OCTOBER 19, 2020
As the tensions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at the eastern Ladakh ages for months with no sign of dissolution, the Indian side has bought high altitude warfare kits from the US on an urgent basis, reports suggest citing officials with the knowledge of the matter.
The step could be significant as the area of tension...
OCTOBER 19, 2020
A 1,000-foot asteroid will swing by, but miss, Earth
A 6.5-foot asteroid will zoom past Earth just before Election Day but astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says it's nothing to worry about.
"Asteroid 2018VP1, a refrigerator-sized space-rock, is hurtling towards us at more than 40,000 km/hr. It may buzz-cut Earth on Nov 2, the day before the Presidential Election,"...
OCTOBER 19, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Muskegon County Airport, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Norton Shores, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Behind the scenes, Democrats are preparing to confront President Donald Trump if he loses the election next month to Democrat Joe Biden -- if Trump claims that the result is rigged, refuses to...
OCTOBER 19, 2020
As the global case tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crossed the 40 million mark, the outbreak appears to have entered the fourth and strongest (yet) wave. The latest spurt of infections is fuelled by the second wave in most European nations, the third in the United States, and the tail-end of the first wave in India...
OCTOBER 18, 2020
President Donald Trump talks with voters after an NBC News Town Hall, at Perez Art Museum Miami, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “I believe we’re rounding the corner." “We’re a winner on the excess mortality.” “We have the vaccines coming and we have the therapies coming.” “We have done an...
OCTOBER 18, 2020
Health care workers perform COVID-19 testing at a drive-through site at Eastern Florida State College on October 9, 2020 in Palm Bay, Florida. The Florida Department of Health reports that COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalizations are on the rise while U.S President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally in Sanford, Florida after contracting the disease. (Photo...
OCTOBER 17, 2020
Brief Scorecard: CSK 179/4 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis 58, Ambati Rayudu 45 not out; Anrich Nortje 2/33) vs DC 185/5 in 19.5 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 101, Marcus Stoinis 24; Deepak Chahar 2/18)
Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan notched up his maiden century of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to propel his side to a comfortable five-wicket...
OCTOBER 17, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The push for women's rights was on display across the District represented by two opposing rallies, the Women's March and the I'm With Her rally.
"I think we are sicker. I think we are poorer. I think we are less happy, and I think that's all because of the Trump administration," said Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs.
She...
OCTOBER 17, 2020
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on Saturday extended greetings to Hindu community in the US on Navratri and wished for victory of good over evil once again.
"As the Hindu festival of Navratri begins, Jill and I send our best wishes to all those celebrating in the...
OCTOBER 17, 2020
India has climbed eight positions in the Global Hunger Index from the past year and has been ranked 94 among 107 countries in 2020.
In 2019, India was ranked 102 out of 117 countries and in 2018, India had ranked 103 among 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index that is published jointly by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.
With...
