NOVEMBER 25, 2021
An employee recieves a vaccination against COVID-19 from a National Guard soldier at a pop-up vaccination stand at the Vermont Creamery in Websterville, Vermont on June 29, 2021. - Vermont -- known for Bernie Sanders, the first Ben and Jerry's and golden fall foliage -- is America's most-vaccinated state against COVID-19.
The five most vaccinated states in the...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
President Biden’s administration greenlit a major offshore wind project to supply power to New York, arriving as part of a broader push to build out renewable energy and tackle climate change.
The federal government’s approval Wednesday of a dozen wind turbines, located off the coast of Rhode Island, will send power to the eastern end of Long Island....
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
ROME, ITALY — National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian government said Thursday.
The office of Premier Mario Draghi said Italy organized the evacuation of Sharbat Gulla after she asked to be helped to leave the country....
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Thousands throng to Jodhpur every year to showcase their domesticated animals at a fair in the city. This year, the crowd was left speechless by the presence of a 1500 kg buffalo called "Bheem", when it appeared at the fair. The buffalo is valued at Rs 24 crore.
As per its owner, a person named Arvind Jangid, an...
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA — Jurors on Tuesday found the main organizers of the deadly right-wing rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 liable under state law for injuries to counter protesters, awarding more than $25 million in damages. But the jury deadlocked on two federal conspiracy charges.
The verdict in the civil trial, though mixed, was a rebuke for the...
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh. (Image: Shutterstock)
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has announced 4 nights/5 days ‘New Year Pondicherry Package with Tirupati Balaji Darshan’ that will cover Kolkata, Chennai, Tirupati, Kanchipuram, Pondicherry and Mahabalipuram. The Indian Railways tour package will commence from December 29, 2021 to January 2, 2022. According to the IRCTC’s...
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
US President Biden speaks during the “Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment” event at the COP26 U.N. climate summit on Nov. 2 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Evan Vucci/Pool/AP)
President Biden, speaking at a global climate summit three weeks ago, called the planet’s warming a “threat to human existence as we know it,” urging the world’s nations to slash...
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
NEW DELHI: India will be central to defining the future of Asia, according to US President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific coordinator, who also announced that Japan will host the next Quad summit in 2022.
Speaking at the US Institute of Peace in Washington on Friday, Kurt Campbell described India as the key “fulcrum” player in Asia.“I’m very bullish about...
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Heavy rains triggered by a series of depressions in the Bay of Bengal led to the overflowing of rivers and water projects, causing flash floods in Chittoor, Kadapa, Anantapur, and Nellore over the last 72 hours. Life came to a standstill as thousands were left marooned while roads to several villages caved into the force of gushing...
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Rohit Sharma’s magnificent 31-ball 56 followed by Axar Patel’s 3-wicket haul paved the way for India’s 73-run win over New Zealand in the third and the final T20I on Sunday in Kolkata. With the win, India completed a 3-0 clean sweep against the T20 World Cup 2021 runners-up. After opting to bat, India posted 184 for seven....
