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Jacob Blake Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Prior To Kenosha Shooting
Jacob Blake, the 29yearold Black man whose shooting by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, reignited nationwide protests over racism and police brutality, pleaded not guilty on Friday to criminal charges filed prior to the shooting.
My Son and Daughter Think a Lot About India, I Think a Lot of Your PM: Trump's Pitch to Indian-Americans
The president, who describes himself as the “best friend ever” of India and Indian-Americans in the White House, was responding to a question about the role the three important members of his family are going to play in the 2020 election cycle with respec...
TRump's 'Malpractice' During COVID-19 Made Being Working American Life Or Death Work
President Donald Trump's economic policies during the coronavirus pandemic has made being a working American life or death work, Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden has said. Ladies and gentlemen, no matter what he (Trump...
Auditor Faults FAA Review Of Pilots Of Small Private Planes
A government watchdog says federal regulators lack the ability to verify whether private pilots are eligible for more relaxed medical requirements and whether the looser rule is compromising air safety.
Dueling Versions Of Reality Define 1st Week Of Fall Campaign
On the campaign trail with President Donald Trump, the pandemic is largely over, the economy is roaring back, and murderous mobs are infiltrating America's suburbs.
Belgian Singer And Actress Annie Cordy Dies, Aged 92
Belgian singer and actress Annie Cordy, who recorded several popular hits and was made a baroness by King Albert II, has died, the government announced Friday. She was 92.
3 Men Charged In Slaying Of Infant Struck By Stray Bullet
Three men have been charged with homicide in the shooting death of an infant who was struck by a stray bullet that went into his family's apartment during a shootout on a Pittsburgh street, authorities announced Friday.
2 hEat-rElatEd Deaths Latest Attributed To Hurricane Laura
Two men clearing debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura have died from heatrelated illness, Louisiana's health department said Friday.
15 Deaths, 2,891 Fresh Virus Cases In Assam
Fifteen more people died from coronavirus in Assam on Friday as 2,891 fresh cases surfaced, taking the number of infections to 1,21,224, state Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said. So far, 345 people have died from the infectio...
Ease of Doing Business: States' Ranking to Be Released on Saturday, Says Piyush Goyal
The exercise is aimed at triggering competition among states to improve business climate in order to attract domestic and global investors.
U.S. Blacklists Four Individuals, Alleging Venezuela Election Interference
The United States on Friday blacklisted four individuals for what it said was their help for the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to prevent free and fair parliamentary elections in Venezuela in December, the Treasury said.
India's Coronavirus Tally Crosses 40 Lakh; 10 Lakh New Infections Reported in Last 13 Days
India is the third worst-hit nation by the pandemic after the US and Brazil in terms of cases and deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker that has been compiling coronavirus cases from around the world.
Sebi Orders Attachment of Bank, Demat Accounts of Fugitive Jeweller Mehul Choksi, Gitanjali Gems
Sebi said the decision to attach the accounts was taken after Mehul Choksi, the uncle of diamantaire Nirav Modi, failed to pay fine imposed on him.
Ensure Zero Stubble Burning Cases This Kharif Season: Punjab Govt To Officials
The Punjab government on Friday directed deputy commissioners to ensure zero cases of stubble burning in the upcoming kharif season. Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan also asked the officials to appoint nodal officers at village level to monitor and immediat...
ABVP Attacks Those Opposing NEET-JEE Exams
The people opposing NEETJEE exams have nothing to do with students and are protesting for the sake of it rather than with any knowledge of what students want, said a functionary of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the BJP students' wing, on Fri...
Kannada Actor Ragini Dwivedi Arrested for Drug Nexus by Bengaluru Police
CCB officials, who questioned Ragini Dwivedi through the day for her alleged links with a drug peddling case, arrested her Friday evening.