Day: October 24, 2018

US slams ‘one of worst cover-ups’ in Khashoggi case

The United States said Tuesday it was revoking visas of Saudis involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as President Donald Trump ridiculed the kingdom’s response as “one of the worst cover-ups” in history. The move came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Khashoggi’s killing inside […]

15 injured as bus skids off road

Jammu : Fifteen passengers were injured when a mini bus skidded off a road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district Wednesday, police said. The bus carrying passengers from the border area of Nowshera skidded off the road and rolled down at Laam, they said. The injured passengers have been […]

Knock, knock with an app: the US door-to-door campaign ritual

Republican volunteer John Lombardo sets himself an ambitious target when going door-to-door on the campaign trail in battleground state Pennsylvania: a hundred door knocks every two hours. In the age of the smart phone and algorithms, door knocking has only cemented itself as a vital way to mobilize […]

Sewer death: Three men arrested for negligence

New Delhi : Three men have been arrested for alleged negligence in connection with the death of a 32-year-old man in a Delhi Jal Board sewer in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, police said Wednesday. Dooman Ray died on Sunday after he drowned in a sewer. On Tuesday, his family took […]

India win toss, elect to bat against West Indies

Visakhapatnam : India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the second cricket one-dayer against the West Indies here on Wednesday. For India, left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav has replaced Khaleel Ahmed in the line-up. Teams: India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, […]

CBI feud: Director, special director divested of all powers; Nageswar Rao given charge

New delhi : CBI Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana have been “divested of all powers” amid an ongoing spat between them, sources said, calling it the first such case in the history of the agency. As an interim measure, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet led […]

Migrants pause to honor dead man, rest, still far from US

HUIXTLA, Mexico : Still more than 1,000 miles from their goal of reaching the United States, a caravan of Central American migrants briefly halted its arduous journey Tuesday to mourn a fellow traveler killed in a road accident, and to rest weary, blistered feet and try to heal illnesses and […]

Lioness at Indianapolis Zoo kills her longtime mate

INDIANAPOLIS :  The Indianapolis Zoo is trying to determine why a lioness killed her mate. The zoo said Friday that an adult female, Zuri, attacked 10-year-old male Nyack in their outdoor yard Monday before the zoo opened for the day. The zoo says the two had been housed together for […]

‘Mockingbird’ chosen as America’s best-loved novel in vote

LOS ANGELES : “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a coming-of-age story about racism and injustice, overpowered wizards and time travelers to be voted America’s best-loved novel by readers nationwide. The 1960 book by Harper Lee emerged as No. 1 in PBS’ “The Great American Read” survey, whose results were […]

Numbers drawn for record $1.6B Mega Millions jackpot

DES MOINES, Iowa : The winning numbers have been drawn for the record $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot, but it isn’t immediately clear if there’s a winner . The numbers drawn in Tuesday night’s drawing are 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5. The estimated jackpot is […]

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