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US Deported Venezuelans Through Third Country Despite Risks
The Trump administration stealthily deported an unknown number of Venezuelans through a third country, possibly violating U.S. laws and undermining U.S. warnings about the socialist governments human rights record, according to the top Democrat on the Sen...
Nobel Winner Urges Billionaires To Save Millions From Famine
The head of the World Food Program, this years winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, again urged billionaires to donate just a few billion to save millions of lives, saying Friday the number of people marching toward starvation has jumped from 135 million to 2...
1,062 Candidates File Papers For 2nd Phase Of Bihar Polling
A total of 1,062 candidates have filed their nomination papers till Friday, the last date for doing so in 94 assembly seats going to the polls in Bihar in the second phase on November 3, the EC sources said. Additional Chief Electoral Officer (AC...
West Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh Tests Positive For Coronavirus
West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday tested positive for coronavirus following which he was taken to a private hospital, health department sources said. Ghosh with mild fever was admitted to the high dependency unit (HDU) of the hospital, t...
Ex- GOP Lawmaker Charged With Assaulting Poll Worker
A former North Carolina Republican lawmaker who was observing an early voting site in Wake Forest on behalf of his party was charged Friday with a Class 3 misdemeanor for allegedly assaulting a poll worker.
Puerto Rico To Relax COVID-19 Restrictions, Extend Curfew
Puerto Ricos governor on Friday announced that more people will be able to visit restaurants, gyms, theaters and casinos as the U.S. territory relaxes some pandemicrelated restrictions.
For Grateful NBC, Savannah Guthrie Changes The Subject
Savannah Guthrie did more than just display her journalistic chops at NBC News' town hall with President Donald Trump. She changed the subject for her bosses.
LJP Releases Second List of Candidates; Says Voting for JD(U) Means Pushing Bihar to Backwardness
>The LJP has already announced a list of 42 candidates for the first phase of Bihar assembly election slated to be held on October 28.
Phone Of Casino Exec In Trade Secrets Flap To Be Examined
A forensic expert must examine the personal phone of an Atlantic City casino executive accused of taking valuable data on the Borgata's top customers to his new job at a competing casino, a federal judge has ruled.
Visva-Bharati Asks Staff to 'Donate' Half-day Salary for Repair of Prayer Hall
In a recent notification, the central university said that as per the decision taken at a meeting with departmental heads on September 30, the half-day salary of every staff will be deducted.
After Govt Claims Gutkha is Banned in Jharkhand, Chief Justice Buys 5 Types of it During Hearing
During the hearing of a PIL seeking a ban on the open sale of gutkha in the state before a bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, the Food Supplies Department said in an affidavit the product has been banned in Jharkhand s...
EPA Letting Some Hazardous Coal Ash Ponds Stay Open Longer
The Trump administration will let some leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash storage ponds stay in operation for years more and some unlined ponds to stay open indefinitely under a rule change announced Friday.
Man Decapitated on Outskirts of Paris, Anti-terror Probe Under Way: Prosecutors
The attacker was severely injured after being shot by police in a neighbouring town, sources close to the investigations said.
Haryana To Set Up Authority For Conservation, Management And Regulation Of Water Resources
The Haryana government would establish an authority for conservation, management and regulation of water resources in the state, which till now was being regulated under the guidelines of the Central Ground Water Authority. A decision to this effect was...
Israel Settlement Plans Draw International Condemnation
Israeli plans to advance the building of thousands of settlement units in the occupied West Bank drew European condemnation on Friday as approvals for constructions hit a record high in 2020.
Gujarat Govt Warns About Fake Ad About Jobs
The Gujarat government on Friday warned job-seekers not to fall prey to a fake advertisement in newspapers about employment opportunities in various government departments. The ad, which appeared in newspapers on Thursday in the name of `Gujarat Employm...