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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 […]

Saudi prince to give first speech since Khashoggi’s slaying

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia :Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday will give his first speech to an international audience since the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Prince Mohammed’s anticipated remarks at the Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh come […]

CBI reshuffles bing case against Asthana

New Delhi, Oct 24 :  The CBI has overhauled the team probing allegations of corruption against its former Special Director Rakesh Asthana, bringing in completely new faces, officials said Wednesday. There have been changes from the investigation officer to supervisory levels, they said. M Nageswar Rao, a 1986-batch Odisha […]

Oppn attacks govt for removal of CBI director

New Delhi, Oct 24 : Opposition parties Wednesday slammed the government for CBI Director Alok Verma’s removal amid an escalating feud between him and his deputy Rakesh Asthana, with the Congress dubbing it the “last nail” in the agency’s independence and the CPI(M) calling it illegal. Adding its voice […]

CBI official arrested in bribery case produced in court

New Delhi, Oct 23 :  CBI on Tuesday produced before a Delhi court its DSP Devender Kumar, arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving agency’s Special Director Rakesh Asthana. The investigating agency sought his custody for 10 days and told Special CBI Judge Santosh Snehi Mann that incriminating documents […]

Court rejects bail plea of son of former BSP MP Ashish Pandey

New Delhi, Oct 23 :  A Delhi court on Tuesday rejected bail plea of Ashish Pandey, son of former BSP MP, arrested for brandishing gun in a hotel here. Special Judge Sunil Rana dismissed the bail application of Pandey who was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the court […]

Kohli doesn’t seem human sometimes: Tamim Iqbal

Dubai, Oct 23 : In awe of Virat Kohli’s batting prowess, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal Tuesday said the prolific Indian captain does not seem human sometimes. “I sometimes feel he is not human because of the way he performs, my goodness, the moment he comes out to bat, it […]

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