Day: September 15, 2020

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN warns of Yemen famine, no aid from Saudis, UAE, Kuwait

11:31 pm September 15, 2020

United Nations: The U.N. human chief warned Tuesday “the specter of famine” has returned to conflict-torn Yemen and for the first time singled out Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait for giving nothing to this year’s USD 3.4 billion appeal. Mark Lowcock told the U.N. Security Council that famine in Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country, was averted two years ago because donors […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

Wisconsin election clerks rush to mail ballots after delay

11:24 pm September 15, 2020

Madison: Election clerks across the presidential battleground of Wisconsin rushed to mail absentee ballots Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the state Supreme Court lifted a temporary freeze on sending them while it considered a legal challenge. “Oh, we’re busy,” said Wendy Helgeson, the Town of Greenville clerk who also serves as president of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association. More than 1,850 […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

East Delhi Mayor writes to CM for release of funds

11:17 pm September 15, 2020

New Delhi: East Delhi Mayor Nirmal Jain on Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeking release of an “outstanding amount of Rs 1100 crore” to the area’s civic body as per the recommendations of the Fifth Finance Commission, officials said. The mayor said that the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) is going through a “severe financial crisis”. Jain said he has written […]

Woman, ‘lover’ kill husband; angry villagers lynch them in Jharkhand

11:12 pm September 15, 2020

Gumla: A woman along with her “lover” and another man allegedly killed her husband in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, following which angry villagers thrashed the trio to death with sticks, police said on Tuesday. The incident, which triggered tension in Deragdih village in the Raidih police station area, took place on Monday night, they said. Police […]

UK restores 3 idols stolen from Tamil Nadu temple back to India

11:08 pm September 15, 2020

London: A set of three idols of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana, stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu decades ago, were restored to the Indian government on Tuesday after a collector voluntarily offered to hand it back on discovering their true history. The theft dates back to 1978 and led to an investigation by […]