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Federal prosecutors brought new wire fraud charges Thursday against an associate of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani who was involved in attempts to get Ukrainian officials to investigate the son of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

A U.S. judge in Philadelphia has dismissed a lawsuit filed over the 2017 fire at Londons Grenfell Tower that killed 72 people, concluding the case should be litigated there.

Jerry Harris, the star of the Netflix documentary series Cheer, was arrested Thursday on felony charges of production of child pornography, three days after twin boys filed a lawsuit alleging he sent them sexually explicit photos of himself and cornered o...

The Uttarakhand Chardham Devasthanam Board on Thursday banned dharnas and demonstrations within the 200 metre radius of Kedarnath temple precincts. According to a press release issued by Rudraprayag District Information Office, an order to this effect w...

If Moderna Inc's COVID19 vaccine proves to be at least 70% effective, the company plans to seek emergency authorization for its use in highrisk groups, the company's chief executive told Reuters.

The president has in recent months assailed the voting process without evidence, saying it could result in widespread fraud, although millions of Americans, including much of the military, have cast absentee ballots by mail for years without such problems...

In the meeting with the finance minister, Yediyurappa sought release of pending funds under various heads, the statement said.

Mexicos president vowed Thursday to repay the country's water debt to the United States, even if it means asking farmers in Mexican states along the U.S. border to pitch in.

The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh DGP in the case of builder Vikram Tyagi from Ghaziabad who has been missing since June. The Commission has issued notice to the UP director general of police and asked...

Fourteen more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Rajasthan on Thursday, taking the state's toll to 1,293, while 1,793 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 1,09,473, according to a health department bulletin. A total of 17,495 people are under treatment,...

More than 70 migrants on a rescue ship awaiting permission to dock in southern Italy jumped into the sea in frustration Thursday and were picked up by Italian authorities off Palermo, a Spanish humanitarian group said.

District magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma on Thursday released the copy of the notification which was issued by the principal secretary (PWD) Nitin Ramesh Gokarn.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat flagged off the state's traditional 'Chhadi Yatra' here on Thursday. The 'Chhadi Yatra', initiated by Adi Guru Shankaracharya in the eighth century, resumed last year after a gap of seven decades.

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in the district for posing as Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and calling a family and asking them to settle a property dispute, police said on Thursday. There was a dispute in a family in Khadaki village...

The Delhi University Principal's Association (DUPA) on Thursday accused the AAP government of forcing colleges fully funded by it to pay salaries from the students' fund, saying this would amount to misappropriation. Reacting to DUPA's assertions, Deput...

As per the current FDI policy, 100 per cent overseas investments are permitted in the defence industry — 49 per cent under the automatic route, while beyond that government approval was required.