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Setback For BJP In Key Polls In Maharashtra, Wins 1 Of 6
Fri Dec 04 2020
The BJP today suffered a setback in polls in Maharashtra, where it lost power last year. Of the five seats...
Intern In Japan Builds Billion-Dollar Company Inspired by Mom's Comment
Fri Dec 04 2020
Everything changed for Yuta Tsuruoka when his mother, who runs a small shop in rural Japan, made a passing comment:...
Italy bans Christmas travel between regions
Fri Dec 04 2020
Italy is banning travel between its regions from 21 December to 6 January as part of strict coronavirus curbs over...
Maharashtra Teacher Wins $1 Million, Says Will Share Half With Finalists
Fri Dec 04 2020
A primary school teacher from India was on Thursday named the winner of the $1 million annual Global Teacher Prize...
Farmers Protest: Transporters to stage 'chakka jam' to block roads; Satyendar Jain to visit Delhi border
Fri Dec 04 2020
Another round of talks between the protesting farmers and the central government will be held on Saturday as the marathon...
Parkash Singh Badal returns Padma award over farm laws
Thu Dec 03 2020
Akali stalwart and former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday returned his Padma Vibhushan award in protest against...
Biden facing growing pressure over secretary of defense pick
Thu Dec 03 2020
President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalises his choice for...
Rajinikanth To Launch Party In January, Promises "Wonder and Miracle"
Thu Dec 03 2020
Superstar Rajinikanth will launch his long-anticipated political party in January, five months before the Tamil Nadu election. In a tweet,...
HDFC Bank Barred From Adding Credit Card Customers After Power Outage
Thu Dec 03 2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred HDFC Bank from adding new credit card customers or launching digital businesses...
31,118 Fresh Coronavirus Cases In India
Thu Dec 03 2020
India recorded 31,118 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total Covid caseload to over 94.62 lakh....
Farmers sit-in at Noida-Delhi border, key route to Delhi closed for vehicles
Wed Dec 02 2020
Farmers protesting against the new farm laws continued their sit-in at the Noida-Delhi border for the second day on Wednesday,...
Trump teases 2024 run at White House Christmas party
Wed Dec 02 2020
President Donald Trump teased running again for president in 2024 as he hosted a holiday reception at the White House...
UK To Vaccinate People Against Covid From Next Week, Clears Pfizer Shot
Wed Dec 02 2020
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said...
Days After US Desert Mystery, Another Metal Monolith Found In Romania
Wed Dec 02 2020
A metal monolith which mysteriously appeared on a hilltop in northern Romania has sparked curiosity -- and mockery -- online,...
31,118 Fresh Coronavirus Cases In India
Wed Dec 02 2020
India recorded 31,118 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total Covid caseload to over 94.62 lakh....
Farmers Say Will Attend Talks Today, Claim No Conditions From Centre
Tue Dec 01 2020
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lead talks today with the protesting farmers, sources say, adding he met Home Minister Amit...
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 94.62 lakh; Nov saw over 30 pc decline in cases
Tue Dec 01 2020
India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 94.62 lakh with November registering over 30 per cent decline in both new deaths and...
Chanda Kochhar Loses Supreme Court Case Against Being Fired As ICICI CEO
Tue Dec 01 2020
Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar faced a setback today as the Supreme Court rejected her appeal against her sacking...
"India's Internal Issue": Sena Leader On Trudeau's Farmer Protest Remarks
Tue Dec 01 2020
"Canada will always be there to defend the rights of peaceful protest," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, backing Indian...
Biden, UN Chief Discuss "Strengthened Partnership" On COVID-19, Climate
Tue Dec 01 2020
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden spoke with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, Biden's transition team said, discussing the need for...