Voting is underway for 3,019 panchayats in 117 taluks of Karnataka in the first phase of gram panchayat elections on Tuesday with COVID-19 protocols in place...
Archive - December 2020
The Justice Department announced new charges Monday against a Libyan bombmaker in the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, an attack...
A US university has announced establishing an endowed chair in Jainism and Hinduism, which will be an integral part of its religious studies programme. Over...
The House easily passed a USD 900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and...
Dozens of email accounts at the Treasury Department were compromised in a massive breach of US government agencies being blamed on Russia, with hackers...
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine and said he was doing this to demonstrate that people should be ready to take the...
US President Donald Trump on Monday presented the prestigious Legion of Merit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership in elevating strategic...
Trucks waiting to get out of Britain backed up for miles and people were left stranded at airports Monday as dozens of countries around the world slapped tough...
Undercutting President Donald Trump on multiple fronts, Attorney General William Barr said Monday he saw no reason to appoint a special counsel to look into...
Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata was conferred the title of “Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace” by the Federation of Indo-Israel...
Moncef Slaoui, the chief science adviser for the U.S. governments COVID-19 vaccine effort, said scientists are still working to confirm whether the virus...
Karim Benzema scored one goal and set up another to lead Real Madrid to a 3-1 win at Eibar, keeping the defending champions level on points with Atlético...
With yet another Brexit deadline disappearing in the rearview mirror, a breakthrough on fishing rights remained elusive for the European Union and Britain on...
Shares started the week out on a sour note in Asia as worsening coronavirus outbreaks overshadowed news that US lawmakers finally have a deal on more support...
Canada is banning passenger flights from the UK in a bid to block a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England. A person familiar with the...
The leader of the Trump administration”s vaccination program says people who have been infected with the coronavirus — a group that includes President...
Undeterred by dismissals and admonitions from judges, President Donald Trump”s campaign continued with its unprecedented efforts to overturn the results...
The government on Sunday asked protesting farmer unions to specify their concerns over its earlier proposal of amendments in the new agri laws and choose a...
The Mathura Bar Association said its claim forum has called off a proposed hunger strike from Monday after getting an assurance from the new district judge...
The Finance Ministry on Sunday said five states, including Tamil Nadu and Telangana, have been permitted to borrow an additional Rs 16,728 crore following...
Privatisation of Air India may spill into next fiscal year as the divestment process is unlikely to conclude in the remaining a little over three months of...
Nepal’s beleaguered Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday recommended the dissolution of Parliament, amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and...
Production on “Impeachment: American Crime Story” has been put on hold after a member of the TV series tested positive for coronavirus. According...
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed the winter session of Parliament was cancelled to avoid a debate on the ongoing farmers” protest against the...
India”s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,31,223 with 26,624 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from...
More than 8,000 security personnel would be deployed for the panchayat and municipal elections to be held in Arunachal Pradesh on December 22, a senior police...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hard sold his government”s reforms spanning from manufacturing to taxation to labour, saying they have changed...
The approval of the second COVID-19 vaccine is another milestone in the US” fight against the deadly pandemic, President-elect Joe Biden has said...
According to the Union Health Ministry data, India’s COVID-19 caseload surpassed the somber one-crore mark Saturday, adding 10 lakh cases in nearly a...
Telemedicine firm Doctor On Call, which helps connect patients with doctors and hospitals, is looking to expand its operations in the country with a target of...
The Delhi Police stepped up vigil on the national capital”s border with Haryana on Sunday as farmers plan to block the Jaipur National Highway-8, which...