A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show. The Global Carbon...
Archive - December 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 10 laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building at an event that was attended by leaders from various...
An average of more than 10 lakh tests conducted daily for detection of COVID-19 has ensured that the cumulative positivity rate is sustained at low levels and...
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday alleged that Delhi Police has put Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest after he met protesting farmers at the...
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested eight pro-democracy activists over their role in an unauthorised protest last summer, widening a crackdown on dissent in...
Major cities in Chhattisgarh, including capital Raipur, wore a deserted look on Tuesday morning with most of the business establishments remaining closed as...
Protesting farmers started preparations to block key roads and occupy toll plazas on Tuesday as part of their call for a ”Bharat Bandh” against the...
Supporters of the Congress and Left parties on Tuesday blocked railway tracks at several places, and held sit-ins on roads to enforce the nationwide shutdown...
Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) remained closed in many parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday in support of the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer...
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in a span of 24 hours was recorded below 27,000 after nearly five months on Tuesday, taking India”s infection...
 Delhi”s minimum temperature dropped to 9.5 degrees Celsius and a blanket of fog covered the national capital, affecting visibility on Tuesday morning...
Social activist Anna Hazare on December 8 sat on a day-long ‘hunger strike’ to support agitating farmers who have called “Bharat Bandh”...
Actor Queen Latifah is set to play the lead role in Netflix”s upcoming thriller “End of the Road”. Millicent Shelton, known for helming...
Members of a farmers” organisation on Tuesday staged a ”rail roko” in Maharashtra”s Buldhana district as part of the Bharat Bandh...
US President-elect Joe Biden has selected retired Army general Lloyd Austin to run the Pentagon as Secretary of Defence, according to media reports. If...
Several US lawmakers have voiced their support for farmers agitating in India against the new farm laws and urged that they be allowed to protest peacefully...
As the Pentagon pulls troops out of the Middle East in the coming weeks, under orders from President Donald Trump, US military leaders are working to find...
The US has designated Pakistan and China among eight other countries that are of particular concern for violation of religious freedom, Secretary of State Mike...
The pomp and ceremony of the Nobel prize ceremonies have been reined in this year amid measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus. There will be no glitzy...
Hollywood star Gal Gadot on Tuesday said the team of “Wonder Woman 1984” wanted to “raise the bar” with the upcoming superhero film...
Georgia”s top elections official has recertified the state”s election results after a recount requested by President Donald Trump confirmed once...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar on his death anniversary, saying his thoughts and ideals continue to give strength to...
President Donald Trump fruitlessly pressed Georgia”s governor on Saturday to call a special legislative session aimed at subverting the presidential...
Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) an emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19...
The Eastern Command of the Indian Army will pay homage to the valiant heroes of India and Bangladesh who took part in the Liberation War of 1971, which led to...
The NIA has filed a supplementary charge-sheet against a person for his alleged involvement in furthering illegal activities of the outlawed Khalistan...
Kuwait began voting Saturday for its National Assembly, the first election since the death of its longtime ruling emir at a time the oil-rich nation struggles...
Only repealing of the new farm laws will end the stalemate, an All India Kisan Sabha official said on Saturday, ahead of the fifth-round of talks between the...
The Left parties on Saturday extended their support to the nationwide strike called by farmers” organisations on December 8. The Communist Party of India...
Petrol price on Saturday breached the Rs 83 per litre-mark in Delhi for the first time in more than two years after a rally in international oil prices forced...
Ahead of the crucial meeting with protesting farmer organisations, Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...