SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
The deployment of at least 50,000 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and in the occupied Aksai Chin region, apart from heavy weaponry and missiles, is indicative of the Russian influence not only on Chinese military equipment, but also in war planning and execution, according to a top...
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
New Delhi: Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh will be the first woman pilot to fly Rafale, India’s most modern multi-role fighter aircraft, sources said.
It has been known for a while that the IAF is training a woman fighter pilot to fly the Rafale, which was inducted into the force at the Ambala base earlier this month, but her...
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Retail asset monetization is gaining pace as US private equity firm KKR & Co announced that it will pick 1.28 per cent stake in Reliance Retail for Rs 55.5 billion ($ 0.75 billion), implying a pre-money equity value of $57 billion.
According to a report by Morgan Stanley, the valuation is in line with the last transaction valuation...
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
The flag-draped casket of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, carried by Supreme Court police officers, arrives in the Great Hall at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images)
President Trump, who has spent the past several months baselessly arguing that Democrats might try to steal the November election from him, now says that the Senate...
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blocked a resolution honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Tuesday, objecting to language about her reported dying wish that her successor not be chosen until a new president is installed.
"All the kind words and lamentations about Justice Ginsburg from the Republican majority will be totally empty if those Republicans...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Brief Scorecard: Rajasthan Royals 216 for 7 (Samson 74, Smith 69, Archer 27*, Sam Curran 3-33) beat Chennai Super Kings 200 for 6 (du Plessis 72, Watson 33, Dhoni 29*, Tewatia 3-37) by 16 runs
Rajasthan Royals (RR) started their IPL 2020 campaign on a rousing note as they defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 16 runs in...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer invoked the "two-hour rule" Tuesday, a measure that constrains the scheduling and duration of Senate committee meetings.
The move is intended to retaliate against Republicans, who have agreed to vote on confirming President Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death.
Under the rule, no Senate committee or...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says a coronavirus vaccine could come earlier than expected.
A post on Facebook, seemingly tied to QAnon conspiracy theories, claims that Dr. Anthony Fauci was arrested for conspiracy.
“BOOM! BOOM!” the post reads, accompanied by a number of emojis. “The COVID-19 masquerade is coming to...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, shown in June 2019, have been discussing an arms control deal for months. Susan Walsh/AP
Frustration is mounting inside the Trump administration as Russia gives little indication of whether it will agree to an arms control deal before President Trump faces reelection, according to senior U.S. administration officials, who are...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will soon get a Technology Hub under the National Mission of Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). It is one of the 25 hubs being set up in the country with financial support from the Department of Science and Technology.
Named as ‘ihub’, it will serve as a one-stop solution for 356 fundamental technologies....
