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Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

SDMC announces major waives off in property tax

8:41 pm July 27, 2020

New Delhi: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided that residential and commercial property holders have to pay the property tax only for two years (i.e. 2019-20 & 2020-21). The pending tax since 2004 will be completely waived off. Mayor of South Delhi Anamika said that in order to provide relief to the citizens […]

Oregon: Portland mayor tear gassed by federal agents

5:53 pm July 23, 2020

Portland: The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city. Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat, said it was […]

As coronavirus crisis deepens, congressional rescue deal teeters

3:00 am March 23, 2020

Washington: Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House teetered Sunday on a nearly $1.4 trillion economic rescue package, as the coronavirus crisis deepened and President Donald Trump called for a deal to steady a shuttered nation. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin indicated an agreement was within reach. But faced with mounting opposition from Democrats who […]

Tornado hits downtown Nashville, at least 9 die in Tennessee

8:40 pm March 3, 2020

Nashville: Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least nine people. One of the twisters caused severe damage across downtown Nashville. Daybreak revealed a landscape littered with blown-down walls and roofs, snapped power lines and huge broken trees, leaving city streets in gridlock. Schools, courts, transit lines, an […]

Pilot of Kobe Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog

Pilot of Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog

10:54 pm January 28, 2020

CALABASAS, California: The veteran pilot whose helicopter plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers, authorities said. But even experienced pilots may have only seconds to act when they are blinded by weather, an expert said as investigators […]