New Year

Goa bustles with tourists but pandemic may play party-pooper

6:02 pm December 26, 2020

Panaji: New Year celebrations and parties in Goa might take a hit this time in view of the pandemic protocol and apprehensions over a new coronavirus strain in England, which has affected flight schedules. While thousands of revellers have arrived in Goa to ring in 2021, unlike every year, the state will miss foreign guests due to curbs on […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

One in 85 test positive for coronavirus in England as cases spike

6:40 pm December 25, 2020

London: A record number of people have tested positive for COVID-19 in England as millions spend Christmas Day away from friends and family due to a continuing spike in coronavirus infections on Friday. Figures from the National Health Service’s (NHS) Test and Trace network show that between December 10 and 16, 173,875 people received a […]

Midnight mass, carols usher in Christmas in Goa amid pandemic

3:40 pm December 25, 2020

Panaji: The peel of the midnight bells in churches and the carols reverberating the praise of Lord Jesus ushered in the Christmas festivities in Goa amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Christmas celebration in the state, where nearly 30 per cent population is Christian, started with traditional fervour amid strict adherence to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) laid down by the […]

PM Modi to flag off first driverless train on Dec 28, launch NCMC for Delhi Metro’s Airport Line

10:23 pm December 24, 2020

New Delhi: In an advance New Year’s gift to people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to flag off the country’s first ever fully-automated driverless train service on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro on December 28, the DMRC said on Thursday. The commercial operation of these new-generation trains, set to be a major technological feat, will begin after the event, […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

UK, EU clinch post-Brexit free trade agreement, hail biggest bilateral deal

10:12 pm December 24, 2020

London: The deal is done, Downing Street in London and European Union (EU) officials in Brussels confirmed on Thursday as both sides managed to thrash out a post-Brexit free trade agreement (FTA) just days before the December 31 deadline. Thousands of pages of legal text accompanies the deal, with details of the agreement set to emerge in […]