Day: October 28, 2018

PM Modi holds informal talks with Abe; visits factory of industrial robot manufacturer

Yamanashi (Japan), Oct 28:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held informal talks at a picturesque resort near Mount Fuji and visited a factory of industrial robot manufacturer on Sunday as they spent about eight hours together on the first-day of a two-day summit. Modi, […]

Jenna Dewan files for divorce from Channing Tatum

Oct. 27— Former World of Dance host Jenna Dewan filed for divorce from actor Channing Tatum in Los Angeles Friday. Dewan cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split, TMZ reported. She also requested spousal support and joint legal and physical custody of their 5-year-old daughter, Everly. atum agreed to joint custody of Everly, but […]

$687.8 million Powerball pot to be split among 2 winners

Oct. 28 (UPI) — The $687.8 million Powerball jackpot, which grew to the fourth-largest in U.S. lottery history Saturday, will be split by two winners sold in Iowa and New York. The winners, who have not come forward, each can claim the prize issued over 30 years or a […]

The Latest: US praises Saudi decision on slain writer’s son

ISTANBUL — The Latest on the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi (all times local): 11:30 p.m. A State Department spokesman says the U.S. welcomes a decision by Saudi Arabia to let the son of slain writer Jamal Khashoggi leave the country and come to the United States. […]

Police: Gunman said Jews were committing genocide

PITTSBURGH — The suspect in the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue told officers that Jews were committing genocide and that he wanted them all to die, according to a charging document made public early Sunday. Robert Gregory Bowers killed eight men and three women inside the Tree […]

Ireland votes to lift blasphemy ban

Ireland has voted to lift a rarely enforced constitutional ban on blasphemy in the latest secular reform for the once staunchly Catholic country, referendum results showed on Saturday. The ban was overturned with 65 percent of voters in favour, following recent votes to allow abortion and same-sex marriage. […]

Brazil VP candidates: polarized, like their bosses

Jair Bolsonaro and Fernando Haddad, the night-and-day candidates for Brazil’s presidential runoff election Sunday, have picked running mates as radically different as they are. Bolsonaro, a far-right ex-army captain known for heaping praise on Brazil’s former military regime (1964-1985), has perhaps unsurprisingly tapped a retired general as his […]

7 elephants in search of food electrocuted in India

NEW DELHI — Seven elephants in search of food were electrocuted after coming in contact with loosely hanging electric wires in eastern India on Saturday, a forest guard said. Wildlife warden Jitendranath Dass said the elephants were part of a herd of about 15 that came near Kamalanga, […]

Pakistan’s top court reinstates ban on Indian TV

ISLAMABAD— Pakistan’s top court has reinstated a ban on the broadcast of Indian TV content following a petition from local producers. Pakistan’s Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar announced the verdict Saturday, overturning a lower court ruling last year that had lifted the 2016 ban on airing Indian content […]

FinMin seeks input from ministries for Jaitley’s next Budget Speech

Mumbai, Oct 28 : The Finance Ministry has sought inputs from different central ministries for Arun Jaitley’s Budget Speech, which would be the last budget of the current BJP-led NDA government before the 2019 general polls. Earlier this month, the ministry began the budgetary exercise for 2019-20. During the […]

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