Day: October 12, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

EU nations set to adopt common travel rules amid pandemic

11:59 pm October 12, 2020

Brussels: European Union countries are getting ready to adopt a common traffic light system to coordinate travelling across the 27-nation bloc, but a return to a full freedom of movement in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic remains far from reach. In addition to causing the deaths of at least 151,000 EU citizens and plunging […]

2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions

11:57 pm October 12, 2020

Stockholm: Two American economists won the Nobel Prize for improving how auctions work, research that underlies much of today’s economy – from the way Google sells advertising to the way telecoms companies acquire airwaves from the government. The discoveries of Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, both of Stanford University, “have benefitted sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world,” the Nobel Committee said. […]

Kyrgyz president declares new state of emergency

11:52 pm October 12, 2020

Moscow: Kyrgyzstan’s president on Monday ordered a new, week-long state of emergency in the country’s capital after parliament failed to consider and approve his previous order within the legally required three days. The confusion reflected the chaos that has engulfed the country after a disputed parliamentary election triggered mass protests. According to the office of […]

Harris says GOP trying to ‘ram through’ Barrett

11:29 pm October 12, 2020

Washington: Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator Kamala Harris is criticizing Republicans for trying to “ram through” Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett while Americans are voting in the presidential election. The California senator said on Monday that running mate Joe Biden has “been really clear” and she has been “really clear.” She tells reporters on Capitol Hill, “We are 22 days away from an election, […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Indian in UAE assaulted, robbed: Report

11:25 pm October 12, 2020

Dubai: Two Nigerian women are undergoing trial at a Dubai court for allegedly assaulting and confining an Indian man and taking his credit cards to withdraw over Rs 6.5 lakh after luring him to an apartment on the pretext of giving a massage, according to a media report. The two women stood trial at the Dubai Court of First […]

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