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Indexes End Lower, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Post 3rd Week Of Declines
U.S. stocks fell on Friday as technology shares sold off for a third day in a row, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted a third straight week of declines.
Mississippi Justices: No Broad Absentee Voting During COVID
Mississippi law does not allow absentee voting by all people who have health conditions that might make them vulnerable to COVID19, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
GST Council to Take Call on Funding Compensation Shortfall, Finance Minister Tells Lok Sabha
Nirmala Sitharaman said the GST Council will arrive at a common ground on ways to compensate states for loss of revenue, amid opposition charge that the Centre is reneging on its promise of paying compensation.
'They Had Proposed Abolition of APMC Act': Sanjay Jha Says Cong, BJP Were on the Same Page on Farm Bills
His tweets found favour with the BJP, whose IT department head Amit Malviya said Jha is the only person who seems to have read the Congress manifesto and is appalled at the duplicity of its leadership.
8 Indian Beaches Recommended For Coveted 'Blue Flag' Certification: Javadekar
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said eight beaches of the country have been recommended for the coveted 'Blue Flag' international eco-label. He said clean beaches are a testimony to good environment in coastal areas and India's...
Voters Line Up As Some U.S. States Open Early Voting; Trump, Biden Head To Minnesota
Voters lined up in Minnesota to cast ballots on Friday ahead of campaign trips to the state by President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, as early voting began there and in three other states ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Mexico Official: Woman's Death At Water Protest Was Accident
The commander of Mexicos National Guard said Friday the death of a woman shot by guard members at a water protest in northern Mexico earlier this month was a regrettable accident.
Firefighters Battle Exhaustion Along With Wildfire Flames
They work 50 hours at a stretch and sleep on gymnasium floors. Exploding trees shower them with embers. They lose track of time when the sun is blotted out by smoke, and they sometimes have to run for their lives from advancing flames.
Akal Takht Awards Religious Punishment To Former SGPC Executive Panel Members
Around 10 members of the SGPC's 2016 executive committee were on Friday handed religious punishment by the Akal Takht for "lapses" leading to a fire incident in the printing press of the religious body. They had appeared before the Akal Takht, the high...
Ahead of Nov Elections, Trump's Son Says Indian-Americans Represent 'Best of America'
Ahead of the November 3 presidential elections, the Trump campaign has intensified its outreach towards the Indian-American community, particularly in the battleground states like Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and Texa...
Bars In Andhra Pradesh To Be Re-opened From September 19
: After nearly six months of closure due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, bars would be re-opened in Andhra Pradesh from Saturday. The state government, however, decided to levy a 20 per cent 'COVID-19 fee' on the basic licence of bars and also...
New Jersey Law Seeks To Stem Pollution In Minority Areas
Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Friday a measure giving state regulators power to deny development permits to businesses whose operations pollute predominantly Black and other minority communities.
Israel Returns To Lockdown As COVID-19 Cases Mount
Israel entered a second nationwide lockdown on Friday at the onset of the Jewish highholiday season, forcing residents to stay mostly at home amid a resurgence in new coronavirus cases.
With Over 3.68 Crore Subscribers, PFRDA Pension Corpus Touches Nearly Rs 5 Lakh Crore
Under the NPS, as many as 21.25 lakh subscribers are central government employees with contribution of Rs 1.61 lakh crore to the AUM, while 48.74 lakh state government employees furnish more than Rs 2.48 lakh crore to the total corpus.
Farm Bills Should be Sent to Standing Committee for Consultation, Says RSS-backed Farmers' Union
The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh had also written to Prime minister Narendra Modi and agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, demanding pro-farmer provisions that do not benefit the big firms and corporates.
PM Modi Inaugurates Rail Project which Cut Short Mithila and Kosi Region, Bihar CM Hails Move
PM Modi inaugurated the 1.9 kilometre-long bridge via video conference from Delhi, while Nitish Kumar, along with Bihar Governor and Deputy CM attended the programme from Patna.