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Govt's Unilateral Move to Hold NEET, JEE Amid Covid Undermines Health Concerns of Youth: Left Parties
The Politburo said while the concern about starting the academic session in these institutions for the sake of the future of the students and those courses is valid and understandable, it's 'grossly premature' to hold it at the moment.
Sailor Being Investigated For Arson On U.S. Warship That Caught Fire, Official Says
A United States Navy sailor is under investigation for possible arson aboard a warship that caught fire last month and injured dozens of people, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Takeaway From Day Three Of The Republican National Convention
Vice President Mike Pence headlined the third night of the Republican National Convention, as speakers praised President Donald Trump's support for "heroes," including law enforcement, the military and healthcare providers. Here is a takeaway from Tuesday...
Hurricane Laura Takes Aim At U.S. Gulf Coast, Armed With 'unsurvivable Storm Surge'
Hurricane Laura barreled toward the Gulf Coast on Wednesday as a massive Category 4 storm that was strengthening and forecast to cause catastrophic damage and "unsurvivable storm surge" along the Texas and Louisiana border, the National Hurricane Center s...
Wisconsin Investigators Find Knife In Car At Scene Of Police Shooting Of Jacob Blake
Wisconsin Justice Department investigators recovered a knife from the driver's side floorboard of the car into which Jacob Blake Jr, was leaning when he was shot in the back by a police officer three days ago, the state attorney general said on Tuesday.
Google Location-tracking Tactics Troubled Its Own Engineers
Google's own engineers were troubled by the way the company secretly tracked the movements of people who didn't want to be followed until a 2018 Associated Press investigation uncovered the shadowy surveillance, according to unsealed documents in a consum...
Australia Seeks More Control Over Deals With Foreign States
The Australian government has drafted new laws that would cancel international deals struck by lower tiers of governments with foreign states that are not in Australias interests, a minister said on Thursday in a move likely to increase tensions with Chin...
Review: In 'Copperfield,' Iannucci Brings Dickens To Life
It's not hard to draw a straight line from Charles Dickens to Armando Iannucci. In each there's a passion for human frailty and absurdity, and, above all, a richness of people. Nobody filled pages with a vivid cast of characters like Dickens, so who bette...
Guilfoyle's Loud RNC Speech Makes Her The Comics' Favorite
Look at it this way, Kimberly Guilfoyle. It could have been a lot worse.
Mladic Closing Speech Cut Short At Genocide Appeal
A U.N. judge cut short the closing remarks of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic on Wednesday as he appealed his life sentence for war crimes, including genocide, during the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.
Why Does Covid-19 Hit Men Harder? First Study on Immune Response by Sex Throws up New Clue
The findings, published Wednesday in Nature, suggest that men, particularly those older than age 60, may need to depend more on vaccines to protect against the infection.
Health Ministry Recommends Covid-19 Tests for All Tuberculosis Patients and Vice Versa
The prevalence of tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients has been found to be 0.37 to 4.47 per cent in different studies, the ministry said.
Iran Relents On IAEA Inspections At Two Sites, Ending Standoff
Iran said on Wednesday it was ending a monthslong standoff with the U.N. nuclear watchdog by granting it access to two sites suspected of once hosting secret activities, easing diplomatic pressure on Tehran as Washington seeks to reimpose sanctions.
Trump Could Act Unilaterally To Avoid U.S. Airline Layoffs, White House Says
President Donald Trump is weighing executive action to avoid massive layoffs at U.S. airlines if Congress fails to agree a fresh coronavirus stimulus package, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday.
Miffed Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Jadhav from Parbhani in Maharashtra Resigns from Post
Sanjay Jadhav sent his resignation letter to party President and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, alleging the party was being sidelined in his home constituency.
U.S. Core Capital Goods Orders Rise; Recovery Uneven As COVID-19 Shifts Spending
New orders for key U.S.made capital goods increased in July, though the pace slowed from June's robust gain, suggesting the rebound in business investment would be gradual amid uncertainty about the course of the COVID19 pandemic.