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Polish Farmers Tie Up Roads To Protest Animal Protection Law
Farmers across Poland slowed down traffic on main roads with their tractors Wednesday and left wheelbarrows of manure at lawmakers offices to protest a new law that bans fur farms and religious slaughter for export, saying it will put them out of business...
Italy Eyes Mandate For Masks Outdoors As Virus Rebounds
Italy was expected to order a nationwide outdoor mask mandate Wednesday with fines of up to 1,000 euros ($1,163) for violators, as the European country where COVID19 first hit scrambles to keep rebounding infections from spiralling out of control.
UP: Three More Held In Rs 3,500-crore Bike Bot Scam Case
Three more people, including a retired Army man, wanted in the Rs 3,500-crore 'Bike Bot' scam case have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police, officials said on Wednesday. They have been identified as Karanpal Singh, who retired from the Army in 200...
US Court Denies Bid To Force Expanded Indiana Mail-in Voting
A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit that aimed to make mailin ballots available to all Indiana voters for this falls election because of the coronavirus pandemic.
OPINION | Who Made Nagaland a Battleground?
Naga negotiators, fearing for their lives and fratricidal bloodshed, aborted talks in 1966 and returned to the state. Eventually, it was pushed into an unprecedented inter-tribal fratricidal bloodshed.
NGOs Urge NCPCR To Withdraw Direction To Restore Children Living In CCIs To Their Families
Human rights NGOs have urged apex child rights body NCPCR to immediately withdraw its direction to send back children living in child care institutions from eight states to their families, saying it "violates" the objectives of the Juvenile Justice Act....
Iran Fears Regional War As Azeri And Armenian Leaders Trade Accusations
Iran's president warned on Wednesday that fighting between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces in the South Caucasus could spark a regional war and stepped up calls for a ceasefire.
1Sports Roped In As I-League Qualifiers Broadcaster
The 2020 Hero I-League Qualifiers, which will mark the resumption of sporting events in the country after a seven-month coronavirus-forced hiatus, will be telecast live on 1 Sports. The Qualifiers have already generated much interest among football fan...
Bail Granted to Rhea Chakraborty in Sushant Singh Rajput Case, Netizens Call for 'Mirzapur 2' Boycott
While the Bombay High Court accepted bail plea of Rhea Chakraborty on Wednesday with restrictions, netizens demanded boycott of 'Mirzapur 2'.
Airline Shares Get A Boost From Trump's Late Tweets
Shares in major U.S. airlines were poised for gains Wednesday after President Donald Trump tweeted his support for relief package for the struggling industry and prodded Congress to take action.
News18 Evening Digest: Arrested on Way to Hathras, Kerala Scribe Charged with Sedition and Other Top Stories
These are the top stories we are covering right now: Kerala scribe charged with sedition; Bahubalis in Bihar polls fray; Trump to sharply limit H-1B visas; Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna win Nobel Chemistry Prize; Facebook used its data monopoly...
AP Source: US To Announce Charges Against British IS Members
The Justice Department is preparing to announce charges Wednesday against two men from Britain who joined the Islamic State and were part of a cell that beheaded Western hostages, a law enforcement official said.
I-T Raids Locations in Bihar and UP in Probe Against Businessman, Cooperative Bank Chairman
It said the raids were conducted on Tuesday in Patna, Sasaram and Varanasi on the basis of 'actionable intelligence' and Rs 1.25 crore cash was seized while fixed deposit receipts of Rs 6 crore were placed under prohibitory orders.
With 239 Deaths, Iran Hits Its Highest Daily COVID-19 Toll
Iranian state TV said the country has hit its highest number of daily deaths from the coronavirus, with 239 new fatalities reported on Wednesday.
Google Chrome for Mobile Can Now Alert Users If a Password is Compromised
Google Chrome for mobile is not the first web browser to get a such a feature.
CPCB Writes to Delhi Govt for Urgent Action on Major Polluting Sources, Lists Out Pending Tasks
Pointing out the shortcomings in action plans of 13 pollution hotspots in the capital, it said the updated status of Wazirpur hotspot has not been received while the target of greening and paving in the hotspot areas is not mentioned.