Day: July 29, 2020

Mother charged after son fatally shoots daughter

11:33 pm July 29, 2020

Memphis: A Tennessee woman has been charged with reckless homicide after her son fatally shot her daughter with a gun she had previously taken away from him, according to an arrest affidavit. The shooting happened Tuesday as Tuwana Bynote’s children were handling a gun, news outlets reported, citing the police report. The affidavit says Bynote […]

India asks Nepal to stop ‘illegal’ movement of its citizens in Kalapani area

11:28 pm July 29, 2020

Kathmandu: India has asked Nepal to prevent its citizens from “illegally” visiting the Indian territories of Kalapani, Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Gunji, according to local media reports here. In a letter to the Nepali administration, an Indian official earlier this month said that Nepalese people in groups wanting to “illegally” enter into these Indian regions would create problems for both the countries. […]

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

Turkey: Social media law’s passage raises censorship worries

11:27 pm July 29, 2020

Istanbul: Turkey’s parliament approved a law early Wednesday that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite concerns of growing censorship in a country where critical voices are already muted. The law requires social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to maintain representatives in Turkey to deal with complaints about content on their platforms. Companies […]

FIR: HC relief for one Sushant sister, not for another

Subramanian Swamy says will press for CBI inquiry into Sushant Rajput death case

11:21 pm July 29, 2020

Patna: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said he will take up the matter of a CBI inquiry into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput and claimed to have obtained the consent of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in this regard. The Rajya Sabha member, known for his legal activism, made the disclosure on his official Twitter handle, a day after the actor’s father lodged […]

Delhi Metro bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers' award

Unlock 3 guidelines: No schools, metro, cinema till Aug 31; Gyms allowed

10:51 pm July 29, 2020

New Delhi: The nationwide Unlock 3 guidelines were on Wednesday issued by the government, opening up more activities outside the containment zones, but schools, colleges, metro rail service, cinema halls along with bars will continue to remain shut till August 31 and political and religious gatherings too will remain prohibited. For the first time since […]