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New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): As Kamala Harris took oath as the new Vice-President of the United States, her maternal uncle G Balachandran on Thursday expressed his happiness over the mention of Harris' mother in her election campaign speeches.
Sondors has launched a new electric motorbike called Metacycle in the USA. Its pre-orders are open and deliveries will commence by the end of the year. As for the highlights, this lightweight two-wheeler comes with an all-LED lighting setup and a built-in wireless smartphone charger. The company claims it can clock a top-speed of 128.7km/h and deliver a range of 130km. Here's our roundup.
Some members of the Indian team arrived in Mumbai on Thursday after their successful tour of Australia.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan, calling him "the biggest thief" and termed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) foreign funding case the "biggest fraud in Pakistan's history".
As per reports, the fire took place at an under-construction unit at Manjri.
Washinton [US], January 20 (ANI): Turkey started mass vaccination against COVID-19 with China's 'Sinovac' vaccine but its orders for the vaccine suffered many delays, which led to the Turkish opposition questioning whether Ankara was being punished for dragging its feet in ratifying an extradition treaty it had signed with Beijing that could affect its Uyghur diaspora, Nikkei Asia reported.
Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami has thrown down the gauntlet to the former Congress president Rahul Gandhi for a one-on-one ‘duel’ on television. The belligerent anchor dished out the challenge after Rahul Gandhi raised the issue regarding the former’s WhatsApp chats allegedly leaked by Mumbai police. The Gandhi scion alleged a possible nexus between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Republic TV, which is owned by Arnab.
Chief Justice SA Bobde told farmers unions that the SC cannot compel them to appear before the committee on farm laws, but said they cannot malign people like this by casting aspersions on their integrity.
The regional parties can end up eating into the vote banks of the TMC and BJP, costing them dearly.
Though the infection rate seems to have hit a new peak, modeling by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the B.1.1.7 variant, originally identified in Britain, will lead to a fresh surge in the coming months.
Today, LCA Tejas is recognized for its state-of-the-art flight controls, which offer excellent and safe handling
The worker was vaccinated around 11.30am on Tuesday at a primary health centre (PHC) in Nirmal district of Telangana and he is said to have developed chest pain around 2.30am on Wednesday.
Congress accused the Republic TV CEO of violating the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], January 20 (ANI): Newly-inducted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday took the responsibility for ensuring party's victory from West Bengal's Nandigram in the upcoming state Assembly elections.
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): India dispatched the first consignment of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Male in the Maldives on January 20.
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): While reiterating the threat posed by China to the US, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin on Tuesday (local time) said during his Senate confirmation hearing that he will operationalise India's "Major Defence Partner" status and build upon the US-India existing strong defence cooperation.
For a long time, the GOI has not been able to sell an airline, build airports, or get its first bullet train on track. So, the fear is that if we only try to “step up government expenditure”, that will just create a ton of red tape & paper,” reasons The Quint's Editor-in-Chief Raghav Bahl.
The court had reserved its verdict on Dasgupta’s bail on Tuesday after Mumbai Police strongly opposed the plea.
The tenth round of talks between protesting farmer unions and three central ministers got underway here on Wednesday to break the over-a-month-long deadlock on the three new agri laws.
India won the Border-Gavaskar series 2-1 with a historic victory over Australia in Brisbane. A match-winning knock by Rishabh Pant (89*) helped the tourists pull off a miraculous run-chase on Day 5 of the fourth and final Test. Interestingly, India claimed their first-ever Test victory at the Gabba after 1947. We take a look at Australia's famous streaks that have been ended by India.
