A Pakistani court on Thursday awarded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, held responsible by India for planning the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and two close associates prison terms totaling 10 and a half years in two cases of terrorist financing. – a decision likely influenced by pressure on Islamabad by the …
Read More »Utqiaġvik Polar Night | The sun sets for the last time in 2020 in the Alaskan city Utqiaġvik, it will not rise until January 2021 due to the polar night
Utqiaġvik Polar Night | Image: University of Alaska Fairbanks In the northernmost city in the United States, the sun set at 1:30 pm on Wednesday. It was last set in 2020. It won’t go up again for 65 days. Residents will live in darkness until January 22, 2021. By then …
Read More »Despite calls for restraint, Pak forces provide support to infiltrators: India
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: November 20, 2020 7:19:22 am Such activities are not possible without the support of Pakistani forces deployed along the Line of Control (LdC), Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said. India said on Thursday that despite repeated calls for restraint and adherence …
Read More »Jagan to launch Tungabhadra Pushkarams today
KURNOOLAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will declare Tungabhadra Pushkarams open at 1:21 pm at Sankalbagh ghat on the banks of the Tungabhadra river here on Friday. The Chief Minister will offer Pushkar Harathi to the holy river invoking his blessings for the peace and prosperity of the …
Read More »ICAI CA exam November 2020: more than 31k applicants choose not to participate in the exam to take it next year
MUMBAI: About 31,500 aspiring CPAs out of the 4.7 lakh total have so far opted out of the November session of the exam, scheduled to begin on Saturday. Of these, two-thirds have opted for the additional attempt offered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in January and …
Read More »Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Indore, Jaipur: List of new restrictions in cities as Covid-19 cases increase
The number of recent Covid-19 infections recorded daily has decreased, reducing the active number of cases to below 5 lakh. But there is a wave of coronavirus in some cities; most of them had their first wave in June-July. Nighttime curfews, Section 144 are making a comeback in several cities …
Read More »Gurinder Singh Khalsa, Sikh Republican of Indian origin
Gurinder Singh Khalsa, although a member of the Republican Party, did not vote for Trump in 2016 or 2020 Washington: Outgoing President Donald Trump has left the United States more divided than ever and the country’s reputation under his presidency has been damaged on the international stage, taking years to …
Read More »PM Modi Holds Safety Review Meeting; Jaish terrorists were planning ‘something big’ on 11/26 anniversary
By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: November 20, 2020 9:26:23 pm Jammu: Personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) stand guard on the Jammu & Kashmir National Highway after a meeting at Ban Toll Plaza in Nagrota, Jammu district, on Friday, November 20, 2020 (Photo from PTI) (PTI20-11-2020_000045A) …
Read More »Apple iPhone 12 series phones reportedly face screen dimming and flickering issues
It’s been a few weeks since the launch of the iPhone 12 series of phones, and since their launch, new iPhones have been the talk of the town. The new iPhones have been quite popular with shoppers and many have acquired them during the holiday sales. But even as the …
Read More »Maharashtra School News | Local bodies will take the last call on the reopening of schools in Maharashtra from Monday: Varsha Gaikwad [Watch]
Local bodies to decide on the reopening of schools: Gaikwad | Photo credit: ANI Following the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC’s announcement to keep schools closed in Mumbai until December 31, Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad confirmed the same. Stating that the decision to reopen the schools would ultimately fall to …
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