Month: November 2020

Suspended animation: Count drags on as Biden nears victory

WASHINGTON — Four days after the election, the U.S. presidential race hovered in suspended animation Saturday as the long, exacting work of counting votes brought Democrat Joe Biden ever closer to a victory over President Donald Trump. The verdict delay can be attributed to high turnout, a massive […]

Air strikes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region will continue, PM says

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed further air strikes after jets bombed the northern Tigray region on Friday amid reports that Tigrayan forces had seized control of federal military sites and weapons. The military conflict, which has raised fears of civil war, broke out on […]

Three new Information Commissioners administered oath of office today

DELHI, NOVEMBER 7: The Chief Information Commissioner Shri Y.K. Sinha today administered the oath of office to Information Commissioners Shri Heeralal Samariya, Ms. Saroj Punhani and Shri Uday Mahurkar at a swearing-in ceremony organized in Central Information Commission. With their induction, the total number of Information Commissioners including […]

PM addresses 51st convocation of IIT Delhi

Urges the graduates to recognize the needs of the country and connect with the changes on the ground India is committed to provide ‘ease of doing business’ to its youth, so they can focus on bringing ‘ease of living’ to the countrymen : PM Gives IITians the mantra […]

Vote in maximum numbers, set record: PM Modi’s appeal to Bihar voters

New Delhi, Nov 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to voters for the last phase of polls in Bihar to cast their votes in maximum numbers and set a new record. In a tweet, he also asked them to wear masks and maintain social distancing. Polling is […]

Nearly 46% turnout till 3 pm in 3rd phase of Bihar polls

Patna, Nov 7 : An estimated 46 per cent of the total 2.35 crore electors exercised their franchise till 3 pm in the 78 assembly seats of Bihar where polling is underway in the third and final phase of elections on Saturday. While the polling so far has been […]

COVID-19: India records 50,356 fresh infections, 577 deaths

New Delhi, Nov 7: India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to?84,62,080 with 50,356 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 92.41 per cent, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry […]

We’re going to win this race for White House: Joe Biden

By Lalit K Jha (Eds: Updating with more details) Washington, Nov 7:  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said that it was “clear and convincing” that he is going to win the closely-fought race for the White House against incumbent Republican President Donald Trump. Biden is on the […]

Trump predicts ‘lot of litigation’ in fight to keep his job

WASHINGTON — Facing the potential for narrow losses in multiple battlegrounds, President Donald Trump might have to persuade the Supreme Court to set aside votes in two or more states to prevent Joe Biden from becoming president. That’s a substantially different scenario than in the contested presidential election […]

AP FACT CHECK: Trump fabricates election corruption

WASHINGTON — Citing “horror stories,” President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of fabricated accusations Thursday in an audacious attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the U.S. election. Standing behind the presidential seal, Trump used a White House setting symbolizing the power of his office to assail an election […]

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