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Washington, Nov 7: Joe Biden’s advisers accelerated their transition planning Friday as election results showed him with an advantage in battleground states that could hand him the presidency, with the first senior officials in a potential Biden White House possibly named as early as next week. In Wilmington, Delaware, and Washington, Biden’s advisers and allies are ramping up their conversations

Abu Dhabi, Nov 7: SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) are making the most of the presence of four international captains in their line-up with two of them, Jason Holder and Kane Williamson, combining to lead the team home in a tricky chase against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Friday night's Eliminator. Both Kane Williamson, who leads New Zealand in international cricket, and Jason Holder, who

Bengaluru, Nov 7: The High Court of Karnataka has remanded the corruption case against BJP leader C T Ravi to the trial court with a direction to allow the private complainant to file an affidavit, as mandated by the Supreme Court. The bench said the complainant may also file the complaint to the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB). Ravi, Chikkamagalur MLA and BJP general secretary, had moved the

Moscow, Nov 7: The United States has registered over 128,000 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the epidemic, US media reported. The country reports more than 100,000 new COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row, The Washington Post newspaper reported. The World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March

New York, Nov 7: Champagne bottles are going pop in the Joe Biden camp but they're keeping it low key for now. Three nights out from US election day, the flash and bang of a ritual announcement from news networks announcing a winner has not yet happened but top politicos in Washington are already hailing "president-elect Biden" and the electoral map tells a fairly simple story. It goes like this

Abu Dhabi, Nov 7: After getting knocked out from the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli penned down an emotional note for the fans and thanked them for all their "love and support". Kane Williamson smashed his 14th IPL half-century while Jason Holder played a cautious knock as SRH kept their finals hope alive after defeating RCB by

Bengaluru, Nov 7: In view of its critical role in emergencies, the '108' ambulance service in Karnataka would be revamped for better Covid care, state Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Friday. "The ambulance service will be revamped to ensure better healthcare during the golden hour in Covid times," Sudhakar told reporters here after a review meeting with health officials and representatives of

New Delhi, Nov 6: The information technology (IT) industry may not get back to the old style of working from office and around 75 per cent of the workforce may continue to work from outside office going ahead, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney said on Friday. He said the IT industry showed resilience during the lockdown, with up to 97 per

Mangaluru, Nov 6: The executive committee meet of Karnataka BJP in Manglauru was confined to its internal politics as it failed to discuss major issues people of the state, said Congress leader and Mangaluru city MLA U T Khader. Speaking to media persons, said that the state executive committee of a ruling party should guide the government in the right direction by giving suggestions to solve the

New Delhi, Nov 6: Air pollution may lead to a faster spread of Covid-19 infections as it causes coughing and sneezing, government officials told a parliamentary panel on Friday, according to sources. Top officials of the Union environment and health ministries and the governments of Delhi, Haryana and Punjab deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development to find a