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1:22 PM

Overjoyed at the success of the Indian Cricket Team in Australia, tweets PM Modi

1:18 PM

India beat Australia by three wickets in fourth and final Test in Brisbane to retain Border-Gavaskar trophy

India beat Australia by three wickets in fourth and final Test in Brisbane to retain Border-Gavaskar trophy

12:57 PM

Union Minister Shripad Naik discharged from Goa Medical College

He had met with a road accident on January 11 while going from Yellapur to Gokarna in Karnataka. 

 

The Minister's wife and personal assistant passed away in the accident.

12:55 PM

Amit Shah at Delhi police head quarters

He will meet plasma donors and also launch an app.

12:21 PM

Cold wave sweeps Kashmir; several places record sub-zero temperatures

Minimum temperatures across Kashmir stayed several degrees below the freezing point as an intense cold wave sweeps the region, a meteroelogical department official said on Tuesday.

 

Several water bodies, including the surface of the famous Dal Lake here, have frozen, while a thick layer of ice has formed on several roads in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley, affecting vehicular movement.

 

Qazigund, the gateway town to the Kashmir Valley, recorded a minimum of 8.6 degrees Celsius and was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the official. Read on...

11:24 AM

Tamil Nadu: Schools reopen for class 10th and 12th in Chennai today after a gap of over nine months

10:50 AM

US: Schumer calls for speedy confirmation of Joe Biden's Cabinet picks

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that a coronavirus relief bill will be the top priority for his caucus but added that the recent violence at the Capitol shows the need to confirm President-elect Joe Bidens national security team on day one of the new administration.

 

In a letter to colleagues shared first with The Associated Press, Schumer said the deadly Capitol riot by a mob loyal to President Donald Trump was one of the darkest days in all of American history. Read on...

10:46 AM

Market update: Sensex surges 558.59 points, currently at 49,122.86

Sensex surges 558.59 points, currently at 49,122.86.

10:33 AM

Joe Biden, Harris reaffirm racial equity, diverse Cabinet in White House

US President-elect Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris have reaffirmed advancing racial equity and assembling a diverse White House and Cabinet that represents America as they met with a group of eminent civil right leaders, including Indian-American Vanita Gupta.

 

Biden, 78, and Harris, 56, are due to take over the reigns of the country on January 20. Read on...

9:24 AM

Punjab: An artist in Amritsar paints portrait of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

9:20 AM

US: Joe Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants on Day 1

US President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the country without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration's harsh immigration policies.

 

The legislation puts Biden on track to deliver on a major campaign promise important to Latino voters and other immigrant communities after four years of President Donald Trump's restrictive policies and mass deportations. Read on...

8:52 AM

16 trains running late today, due to low visibility caused by fog: Northern Railway

16 trains running late on 19th January, due to low visibility caused by fog: Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Northern Railway (NR)

8:43 AM

Delhi: Vehicles move through dense fog as visibility drops in the national capital

Vehicles move through dense fog as visibility drops in the national capital. Visuals from Dhaula Kuan and Punjabi Bagh.

7:26 AM

Donald Trump lifts Covid-19-led travel restrictions on Europe and Brazil

Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order to lift travel restrictions on European countries and Brazil which his administration had imposed in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Travel restrictions on several other countries including China and Iran remain in place.

 

In an executive order, Trump said he is removing the restrictions applicable to the European Union, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Brazil, while leaving in place the restrictions applicable to China and Iran. Read on...