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Solar eclipse: No fair, only simple religious ceremony this time in Kurukshetra

Annular solar eclipse underway, cloudy skies may play spoilsport for sky gazers in Delhi

12:56 pm June 21, 2020

New Delhi: An annular solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire, is currently underway but cloudy skies are likely to play a spoilsport for sky gazers in the national capital. The annular phase began at 10.19 am and will end at 2.02 pm. The annular phase was visible on Sunday morning from some […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Top US diplomat calls UN rights body ‘a haven for dictators’

11:59 pm June 20, 2020

Frankfurt: US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo said the decision by the UN’s top human rights body to commission a report on policing and race amid international protests spurred by George Floyd‘s death “marks a new low” and confirmed the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Human Rights Council in 2018. The council agreed Friday in Geneva to commission […]

Glenmark launches Favipiravir: Medics say ‘no magic bullet’ for COVID but will help amid rising cases

11:35 pm June 20, 2020

New Delhi: As Glenmark Pharmaceuticals launched antiviral drug Favipiravir for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 cases, medical experts on Saturday cautioned against seeing it as a “magic bullet” to treat the deadly virus but said it will be helpful as it can be orally administered and reduce viral load. They said the drug’s real efficacy […]

Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump intends to nominates Indian American to IDFC Board

3:35 pm June 20, 2020

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate leading Indian-American global venture capitalist Deven Parekh as a member of the Board of Directors of an independent agency of the government that provides financing for private development projects. The nomination of Parekh to be a member of the Board of Directors of the International Development […]

Suspense on deputy CM, other ministers in Bihar

PMO issues clarification over Modi’s comments that no one entered Indian territory

3:23 pm June 20, 2020

New Delhi: The PMO on Saturday called as “mischievous interpretation” the criticism over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks at an all-party meeting that no one has entered Indian territory or captured any military post while referring to the Galwan Valley clash in eastern Ladakh. In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the focus of Modi’s remarks at the meeting […]