Day: February 7, 2021

High alert in UP as glacier breaks off in neighbouring Uttarakhand

8:17 pm February 7, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday asked authorities in all districts on the banks of the Ganga river to be on high alert and continuously monitor the water level after a glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. The glacier burst triggered a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and caused large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas. […]

Inmates at St. Louis jail set fires, break out windows

8:10 pm February 7, 2021

Washington: Inmates at a St. Louis jail set fires, caused flooding, broke out fourth-floor windows and tossed a stationary bike, chairs and mattresses outside Saturday in the latest disturbance over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions that have limited visits and stalled court proceedings, officials said. Dozens of law enforcement officers worked for hours before bringing […]

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait to address Kisan Mahapanchayat in Jaipur

No ‘ghar wapsi’ till farmers’ demands are met: Tikait

8:04 pm February 7, 2021

Charkhi Dadri: Asserting that the agitation against the Centre’s farm laws is a people’s movement that will not fail, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said there will be no ”ghar wapsi” till protesting farmers’ demands are met. Tikait lauded the role of ”khap panchayats” (caste councils) and their leaders in supporting the farmers’ stir. Addressing a […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Analysis: Trump’s Senate trial matters regardless of outcome

8:00 pm February 7, 2021

Washington: This matters. The outcome may seem preordained in the unprecedented second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Democrats prosecuting the former president for inciting a deadly insurrection at the US Capitol will struggle to persuade at least 17 Republicans to convict Trump and bar him from office. Forty-five of the 50 Republican senators backed a bid last month to dismiss the trial, essentially telegraphing how […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Modi claims conspiracy to defame Indian tea, pitches for tech institutions teaching in mother tongue

7:56 pm February 7, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday claimed an international conspiracy has been hatched to ”defame” Indian tea, on a visit to Assam, a major producer of the brew. On a second visit to the election-bound state in a fortnight, he also pitched for setting up at least one medical college and a technical institution […]