Day: September 6, 2020

Hurricane Laura death toll in Louisiana rises to 25

11:41 pm September 6, 2020

Baton Rouge: Two additional deaths tied to Hurricane Laura were reported Saturday by the Louisiana Department of Health, bringing the storm’s total death toll in the state to 25. The Health Department said a 52-year-old Grant Parish man who died of a heat-related illness while removing storm debris and a 25-year-old man in Natchitoches Parish died of electrocution after coming into direct contact […]

Moon may be rusting along poles, suggest images sent by Chandrayaan-1

11:39 pm September 6, 2020

New Delhi: Images sent by Chandrayaan-1, India’s first lunar mission, suggest that the Moon may be rusting along the poles, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. Chandrayaan-1 was launched in 2008 “ ISRO’s maiden mission to the Moon has sent images which show that the Moon may be rusting along the poles. “The sign of this finding is […]

Russian interference could theoretically cost Democrats presidential elections: Kamala Harris

11:32 pm September 6, 2020

Washington: Russian interference could theoretically cost Democrats the presidential elections, party’s vice-presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris said on Sunday. “I am clear that Russia interfered in the election of president of the United States in 2016,” Harris told CNN in an interview. “I serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee. We have published detailed reports about exactly what we believe happened. And I do […]

Pope: Gossiping is “plague worse than COVID”

11:27 pm September 6, 2020

Vatican City: Pope Francis said Sunday that gossiping is a “plague worse than COVID” that is seeking to divide the Catholic Church. Francis strayed from his prepared text to double down on his frequent complaint about gossiping within church communities and even within the Vatican bureaucracy. Francis didn’t give specifics during his weekly blessing but went on at some length to say the […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

Indian Army takes up with PLA reported abduction of five people in Arunachal by Chinese troops

11:15 pm September 6, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Army has taken up with the Chinese military the reports of abduction of five people from Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh by the PLA troops, military sources said on Sunday. The commander of the Army unit deployed in the area sent hotline messages to the PLA unit concerned about the reported abduction, the sources said. The reports of abduction of the five […]