Month: October 2020

Prime Minister to participate in the Ekta Diwas Celebrations at Kevadia, Gujarat on 31st October

To Administer Ekta Pledge and participate in the Ekta Diwas Parade Shri Narendra Modi to interact with Officer Trainees of Indian Civil Services in the second edition of the Integrated Foundation Course, ”Aarambh” To inaugurate various projects under Integrated Development of Kevadia on 30th and 31st October DELHI, […]

CSIR-CDRI Scientist, Dr Satish Mishra bags “DrTulsi Das Chugh Award-2020”

Award in recognition of his research work on Malaria parasite’s life cycle             DELHI, OCTOBER 28: The Orations & Awards Committee of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), has selected Dr Satish Mishra, Principal Scientist, Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow for “Dr.Tulsi Das Chugh Award” for the year […]

Polls: BJP president asks voters in Bihar to take part in festival of democracy

New Delhi, Oct 28 : As polling began for the first phase of Bihar assembly elections, BJP President JP Nadda on Wednesday appealed to voters to participate in this grand festival of democracy while adhering to COVID-19 guidelines. In a tweet, he said the right to cast vote is […]

Pawar blames Centre’s policies for soaring onion prices

Mumbai, Oct 28: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday blamed the central government’s policies for the spiralling prices of onion and said he would speak to the Centre about the stock limit imposed on the commodity traders. Traders kept off the onion auction in most of the Agriculture […]

15-yr-old girl raped in UP’s Barabanki

Barabanki (UP), Oct 28:  A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in a village here, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday when the girl went out for some work, they said. Upon hearing the screams of the girl, locals rushed to the […]

Polling begin in first phase of Bihar elections in 71 constituencies, 1,066 candidates in fray

Patna, Oct 28: Polling began Wednesday morning in 71 assembly constituencies of Bihar in the first phase of three-phase elections amid tight security and COVID-19 guidelines in place. Of the total 2,14,84,787 electors eligible to exercise the franchise, 1,12,76,396 are male voters, 1,01,29,101 are female electors and 599 are […]

Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?

Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic? Yes, but probably not like you normally would. Health experts say some Halloween traditions like crowding on doorsteps for candy and inching your way through haunted houses heighten the risk of spreading COVID-19 and should be avoided. But there are ways […]

Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 8 students, wounds 136

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb blast ripped through an Islamic seminary on the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday morning, killing at least eight students and wounding 136 others, police and a hospital spokesman said. The bombing happened as a prominent religious scholar […]

Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest

WASHINGTON — One week until Election Day, Joe Biden is going on offense, heading Tuesday to Georgia — which hasn’t backed a Democrat for president since 1992 — and pushing into other territory where President Donald Trump was once expected to easily repeat his wins from four years ago. The […]

Issues important to Trump await Barrett on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Amy Coney Barrett’s first votes on the Supreme Court could include two big topics affecting the man who appointed her. The court is weighing a plea from President Donald Trump to prevent the Manhattan district attorney from acquiring his tax returns. It is also considering appeals from the […]

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