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June records ‘excess’ rainfall, good precipitation expected in July: IMD

8:46 pm July 1, 2020

New Delhi: The month of June ended with “excess” rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday, forecasting a good precipitation in July. According to the IMD data, the overall rainfall in June was 118 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), which is considered “excess” rainfall. It was also the wettest June in the […]

Odisha CM watches Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra on TV

8:37 pm June 23, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik watched the live telecast of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra, which was held in Puri on Tuesday, at his office in the Lok Seva Bhawan here. The historic rath yatra started without the usual sea of devotees and amid tight security in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, a day after […]

Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases

UK Opposition to review impact of Covid-19 on ethnic minorities

7:09 pm April 24, 2020

London: The UK’s Opposition Labour Party on Friday announced a review into the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country’s minority ethnic populations, including those of Indian-origin. Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer hosted a digital roundtable alongside ministers from his shadow cabinet and representatives from Britain’s minorities communities to kick-start the process of […]

Amitabh Bachchan hints at undergoing surgery

Hope we continue to make films that bring people together: Amitabh Bachchan

8:21 pm November 21, 2019

Panaji: Cinema is a universal medium that brings people together keeping aside the differences of their social and modern lives, said megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday. The 77-year-old veteran, who was declared as the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in September this year, is being honoured at the ongoing 50th International Film Festival of […]

President Donald Trump asked Australia for help discrediting Russia probe

Trump announces help for certain historically black colleges

2:30 am September 11, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has delivered some good news to the nation’s historically black colleges and universities. Trump announced Tuesday that the government will no longer restrict HBCUs that have a religious mission from accessing federal funding for capital projects. Trump says a recent Justice Department legal opinion declared such “discriminatory restrictions” to be unconstitutional. […]

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