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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. […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

Democrat Joe Biden wins White House

11:36 pm November 7, 2020

Washington: Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge […]

Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania

10:07 pm November 6, 2020

Washington: Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds of Georgia and Pennsylvania. Those put Biden in a stronger position to capture the 270 Electoral Collage votes needed to take the White House. The winner will […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

As coronavirus takes centrestage in US polls, will Trump emerge underdog?

9:19 pm November 2, 2020

By Aditya Vikram Singh: WITH US Presidential polls reaching the last lap, as USA goes to the hustings on Tuesday, the final countdown have begun in the much debated US presidential elections which will determine the fate of the incumbent President and the Republican nominee Donald Trump and the former two term US Vice President […]

‘Once in a Blue Moon’ on October 31

5:38 pm October 28, 2020

By Aditya Vikram Singh/New Delhi: THE ‘Once in a Blue Moon’ story will come to be true once again this Saturday when the world will witness the occurrence of the rare celestial wonder Blue Moon on October 31. Although this is a rare and good tiding for the excited and exalted sky-watchers, there is some […]