It is universally acknowledged that incumbent governments are in campaign mode all through their tenure, while the opposition gets its act together closer to...
Archive - February 2020
The number of workers at the Aam Aadmi Party headquarters here continues to swell with the party office already jam packed, buoyed by the trends suggesting the...
With its looming defeat in Delhi, the BJP-led NDA has now lost power in six states in the last two years. The BJP, which had won just three seats in Delhi last...
President Donald Trump on Monday proposed USD 740 billion as the country”s national security budget for 2021, with an eye on China and Russia that are on...
From magic wheelchairs for kids to lower limb prosthetic components for sportsperson, 3D simulation technology is empowering the healthcare sector and the...
The death toll in China due to the novel coronavirus epidemic has crossed 1,000, while the confirmed cases have gone over 42,000, health officials announced on...
A new University of California, Berkeley, study finds that bats’ fierce immune response to viruses could drive viruses to replicate faster, so that when...
It was back in 2009 that Indian composer A.R. Rahman was honoured with two Oscars for his song “Jai ho”. Cut to 2020, the foot-tapping number made...
Laura Dern won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role as a divorce lawyer in “Marriage Story”. She was nominated along with popular faces...
NorthEast United would look to notch up their elusive third win of this Indian Super League season when they host Jamshedpur FC here on Monday, in a match...
Irish politicians are facing messy talks over the creation of a new government as an exit poll suggests that the parliamentary election ended in a dead heat...
According to Election Commission (EC) official, The overall voter turnout Delhi assembly elections on Feb 7 was 62.59%, it said on Feb 8. Further, “62...
As the Aam Aadmi Party here on Sunday raised questions over delay in release of the final voting percentage after 24 hours of closure of voting on Saturday...
Was Shylock victim or villain? The question never arose when Geoffrey Kendal came to school in the 50s and 60s to perform Shakespeare. The Merchant of Venice...
Delhi registered an overall turnout of 54.24 per cent till 5 p.m. on Saturday even as the polling entered the last hour, as per the Election Commission”s...
Ever wondered what the Academy Award winners get along with the prestegeous trophy? Along with the statuette comes a $100K Swag Bag, that contains ultra...
How is the ink applied on fingers before voting? How does an EVM look like? What is the atmosphere inside polling stations? These were the queries by teenagers...
The records of nearly half a million payment cards of Indian banks are being sold for $9 apiece on the Joker”s Stash, one of the most popular underground...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday cast his vote along with his family, including his first-time voter son, saying he is hopeful of winning a...
Delhi recorded an estimated 30.11 per cent peaceful voter turnout in the first seven hours till 3 p.m. on Saturday with 1.47 crore eligible voters expected to...
The Oscar buzz continues to have a ripple effect at the box office with nominated films lining up at the theatres for re-release, with a hope of renewed box...
Delhi recorded 14.75 per cent voter turnout in the first three hours of polling on Saturday with long queues of voters being seen outside many booths as the...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse”s state visit to India takes place just over two months after his newly-elected brother, President Gotabaya...
Given India”s need for infrastructure expansion and the infrastructure financing gap, attention needs to turn from the overall macroeconomic view on...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday appeared confident of winning a majority and returning to power in the national capital after a gap of 20-long...
Polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly began on Saturday that will decide the fate of 672 candidates from the Aam Aadmi Party, BJP and Congress — in a...
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China has reached 722, authorities said on Saturday, while the number of confirmed cases also rose to...
The polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly got underway on Saturday morning, an election that saw the ruling AAP, opposition BJP and the Congress engaged in...
Three more people on a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the number aboard to 64, the government said Saturday, with...
Since the first Assembly election of Delhi in 1993, among all the major political parties in the fray, the Congress has a record of fielding maximum females...
With three cases of coronavirus being announced last week, the Kerala government had announced a ‘state calamity’, but on Feb 7, it was lifted...