The November 3 elections saw a record voter turnout of 66.9 percent. Washington: The 2020 US presidential election has seen the highest voter turnout in 120 years, said a leading election expert. According to preliminary estimates from the US Elections Project, a non-partisan site that tracks voting, an estimated 239 …
Read More »Trains to be resumed in Punjab only after roadblocks are lifted – railways
The Center will resume rail services in Punjab only when blockades along the railroad tracks are cleared, rail board chairman and chief executive VK Yadav said Thursday, adding that the state government has ensured that all locks will be removed on Friday. As of Thursday night, 14 of the 32 …
Read More »India registers 47,638 new cases in 24 hours, total count exceeds 8.4 million
India has recorded 47,638 new Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, a 5 percent drop from Thursday’s daily infection cases, Health Ministry data released Friday revealed. In the last 24 hours, a total of 54,157 patients have been discharged compared to 47,638 new cases, which marks a positive advance …
Read More »Thick brown haze in Delhi, the sun darkens in Gurgaon as pollution increases
At neighboring Gurugram in Haryana, the air quality was recorded in the “very bad” category. New Delhi: Delhi and neighboring areas continued today under thick haze as air quality in the region continued to deteriorate further, largely due to agricultural fires in neighboring Haryana and Punjab. The Delhi government has …
Read More »84.11 Lakh of COVID-19 Cases Recorded in India
Coronavirus Cases in India: Overall recoveries stood at 77.66 lakhs, an increase of 54,157 from yesterday. New Delhi: India reported 47,638 new COVID-19 cases today, 5% less than yesterday. The total number of cases in the country therefore came to 84.11 lakh, with 1.24,985 deaths. However, the total number of …
Read More »Latest 2020 US Presidential Election Updates: Biden Increases Leadership in Nevada, Arizona
On Friday, US President Donald Trump alleged that Democrats sabotaged the electoral process and blamed “Big Media, Big Money and Big Tech” for coming to their aid. He attacked the electoral process claiming that the counting process was aimed at diminishing his advantage in battle states. He also blamed poll …
Read More »829 teachers and 575 students test Covid + ve after the reopening of schools in Andhra
The reopening of public schools in Andhra Pradesh as of Monday has caused a wave of panic among teachers and students, with the appearance of Covid-19 cases in various parts of the state. In the first phase, the government has opened schools for classes 9 and 10 on alternate days, …
Read More »India and Other Countries Face Travel Ban to China Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
Those with visas issued after November 3 will not be affected, China said. New Delhi: China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry of foreign nationals from India even with valid visas or residence permits due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Thursday. Indian …
Read More »NRC fundamentally wrong … new after polls if SC permits: Himanta
Written by Abhishek Saha | Guwahati | Updated: November 6, 2020 10:47:02 am Assam’s Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma. Ahead of the elections in Assam early next year, Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the media on Thursday that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) released in August last year is “fundamentally …
Read More »What are messages that disappear from WhatsApp?
Written by Shruti Dhapola, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 6, 2020 10:36:04 am Disappearing messages, as the name suggests, are messages that will automatically disappear or be removed from a chat after a while. The ‘ephemeral messaging’ has reached WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned messaging app has …
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