Author: Keshav Bhardwaj

Washington:   As USA surpasses  an alarming figure of 1 1million new COVID-19 cases on Sunday,  pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna bring the much needed respite with their trial runs of the COVID –19 vaccine. The new cases recorded just one week earlier were 10 million and only a week later it has surpassed 11 million. The number of people who have succumbed to the virus is 245,000 + The Bio technology company Moderna declared on Monday, that it has noted a 94.5 percent effectiveness from the clinical trial of its experimental COVID – 19 Vaccine that was run on…

President Donald Trump is facing a deluge of criticism and calls regarding his refusal to concede to President – elect Joe Biden. His obsession to discredit an election which is viewed as his loss by people is assuming graver proportions now. The spike in the COVID – 19 cases in the country and the new  onslaught of the pandemic has raised urgent pleas from inside his administration to facilitate lifesaving transition talks between Joe Biden-  incoming President- elect and Trump’s team of  health care officials .The alarming figure of a loss of more than 1,000 US Lives a day have…

JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar has taken the oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fourth consecutive period in a function that witnessed top BJP leaders such as Union home minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda. The swearing-in ceremony is held a day after the Nation Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar selected Kumar as the Chief Minister for another term. Deputy chief ministers — Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi have also taken an oath today, apart from eight other ministers from NDA constituents — BJP, JD(U), HAM, and VIP. JDU leaders Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Vijendra Prasad Yadav,…

A 35-year-old man was arrested in the New York City for attack on the actor Rick Moranis of “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” fame, authorities said. The suspect was intercepted by the police in the subway system, a few meters away from where the attack had happened last month, police said. Suspect Marquis Venturawas seen by transit police officers in the subway system near 72nd Street and Broadway, a few meters from where the assault had taken place near Central Park West, 70th Street, The Police identified the victim as actor Moranis who was assaulted outside his Upper West Side building. Moranis…

A large number of flag bearing demonstrators, including the Proud Boys donning helmets and bullet proof vests came out in a rally to support President Trump’s yet unproven claims of an election fraud. Although the procession started off as a peaceful one it saw some violence later in the evening as some counter protestors indulged in skirmishes.  Donald Trump while refusing to concede has also challenged the election results with a flurry of legal law suits filed in key states. His claims of a widespread electoral fraud has so far not been proved. Trump’s supporters started the demonstrations near Freedom…

Right from the time he gained power back in 2014 to date in 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proved to us that he has a heart of gold and a brain of business acumen. On the marvelous occasion of Diwali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Longewala ost at the Rajasthan border. Now you may wonder what is he doing there alone when he should stay at home safely amid the coronavirus pandemic and observe the festive season? But he has gone there to celebrate Diwali with the soldiers there. Indian soldiers are the ones who sacrifice their…

Kirsten Gillibrand New York Senator has voiced her concern over the Presidential transition not yet taking place smoothly. She feels the President- Elect Joe Biden needs to start working on his plan for the COVID19 response soon. Gillibrand was speaking in an interview on a podcast in CBS News. She was of the opinion that the new Government would be “reinventing the wheel.” In many ways. Biden has already indicated that his strategy of handling the pandemic would be different than that of Donald Trump. He would implement the wearing of a mask as mandatory. Gillibrand was concerned at the…

The Democrats just created a landmark event by carrying Republican dominated Arizona in a Presidential election. Biden’s win here, created a second victory since 1948 for the Democrats. The victory could be attributed to three key shifts in the State. The first being a Latino population that is increasing and that has a Democratic leaning, the second is the influx of voters from liberal states like Illinois and California, and the suburban voters who have broken with Trump and the Republican party. In the northwest and neighbouring Nevada, the Democrats are in charge of almost all facets of the government.…

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mr. Yogi Adityanath said on Friday that it is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream to transform Ayodhya into a beautiful city and make it renowned as Vedic Ramayana City. In an event to celebrate Deepotsav in Ayodhya, Yogi Adityanath shared his views on the development of the city. The minister said that the current generation is not only luckier to witness the commencement of the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya but also be able to attend the historic event. Adityanath also added that many saints and spiritual leaders died in the struggle…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lit a ceremonial lamp from his Parliament Hill office while participating in a virtual Diwali celebration.  A tweet put out by him mentioned how Diwali reminded us that good will always prevail.  Diwali he said was a reminder of truth and light. He mentioned how he had joined a virtual celebration earlier in the evening to mark the importance of this festival. He extended his best wishes to everybody celebrating Diwali. This event was started in 1998 by the late MP Deepak Obhrai, with the intention of bringing Diwali to Parliament Hill and this year…