PHILADELPHIA — The fifth great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton loaned some family heirlooms, including a ring that has a lock of his hair inside, to the Museum of the American Revolution Monday. Douglas Hamilton was in Philadelphia to give the artifacts to the museum to be featured as part […]
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are set to deliver opening statements Tuesday in the New York trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the world’s most notorious criminals accused of spending a quarter of a century smuggling cocaine into the United States. Twelve jurors and six alternates were […]
Renewed violence in Gaza threatened to thwart efforts to end months of unrest as Israeli air strikes killed four Palestinians and destroyed a Hamas TV building while a barrage of rocket fire from the enclave left one dead on Tuesday. The flare-up came after a deadly Israeli special […]
Breast milk and infant formula both encourage the growth of similar types of bacteria in a baby’s digestive system, but the bacteria from the two forms of food work differently, researchers report. These differences could have health effects that are currently unclear, according to the researchers. Good bacteria […]
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday said it was “quite shocked” that the Bihar police was unable to trace and arrest former state minister Manju Verma, who had stepped down from the cabinet in the wake of the Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal, in a case related to alleged […]
Bhubaneswar : Vedanta Resources Chairman Anil Agarwal Monday announced the company’s plan to inject Rs 15,000 crore to raise the alumina refinery capacity at Lanjigarh three-fold to six mtpa and firm up downstream sector in Odisha in three years. The expansion of the Lanjigarh plant in phases would increase […]
New Delhi : The government has cancelled ED’s chief investigating officer for 2G cases Rajeshwar Singh’s leave, granted to him last month for pursuing a masters in law, without citing any reason, officials said Monday. Rajeshwar Singh, who was under investigation for writing a letter against Finance Secretary Hasmukh […]
Mumbai : The rupee Monday dropped by 39 paise to settle at 72.89 against the US currency as oil prices rebounded after Saudi Arabia announced plans to cut production and the dollar strengthened in global markets. Cutting short the 10-day selling trend, crude oil prices rose by around 1 […]
New Delhi : What happens when air pollution levels in the national capital are ‘severe’ but members of environment watchdog CPCB and others, tasked with monitoring the situation, are not in the city to attend a meeting in which crucial decisions need to be taken immediately? The meeting takes […]
Hyderabad : Taking a dig at some BJP-ruled states over their “name-changing spree”, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi targeted BJP president Amit Shah, saying his surname was a Persian word and wondered if it would be changed. He was addressing an election campaign here Sunday evening for the December 7 […]
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