Month: September 2021

‘Unbearable sorrow’: Americans reflect on 20th anniversary of Sept. 11

NEW YORK, Sept 11 – Twenty years after hijacked airliners smashed into New York City’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon outside Washington, Americans came together on Saturday to honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and reflect on how the attacks have shaped the country’s view […]

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 11 SEP 2021 5, Delhi 73.05 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive33,376 new cases in the last 24 hoursActive cases account for 1.18% of total casesIndia’s Active caseload stands at 3,91,516Recovery Rate currently at 97.49%32,198 recoveries in the last 24 […]

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, the curriculum for IAS/Civil Services must suit India’s changing scenario and therefore, needs constant modification from time to time

Addresses the valedictory session of Joint Civil-Military Program (JCM) at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie DELHI, SEPTEMBER 11: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and […]

Christopher Nolan working on movie about World War II scientist J Robert Oppenheimer

Los Angeles, Sep 10: Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has a new movie on the anvil, focusing on American theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer who helped develop the atomic bomb during World War II. According to The Hollywood Reporter, major Hollywood studios are vying for Nolan’s new movie, which isn’t […]

Anuanl Patt Mela begins in J-K’s Bhadarwah

Bhadarwah (J&K), Sep 11:  The annual Patt Mela, devoted to Lord Vasuki Nag, commenced here on Saturday amid tight security and strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines, officials said. Patt Mela is a symbol of the Nag culture and is celebrated every year on Nag Panchami with hundreds of […]

Haryana govt orders judicial probe into Aug 28 incident, farmers call off Karnal sit-in

Chandigarh, Sep 11: The Haryana government on Saturday ordered a judicial probe into last month’s clash between farmers and police and sent the IAS officer who is at the centre of a row over his remarks on leave. Following this, farmers called off their sit-in outside the Karnal […]

15 years after Sept. 11: How the unity we forged broke apart

NEW YORK — For a time, it felt like the attack that shattered America had also brought it together. After Sept. 11, signs of newfound unity seemed to well up everywhere, from the homes where American flags appeared virtually overnight to the Capitol steps where lawmakers pushed aside […]

Judge loosens Apple’s grip on app store in Epic decision

SAN RAMON, Calif. — A federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run app store, threatening one of the iPhone maker’s biggest moneymakers. It could potentially also save app developers billions of dollars that could encourage them to lower the prices […]

20 years later, fallout from toxic WTC dust cloud grows

NEW YORK — The dust cloud caught Carl Sadler near the East River, turning his clothes and hair white as he looked for a way out of Manhattan after escaping from his office at the World Trade Center. Gray powder billowed through the open windows and terrace door […]

As flights resume, plight of Afghan allies tests Biden’s vow

WASHINGTON — Evacuation flights have resumed for Westerners, but thousands of at-risk Afghans who had helped the United States are still stranded in their homeland with the U.S. Embassy shuttered, all American diplomats and troops gone and the Taliban now in charge. With the United States and Taliban […]

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