Day: September 13, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Iraq’s top Shiite cleric backs early parliamentary elections

8:43 pm September 13, 2020

Baghdad: Iraq’s top Shiite cleric on Sunday threw his support behind the prime minister’s announcement to hold parliamentary elections ahead of schedule next year, saying the timing should not serve the interests of political groups. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s comments came in a statement released by his office after a meeting with UN envoy to Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. […]

Grandson of Harding and lover wants president’s body exhumed

8:42 pm September 13, 2020

Columbus: The grandson of former US president Warren G Harding and his lover, Nan Britton, went to court in an effort to get the Republican’s remains exhumed from the presidential memorial where they have lain since 1927. James Blaesing told an Ohio court that he is seeking Harding’s disinterment as a way “to establish with scientific certainty” that he is the 29th […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Parliament all geared up for holding Monsoon Session

6:49 pm September 13, 2020

New Delhi: Parliament is fully prepared for the 18-day Monsoon Session from Monday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic with many firsts, including sitting of the two Houses in shifts without any off day, entry only to those having a negative COVID-19 report and compulsory wearing of masks. In run-up to the session, while […]

Meth tablets worth Rs 3.84 crore seized in Mizoram

6:45 pm September 13, 2020

Aizawl: Assam Rifles on Sunday seized contraband Methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 3.84 crore from Mizoram’s Champhai district bordering Myanmar and nabbed one person, officials said. Over one lakh tablets of Methamphetamine, a potent central nervous system stimulant, were seized from Zokhawthar Vengthar area of the district. Customs department was also part of the operation in […]

UP Corona meter: 80 dead, 6,239 test positive

6:39 pm September 13, 2020

Lucknow: A total of 80 more people died of COVID-19 while 6,239 tested positive for the disease in Uttar Pradesh in last 24 hours, taking the fatality toll to 4,429 and infection tally to 3,12,036 on Sunday in the state, said officials. The count of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 68,122, while […]