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Sabarimala triggers heated debate on election day in Kerala

3:23 pm April 6, 2021

Thiruva: The Sabarimala women’s entry issue, one of the major poll planks of the opposition UDF and the NDA against the ruling LDF during the campaign, took centre stage of debate even on Tuesday, the day of assembly election, in Kerala as major leaders locked horns over the matter. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Lord […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

IPL 2021: 2 more groundstaff, one plumber test positive for Covid-19 at Wankhede

3:14 pm April 6, 2021

Mumbai: Days before the start of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League, two groundstaff members and one plumber have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sources within the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday confirmed the development. It has also come to the fore that in order to conduct […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Latest attack pushes US Capitol Police further toward crisis

11:14 pm April 5, 2021

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Capitol Police are struggling. One officer was killed and another injured when a driver slammed into them at a barricade Friday afternoon. The attack comes after officers were overrun and injured when a violent mob of Trump supporters overran the Capitol on Jan. 6, breaking through insufficient barriers and pushing their way […]

British PM Boris Johnson says UK and India are natural partners

UK to ease lockdown next week, will test vaccine passports

11:03 pm April 5, 2021

LONDON: Britain’s slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as coronavirus cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday, as he confirmed that businesses from barbers to bookstores will be allowed to reopen next week. Johnson said it’s too soon to decide, however, whether U.K. residents […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

Putin signs law that allows him to serve two more terms

10:56 pm April 5, 2021

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036, a move that formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in last year’s popular vote. The July 1 constitutional vote included a provision that reset Putin’s previous terms, allowing him to run for president two more times. The change […]