Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday officially resigned from her Senate seat, ending her four-year innings in the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Her resignation from the Senate came two days before the 56-year-old would be sworn in on Wednesday along with President-elect Joe Biden, making history as the first female, first Black […]
Day: January 18, 2021
Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum’s foot injury to be reevaluated in week
Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum‘s sprained left foot will be reevaluated in a week, coach Terry Stotts said Monday. McCollum left the Blazers’ 112-106 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at halftime because of the injury. Stotts said after the game that X-rays ruled out a more serious injury. McCollum had 16 […]
Brazil Starts Vaccinations Amid Rise in Covid Cases and New Variants
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil on Monday kicked off its nationwide coronavirus vaccination campaign, providing a glimmer of hope in a nation where political infighting, a strained health care system and lax precautions have given the virus free rein. But the rollout is expected to be painfully slow, even as Brazil battles two worrisome new […]
West Bengal: Didi is the first choice for the post of Chief Minister | पश्चिम बंगाल: मुख्यमंत्री पद के लिए पहली पसंद दीदी, राजनीति से दूर सौरभ गांगुली दूसरी पसंद, आईएएनएस सी-वोटर के सर्वे में खुलासा
डिजिटल डेस्क, नई दिल्ली। पश्चिम बंगाल में दो बार शासन करने वाली तृणमूल कांग्रेस प्रमुख ममता बनर्जी अभी भी राज्य का नेतृत्व करने के लिए लोगों की पहली पसंद बनी हुई हैं। एक सर्वेक्षण में सोमवार को यह बात सामने आई। वहीं बीसीसीआई प्रमुख और पूर्व भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के कप्तान सौरव गांगुली, जिन्होंने अभी […]
Joe Biden’s to-do list for first 10 days as President
NEW YORK: President-elect Joe Biden plans to start his administration with dozens of executive directives on top of expansive legislative proposals in a 10-day blitz meant to signal a turning point for a nation reeling from disease, economic turmoil, racial strife and now the aftermath of the assault on the Capitol. Biden’s team has developed […]
China Expands Grad Schools as the Young Seek Jobs
Graduation was fast approaching, but Yang Xiaomin, a 21-year-old college student in northeastern China, skipped her university’s job fair. Nor did she look for positions on her own. She didn’t think she had a chance of landing one. “Some jobs won’t even take résumés from people with bachelor’s degrees,” said Ms. Yang, who, along with a […]
Devin Haney’s picture perfect 2021 — ‘I want to fight for all the belts’
Devin Haney recites his lightweight hierarchy without hesitation. Himself, Teofimo Lopez, Gervonta Davis then Ryan Garcia. The rankings of these top four young fighters will be debated by the boxing community often throughout 2021 — until they can settle the score. There have even been comparisons to the Four Kings (Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, […]
Has Taapsee Pannu bagged Shah Rukh Khan’s next with Rajkumar Hirani? The actress BREAKS silence : Bollywood News
Shah Rukh Khan has finally begun shooting for the much awaited flick Pathan, directed by Siddharth Anand. The film’s shooting will be wrapped up by the middle of 2021 and the superstar is then expected to move on to Rajkumar Hirani’s next directorial. Even though its shoot is many months away and its release is […]
Jeremy Corbyn: Details of Labour inquiry into ex-leader made public
His legal team made an application to the High Court on Monday for “pre-action disclosure” of minutes of a meeting held between Sir Keir and his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, and representatives of Mr Corbyn – Labour MP Jon Trickett and Unite general secretary Len McCluskey – on 3 […]
Two Additional Virus Variants Could Drive California’s Caseload Even Higher
As the total number of U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 24 million on Monday, Los Angeles County, one of the hardest-hit areas, may face even more dire weeks ahead. Deaths in the county have continued to climb as the national death toll nears 400,000. Hospitals have run out of room in intensive care units, though new […]