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Poll: Virginians About Evenly Divided On Confederate Statues
In a state where Confederate monuments have stood for more than a century and have recently become a flashpoint in the national debate over racial injustice, Virginians remain about evenly divided on whether the statues should stay or go, according to a n...
Farmers Supportive Of Centre's New Agri Laws, Says Maha BJP MP
BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra Bhagwat Karad on Tuesday said agitations against the new farm laws brought in by the Centre were political in nature with the aim of creating confusion among farmers. A slew of measures to increase the prosperity in t...
Delhi's Air Quality 'Moderate', Likely To Turn 'Poor' Due to Late Monsoon Withdrawal By Friday
Delhi recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 177, which falls in the ‘moderate’ category. It was 159 on Monday.
Syrian Amputee Gets New Lease Of Life From Designing Prosthetics, Helping Others
Abdelmawla Ibrahim was only 16 when he felt his life was over. While driving through a checkpoint with his family in northern Syria, a stray bullet pierced his left leg, shattering his bones and forcing doctors to amputate it above the knee.
4-year-old Girl Burnt Alive As Thatched-roof House Caught Fire
A four-year-old girl was burnt alive when her thatched-roof house in a village in Bikaner district of Rajasthan caught fire on Tuesday. The incident occurred in Sova village under Nokha police station area where the girl was sleeping in her house in a...
New Japanese PM Suga Urges Putin To Resolve Island Dispute
Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that he wants to settle their territorial dispute and sign a peace treaty formally ending their World War II hostilities.
MHT CET 2020 Date Revised for BHMCET, LLB, BEd, MCA, MArch, MHMCET Programmes
According to the authorities, the dates for the above mentioned exams have been rescheduled as the previous dates were clashing with various university exam dates.
Netherlands Shows Interest In Indigenously Developed Feluda Test
The Netherlands has evinced interest in the 'Feluda' test for COVID-19 indigenously developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), its director general Shekhar Mande said on Tuesday. Mande said Netherlands wants to ramp up its co...
WB Govt Moves HC Against Fencing at Poush Mela Ground in Santiniketan amid Stir, Tight Security Presence
An Executive Council member of the university said that construction of a boundary wall, over which there will be barbed wire fencing, began from Monday after a committee appointed by the Calcutta High Court had given its consent with certain specificatio...
77,000 Covid-19 Infected Patients Have Recovered in Delhi This Month So Far, Show Figures
Delhi government officials said better healthcare provisions and a significant increase in testing has led to rapidly increasing numbers of recovery, with the biggest reason being contact tracing.
Bollywood Shouldn't Be Divided on Justice for Sushant Singh Rajput or Rhea Chakraborty, Says Late Actor's Friend Aneesha Madhok
Actress Aneesha Madhok, who was a friend of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput said that Bollywood shouldn't be divided and focus solely on justice for the late actor, and treat Rhea Chakraborty with respect.
Tiffany Says LVMH Countersuit An Attempt To Avoid Full Purchase Price
Tiffany & Co said on Tuesday LVMH's countersuit to drop its $16 billion acquisition of the U.S. jeweler was an attempt to avoid paying the full purchase price.
How a Watchwoman Inspired a Hyderabad Techie to Open 'Rice ATM' to Feed The Hungry
A HR manager in a software firm, Dosapati has so far helped 15,000 families, spending about Rs 5 lakh from his own pocket. It is only for the last one month that inspired by his work, people have come forward to make some contribution.
U.S. Judge To Weigh Whether To Drop Criminal Case Against Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn
A federal judge on Tuesday will weigh whether to grant a request by the Justice Department to dismiss a criminal charge against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn in a highly anticipated court hearing.
Lost Year: New York Parents Wrestle With Uncertainty As More Schools Open
Jodi Cook will drop off her son to his Brooklyn school on Tuesday for the first time in months, but even though her 6yearold will get at least some time interacting face to face with teachers and staff, she fears it will not be enough.
Sensex, Nifty End Largely Flat, TCS Gains Amid Talks with Walmart for $25 Billion Investment
The broader Nifty ended 0.05% lower to 11,222.40 and the Sensex ended unchanged at 37,973.22. Both the indexes have risen nearly 4% in the past two sessions.