Day: October 13, 2020

15-year-old Dalit ‘gangrape victim’ commits suicide in UP’s Chitrakoot: Police

11:54 pm October 13, 2020

Chitrakoot: A Dalit teenager, who was allegedly gangraped, committed suicide on Tuesday in this district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said. Chitrakoot Superintendent of Police (SP) Ankit Mittal said the 15-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself in her house in a village in the Manikpur area. After the girl’s death, her family members alleged that […]

France launches flu vaccine campaign amid COVID-19 crisis

11:52 pm October 13, 2020

Paris: France launched a flu vaccine campaign Tuesday in an effort to avoid facing another epidemic peak as the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the country. French health authorities have issued official recommendations to prevent potential shortages of flu vaccine, which they fear might happen amid increased demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical staff are advised […]

Barrett cites ‘Ginsburg rule’ that Ginsburg didn’t follow

11:47 pm October 13, 2020

Washington: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett invoked Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday in refusing to discuss her view of gay rights and the Constitution. “Justice Ginsburg with her characteristic pithiness used this to describe how a nominee should comport herself at a hearing. No hints, no previews, no forecasts. That had been the practice of nominees […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

Message of unity replaces torched Biden-Harris farm display

11:45 pm October 13, 2020

Dalton: A stack of hay bales on a Massachusetts farm decorated in support of the Democratic presidential ticket that was burned down has been replaced with a similar display with a different message. The original display at Holiday Brook Farm in Dalton featured 19 wrapped hay bales painted with the words “USA” and “VOTE” along […]

Man arrested in connection with 18-year-old DU student’s killing

11:42 pm October 13, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the killing of a Delhi University student over his friendship with a woman in northwest Delhi‘s Adarsh Nagar area, officials said. The accused, identified as Shubham Bhardwaj, a resident of Jahangirpuri, was involved in the killing along with his friends, they said. Bhardwaj was arrested days […]

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