November

Man killed in Haryana over intercaste marriage

11:09 pm January 2, 2021

Chandigarh: A 23-year-old man who married a woman belonging to a different caste was stabbed to death allegedly by his brother-in-law in Panipat, police said on Saturday, the second suspected case of honour killing in Haryana in the past three days. Neeraj had married in November, but the brother of the woman was unhappy over […]

Now, `monolith’ surfaces in Ahmedabad

11:32 pm December 31, 2020

Ahmedabad: A `monolith’, the likes of which have appeared and vanished in different parts of the world since November, has now emerged in a garden in Ahmedabad city, Gujarat. This is the first appearance of a monolith, a structure made of shiny steel sheets, in India. The triangular prism-shaped structure, around seven feet tall, became […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win

12:30 pm December 22, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump hosted several House Republican lawmakers at the White House on Monday to discuss an ultimately futile effort to block Congress from affirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. The meeting underscored Trump’s refusal to accept the reality of his loss and his willingness to entertain undemocratic efforts to overturn […]

US wholesale prices up 0.1% in November; food and energy up

8:37 pm December 11, 2020

Washington: US wholesale prices edged up 0.1 per cent in November as the cost of both food and energy were up. The increase in the producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach the consumer, followed bigger gains of 0.3 per cent in October and 0.4 per cent in September, the Labour Department […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Early winter: Power demand in Delhi increases

2:56 pm December 6, 2020

New Delhi: Plummeting temperatures in the city have seen the winter power demand surpassing that of the corresponding period last year, discom officials said. Delhi’s early winter is getting reflected in the city’s power demand. The peak power demand in November 2020 surpassed the peak power demand of November 2019, said a BSES discom official. […]