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2 Security Guards 'beaten To Death' In Delhi
Two security guards were allegedly beaten up with canes by a group of unidentified miscreants in national capital's Narela area, the police said on Sunday. ....
Guterres 'concerned' About Deaths Along LAC In Ladakh, Urges Restraint
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and asked the two nations to exercise restraint, a spokesperson said Tuesday. ....
'US Economy Well Short Of Pre-pandemic Level Despite Reopening'
The US economy may be entering a phase of bouncing back, with the easing of social distancing measures and resumption of business activities, but employment and output will be "well short" of the pre-pandemic level, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Tuesday. ....
Congress, BJP Gear Up For RS Polls
The Congress finalized its strategy late on Wednesday night for the Rajya Sabha elections. Senior leader Digvijay Singh is going to be the party's first priority candidate and his victory is thus almost a certainty. ....
Coal Sector Out Of Decades Of Lockdown: PM Launches Commercial Mining Auctions
Launching the auction of coal mines for commercial mining, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the coal sector has finally been pulled out of decades in lockdown and liberated.....
Himachal To Popularise Solar Eclipse On June 21
Himachal Pradesh is popularising the solar eclipse by arranging its viewing in the state capital on June 21, an official said on Friday.....
Microsoft To Resume Optional Windows 10 Non-security Updates In July
Microsoft has announced to resume optional non-security releases for Windows 10 and Windows Server next month. ....
Popular Kerala Film Director Sachy Passes Away
The Kerala film industry plunged into sadness when the news came of ailing popular film director and script writer K.R. Sachidanandan passing away at a hospital in Thrissur on Thursday night, film industry sources said. ....
Bengaluru Planetarium To Webcast Solar Eclipse Live
The state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium here would webcast live the partial solar eclipse on Sunday due to the Covid-induced ban on public gatherings, an official said on Saturday. ....
An annular solar eclipse appeared on the heels of the summer solstice on Sunday. It was visible over Central Africa, the Southern Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, Northern India and South Central China. A partial eclipse was seen over most of Asia, Africa, Southern and Eastern Europe, Northern Australia and parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The entire eclipse lasted about 3.75 hours, but the duration as it passed over individual locations was around a minute and a half. During the peak, it lasted just over 30 seconds. ....
