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Uber adds e-rickshaws to platform, deploys 100 such vehicles in Delhi

2:12 pm November 3, 2020

New Delhi: Uber on Tuesday said Delhi has become the first Indian city where the ride hailing major has deployed 100 e-rickshaws on its platform. The vehicles have been deployed across 26 Delhi Metro stations, offering riders sustainable mobility solutions for better first and last mile connectivity as well as short distance commutes, a statement said. Riders will be […]

Harris wants to be president: Trump

2:07 pm November 3, 2020

Washington: Claiming that Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to be the first woman president of the United States, President Donald Trump told his supporters that this is one “good reason” not to vote for his challenger Joe Biden. “This wonderful woman, she wants to be your first female president. I don’t think so. I don’t think so. You know, that’s a good […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Delhi’s minimum temp drops to 10 deg C; IMD may declare cold wave

2:04 pm November 3, 2020

New Delhi: As the minimum temperature in Delhi dropped to 10 degrees Celsius, the season’s lowest so far, on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said it will declare a cold wave in the city if the situation persists for another day. The weather department also said the month of November this year is expected […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

19 Indian passengers test COVID-19 positive in VBM flight to Wuhan; India plans 4 more flights

11:21 pm November 2, 2020

Beijing: Nineteen Indian passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in a recent flight from New Delhi to the Chinese city of Wuhan under the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM), even as India on Monday announced plans to operate four more such flights to China beginning November 13. The October 30 Air India flight, the sixth operated by India to China in […]

Irrespective of the winner of presidential polls, India-US relationship to remain strong

11:17 pm November 2, 2020

Washington: Irrespective of the outcome of the November 3 presidential elections, relationship between India and the US is expected to continue at the same pace as it has in the last two decades and strengthen further, policy documents and remarks from the two campaigns indicate. President Donald Trump, in the first term of his presidency, has […]