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Trump, Trudeau Discuss Two Detained Canadians; China Grants Virtual Consular Access
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed on the phone the issue of two Canadian citizens detained in China since late 2018 and to whom China granted rare consular access on Friday and Saturday, the Canadian governme...
Tentative Settlements In WVa Veterans' Hospital Deaths
Tentative settlements have been reached in several civil lawsuits filed on behalf of the families of veterans who died at a West Virginia hospital where a former nursing assistant admitted to intentionally killing seven people with fatal doses of insulin.
UP Govt to Grant 5% Reservation to Former Servicemen in 'Group B' Jobs
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken a decision in favour of granting a 5 per cent reservation to ex-servicemen of all the three wings of the armed forces in 'group B' government jobs, an official release issued said.
20 COVID Patients Shifted From Hindu Rao To Other Hospitals, 3 In ICU Retained
Twenty patients of the novel coronavirus at civic-run Hindu Rao Hospital were shifted to two Delhi government facilities on Saturday while three in the intensive care unit were retained, officials said. Seventeen were shifted to LNJP Hospital and three...
Probe Ordered After Factory Worker Dies Due to Ammonia Gas Leak in Goa Food Processing Unit
Speaking to reporters, Glenn Ticlo, chairman of the state Industrial Development Corporation, said the onus of the death of factory worker Kishan Kumar (23) on Friday lay with the factory management, adding that the Corporation had written to the food pro...
37 People Fall Sick Due to Suspected Food Poisoning After Attending Function in Himachal Pradesh
The incident took place in Katyara village when the people had gathered to attend a function, he said, adding they have been admitted to hospitals in Hamirpur and Tounidevi.
Hema Malini Writes To EAM Jaishankar Over Reopening POPSK At Vrindavan
BJP MP Hema Malini on Saturday said she has written to the Ministry of External Affairs regarding reopening the Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Vrindavan. The services at the Post Office Passport Seva Kendra at Vrindavan here have been suspe...
Delta Leaves Soggy Mess In Already Storm-battered Louisiana
Coastal Louisianans on Saturday surveyed the damage left by the wind and water that Hurricane Delta raked across their already stormbattered homes even as it weakened quickly after coming ashore and moved rapidly toward the northeast.
Maha: Man Held For Posing As IFS Officer, Duping Job Aspirants
A 52-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly posing as an Indian Foreign Service officer and duping people with bogus government job offers, police said on Saturday. Prem Vakapalli, who hails from Karnataka, used to tell people he was attached to t...
MVA Govt Confused On All Fronts, Says Maha BJP Chief
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Saturday said the Uddhav Thackeray government was "most confused" on all fronts and claimed the decision to postpone MPSC exams should have been taken much earlier if it had been done for the novel coronavirus...
'Bengal Police Violated Human Rights, Hurled Bombs at BJP Workers': Vijayvargiya Says Will Move Court
Vijayvargiya's comments came a day after police booked him along with senior BJP leaders like Mukul Roy, Dilip Ghosh, Arvind Mennon and MPs Arjun Singh and Locket Chatterjee for rioting and violating the Epidemic Diseases Act.
Low-intensity Earthquakes Recorded Near Porbandar In Gujarat
Four minor earthquakes were recorded in the Porbandar area in Gujarat's Saurashtra region on Saturday, officials said. No casualty or damage to property was reported.
Anti-police 'SataniSt' Runs For Sheriff As Republican In NH
With more than 4,200 votes, Republicans in one New Hampshire county nominated an unconventional candidate for sheriff: a self-described satanist whose campaign slogan disparages the police.
Hero MotoCorp Launches 24x7 Roadside Assistance Program in India at an Introductory Price of Rs 350
Premium motorcycle offerings from Hero MotoCorp - Xtreme 160R, Xtreme 200S and XPulse 200, get the RSA complimentary for a period of one year.
Mohammedan Sporting Take On Newcomers ARA FC In I-League Qualifiers
Mohammedan Sporting will look to put their missed chances from the previous game behind as they play newcomers ARA FC in the I-League Qualifiers here on Sunday. The match will be played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.
India's Active Covid-19 Infections Below 9-lakh Mark for 2nd Consecutive Day, Only 12.65% of Total Caseload Now
"There are 8,83,185 active cases of COVID-19 which constitute merely 12.65 per cent of the total cases of the country. These are nearly 1/8th of the total cases in the country," the ministry underlined. "For the second day after the active cases dropped b...