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Airports near Ethiopia’s Tigray state attacked with rockets

2:11 pm November 14, 2020

Tigray: Two airports in Ethiopia’s Amhara state near the northern state of Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by rocket fire late on Friday, the government said. One of the rockets hit the airport in Gondar and partially damaged it late on Friday, said Awoke Worku, spokesperson for Gondar central zone, […]

Maha celebrates Diwali in toned-down manner amid COVID-19

2:04 pm November 14, 2020

Mumbai: Diwali, the festival of lights, is being celebrated across Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Saturday with fervour, but in a subdued manner under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Laxmi Pujan, the main day of Diwali, and Naraka Chaturdashi, are being celebrated on the same day on Saturday. In Maharashtra, […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

As coronavirus spikes, NYC prepares to close schools again

10:40 pm November 13, 2020

New York: A resurgence of the coronavirus in New York City is threatening to halt the nation’s biggest experiment with in-person learning. The city’s public school system this fall became one of just a few large, urban districts in the U.S. to welcome students back into classrooms. A little more than a quarter of the […]

Light a diya as salute to soldiers: PM Modi

10:18 pm November 13, 2020

New Delhi: On Diwali eve, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the people to light a ”diya” as a “salute to soldiers”, saying words cannot do justice to the sense of gratitude for their exemplary courage. “This Diwali, let us also light a Diya as a #Salute2Soldiers who fearlessly protect our nation. Words […]

Wall Street scuffles as worsening pandemic slows its rally

10:29 pm November 12, 2020

New York: U.S. stocks are scuffling Thursday amid worries about worsening coronavirus counts across the country. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in morning trading, a rare stumble in what’s been a banner month for the benchmark index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 109 points, or 0.4%, at 28,288, as of 10:40 a.m. […]