Written by Esha Roy | New Delhi | Updated: November 27, 2020 7:30:33 am The study also found that 436 cities / towns with a population greater than 1 lakh in 2019 exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) of 40 micrograms per metric cube (μg / m3). While …
Read More »Donald Trump sitting behind ‘little desk’ for Thanksgiving inspires a wave of memes online
By: Trends Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 27, 2020 8:29:24 pm Trump spoke to reporters sitting alone at a very small desk in a large room and quickly became a meme. US President Donald Trump addressed the press Thursday for Thanksgiving and spoke on many topics. But what …
Read More »Two soldiers killed in the J&K shooting, persecute militants
Written by Bashaarat Masood | Srinagar | Updated: November 27, 2020 4:32:45 pm Indian army soldiers stand guard inside their military base. (Photo: Reuters / Archive) Two soldiers from the Army Rapid Reaction Team succumbed to gunshot wounds on Thursday afternoon after two militants opened indiscriminate fire on a convoy …
Read More »Indian Navy MiG-29K Training Plane Crashes into Sea; one pilot rescued, another missing
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 27, 2020 5:14:32 pm File photo of a MiG-29K. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) The Indian Navy said on Friday that its MiG-29K training plane operating at sea crashed around 5 p.m. the previous day. While one pilot has been rescued, a …
Read More »TMC heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari resigns as Bengal Transport Minister
Written by Atri Mitra | Kolkata | Updated: November 27, 2020 2:45:25 pm Suvendu Adhikari resigned a day earlier as chairman of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC) The main leader of the Trinamool Congress, Suvendu Adhikari, that has been distancing itself from the ruling party For several months, he …
Read More »In Arnab Goswami’s bail order, SC says Bombay HC abdicated its role as protector of constitutional values
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | November 27, 2020 11:57:33 am Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was released from Taloja central prison on Wednesday. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar) In a detailed order published Friday, the Supreme Court said it had released Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami on …
Read More »In relief to Kangana Ranaut, Bombay HC annuls BMC’s demolition order
Written by Omkar Gokhale | Mumbai | Updated: November 27, 2020 12:01:00 pm Actor Kangana Ranaut and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in this combined photo. In relief to actor Kangana Ranaut, the Bombay High Court on Friday struck down and overturned the Sept. 9 order issued by the Brihanmumbai …
Read More »Chancellor meets Prime Minister of Nepal as Delhi moves to repair ties
Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | Updated: November 27, 2020 7:25:33 am Foreign Secretary, Harsh Vardhan Shringla. In the first high-level diplomatic visit to Nepal since the slippage of ties following the border dispute this summer, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday and met …
Read More »Explained: Oxford University Covid-19 Vaccine Error Conclusions
Written by Prabha Raghavan | New Delhi | Updated: November 27, 2020 7:10:08 am Half dose followed by a full dose was not the intended regimen. (University of Oxford via AP) An error in the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford vaccine trials, AZD1222, has questioned the way vaccine clinical trials have been …
Read More »Line of phone calls: Lalu went from the hospital director’s bungalow to the pay room
By: PTI | Ranchi | Updated: November 26, 2020 7:39:25 pm RJD Leader Lalu Prasad Yadav Jailed RJD President Lalu Prasad was transferred from the Ranchi hospital director’s bungalow to his pay room on Thursday following his alleged phone call to a Bihar BJP MLA seeking his help in defeating …
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