Day: September 22, 2020

Vatican: Assisted suicide, euthanasia ‘intrinsically evil’

11:13 pm September 22, 2020

Rome: The Vatican on Tuesday reaffirmed its stance that euthanasia and assisted suicide are “intrinsically evil,” and told priests they should minister to those contemplating such deaths to try to change their minds but shouldn’t be present at the end if they don’t. The Vatican’s doctrine office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a lengthy […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

Eight undertrials escape from temporary prison in Haridwar

11:06 pm September 22, 2020

Haridwar: Eight undertrial prisoners escaped from a temporary prison at Roshanabad here on Tuesday, sending policemen into a tizzy. Following their escape, vigilance on the borders of Haridwar district has been stepped up, SP (City) Kamlesh Upadhyay said. Prisoners are kept in the temporary jail at Roshanabad for nearly a week in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines, she […]

‘Unfathomable’: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

11:03 pm September 22, 2020

Washington: The US death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 on Tuesday, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world’s richest nation with its sparkling laboratories, top-flight scientists and stockpiles of medicines and emergency supplies. “It is completely unfathomable that we’ve reached this point,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, a Johns Hopkins University public health […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

China must be held accountable for unleashing plague of ‘China virus’ onto the world: Trump

10:16 pm September 22, 2020

United Nations : US President Donald Trump blasted China on Tuesday for “unleashing”” the plague of the “China virus”” onto the world, demanding that the United Nations must hold Beijing accountable for failing to contain the coronavirus that has killed nearly one million people across the world, including 200,000 Americans. “75 years after the end of World War II and the founding of […]

Rajasthan: Around Rs 4.5 crore cash seized from car

10 crore in girl’s bank account; probe on

10:13 pm September 22, 2020

Ballia: A 16-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh‘s Ballia district was in for a shock when she came to know that nearly Rs 10 crore was deposited in her bank account. According to a complaint, a person named Neelesh Kumar from Kanpur Dehat district had called Saroj two years ago and asked her to send Aadhaar […]