending not only with the potential for outside threats but also with rising concerns about an insider attack […]