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Insanity Defense Planned In Appalachian Trail Killing
A Massachusetts man charged with killing an Appalachian Trail hiker and attacking another with a hunting knife in Virginia plans to use an insanity defense at his trial.
75% of Audited Toilets in Govt Schools Not Hygienically Maintained: CAG Report
Out of 1,967 coeducational schools surveyed by audit, 99 schools had no functional toilets while 436 schools had only one functional toilet. The objective of providing separate toilets for boys and girls was not fulfilled in these 535 schools.
CCP Aims To Make Americans Receptive To China's Form Of Authoritarianism: Pompeo
Launching a scathing attack on the Chinese Community Party, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the CCP and its proxies aim to make Americans receptive to Beijing's form of authoritarianism. The remarks came against a backdrop of deepenin...
Trump Unveils New Sanctions Against Cuban Rum And Cigars
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed new curbs on imports of Cuban rum and cigars and banned Americans from staying at properties owned by the Cuban government, as he seeks to lock in the CubanAmerican vote in the swing state of Florida ahead...
Masks Off: Belgium Relaxes Virus Rules Despite Rise In Cases
Despite the steady rise of COVID19 cases in a country already hardhit by the virus, Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes said Wednesday that mask requirements, some attendance limits and other public health measures will be relaxed as part of a less strin...
Poonam Pandey's Husband Sam Bombay Arrested, Janhvi Kapoor Grooves on Peppy Song
Poonam Pandey's husband Sam Bombay has been arrested 13 days after their wedding for assaulting her. Janhvi Kapoor, Angad Bedi's BTS video goes viral. This and more in today's entertainment wrap.
Covering The Bases: Fenway Park Expected As Voting Venue
There's the windup, the pitch and the vote.
Alabama Prosecutors Oppose Jailed Speaker's Bid For Leniency
Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard doesn't deserve any reduction of his fouryear prison sentence for ethics violations because he has not shown remorse and was convicted of serious crimes that undermined public trust, prosecutors told a judge.
AP CM Offers Silk Cloths To Lord Venkateswara At Tirumala
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday offered a set of new silk cloths at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala on the occasion of the ongoing nine day Brahmotsavam festival, that began on September 19....
4 Easy Ways to Improve Your Sense of Smell
The only way you can ensure that any change in your sense of smell is immediately noticeable is by honing it. The following are some of the easiest ways to improve your sense of smell.
Dip In TB Notification From Jan To Aug This Yr As Against Corresponding Period Of 2019, Says Govt
Notification of tuberculosis cases in India from January to August this year stood at 11,76,164 as against 16,49,310 cases notified during the corresponding period in 2019, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told Lok Sabha on Wednesday....
Reports: Kuwait And The UAE In Economic Pain Amid Pandemic
Two oilrich Arab Gulf states suffered severe economic blows on Wednesday, as a major credit agency downgraded Kuwait for the first time and the United Arab Emirates acknowledged its economy would contract to a level last seen in 2009.
CEO Of Minnesota Public Radio's Parent To Step Down
The president and CEO of the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media plans to step down, an announcement that came the same day employees released a letter saying the company has fostered a harmful working environment for women...
India Launches Programme to Strengthen Clinical Trial Research Capacity of Vaccines in Neighbouring Countries
The training programme which will extend for about six to eight weeks will see participation of investigators, epidemiologists, clinicians and representatives from different departments from Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Af...
Govt Planning 'Poshan Tracker' For Providing Facilities, Services And Interlinkages: WCD Ministry
The Women and Child Development Ministry said it has conceptualised a digital platform, 'Poshan Tracker', for holistic implementation and real-time evaluation of anganwadi and other schemes under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). In a w...
Poet Nikky Finney Wins $100,000 Lifetime Achievement Prize
Nikky Finney has won the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor presented by the Academy of American Poets. Judges praised Finney, known for such collections as Head Off & Split and Rice, for her fierce moral conviction and as a bard...