Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:53:19
US President-elect Joe Biden has said democracy was tested this year when coronavirus hit and the people of the country showed that they were up to the task by voting in record numbers in the presidential elections amid the pandemic.
He also said the country is at war with the coronavirus and called for redoubling of efforts to combat it.
"Let us be thankful for democracy itself. In this el
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:50:45
Asserting that India can never forget the wounds of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the country is fighting terrorism with a new policy and a new process.
In his valedictory address at the 80th All India Presiding Officers' Conference, Modi remembered the 26/11 martyrs on the 12th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack.
"Todays date is associated wi
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:48:40
Very severe cyclonic storm Nivar made landfall near Puducherry in the early hours of Thursday, India Meteorological Department said while heavy rains pounded Tamil Nadu and the union territory leading to inundation and uprooting of trees.
Nivar weakened into a severe cyclonic storm after it crossed coast near Puducherry, the IMD said.
In both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, there were no reports
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:46:41
Bharuch: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Thursday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral of the party's key strategist and troubleshooter, who died on Wednesday.
Patel's mortal remains reached Piraman from Vadodara and he was laid to rest at a Muslim cemetery in the presence of hundreds of locals a
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:44:38
Thiruvananthapuram: Shock and disbelief gripped football-crazy Kerala as fans recalled Argentine legend Diego Maradona, who died of a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires.
Former Indian captain I M Vijayan said it was difficult to believe that the legend was no more.
"It is difficult to believe that he has died," Vijayan said.
Many others in the state shared Vijayan's sentiments.
T
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:42:48
Paying tribute to B R Ambedkar on Constitution Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for keeping the spirit of secularism, democracy, justice alive.
"On #ConstitutionDay, homage to Dr BR Ambedkar & the Constituent Assembly who gave shape to the democratic framework of India. Let us keep the spirit of our Constitution alive - Sovereignty, Socialism, Secularist, Demo
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:35:44
Sydney, Nov 26 (PTI) Australian skipper Aaron Finch on Thursday said India have enough quality in their ODI squad to replace a great batsman like Rohit Sharma, who is back home nursing a hamstring injury.
Rohit, who suffered the injury during the IPL, is only expected to feature in the Test series starting December 17.
The in-form Mayank Agarwal is likely to open with Shikhar Dhawan in Rohit
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:33:30
Mangaluru: Police officials of the cyber crime police station have arrested two youngsters from Bengaluru on the charges of demanding money from a person after threatening to post his obscene photos on social media on Wednesday.
Police said the arrested persons have been identified as Pawan L and Gokulraju, both 20 years old.
It was said that the duo who created a fake Facebook account in the
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:31:02
Bengaluru: A special court on Wednesday granted CBI three days custody of former Congress minister R Roshan Baig, arrested in connection with the multi crore I- Monetary Advisory (IMA) ponzi scam, agency sources said.
"We have obtained three day custody of Roshan Baig till November 28 to further probe his role in the IMA scam," a CBI source told PTI.
Baig, who was disqualified as a Congres
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