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Ayushmann Khurrana in Time's 100 Most Influential List, Deepika Padukone Writes Fitting Note
Ayushmann Khurrana has made it to 'Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020' list. He is the only Indian actor to be on the list this year.
US FDA To Tighten Coronavirus Vaccine Authorization Standards Ahead Of Election, Report Says
The report also said the agency is asking that trials identify a specific number of severe cases of COVID-19 in patients who received a placebo in the trials.
U.S. To Put Convicted Killer To Death As Spate Of Federal Executions Continues
The U.S. government plans to execute William LeCroy, a convicted rapist and murderer, on Tuesday, the sixth in a spate of federal executions after a long hiatus at the national level.
Trump Administration Plans Two Meetings On Big Tech On Wednesday
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday with state attorneys general about removing a liability shield protecting social media companies while the Justice Department holds a call with state officials to discuss the investigation into Alphabet's...
Review: In July's 'Kajillionaire,' Growing Up A Grifter
We've been blessed, of late, with excellent movies about families of grifters. There was Hirokazu Kore-eda's gloriously heartfelt Shoplifters, about a makeshift clan of small-time thieves whose familial bonds run at least as deep as DNA. Bong Joon Ho's d...
California Firefighters Make Stand To Save Famed Observatory, Homes
Crews fought on Tuesday to defend homes and the famed Mount Wilson Observatory from California's biggest and most dangerous wildfire, standing their ground at a major highway between the flames and populated areas.
Trump Supreme Court Pick Gains Steam, Senate Republicans Back Vote As Election Nears
Republicans lined up behind President Donald Trump's push to widen the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday, leaving Democrats with little hope of blocking a conformation vote that could come before the Nov. 3 election.
US Prosecutors Tout Drug Busts In California, Wisconsin
Authorities have broken up a drugtrafficking operation that was moving marijuana, heroin and cocaine from California to Wisconsin, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Italian Prosecutor: 'Ndrangheta Is Top Crime Group In West
Italys top antimafia prosecutor said Tuesday the country's Ndrangheta mob was the most important criminal organization in the Western world, as preliminary hearings in the biggest ever trial against the group resumed.
Assam Reports 2,073 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 More Deaths
Assam on Tuesday reported 2,073 new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Among the latest deaths, two happened in Kamrup Metropolitan and one each in Dibrugarh, Darrang, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Jorhat and Cacha...
World's Top Emitter China Aims To Go Carbon Neutral By 2060
Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will aim to stop pumping additional carbon dioxide, the main global warming gas, into the atmosphere by 2060.
Global Markets: Dollar Rises On Safe-haven Bid, Stocks Mixed
The U.S. dollar continued to rise on Tuesday and stocks were mixed as new economic curbs to control the spread of COVID19 raised the fear of a second wave of lockdowns that could reverse the nascent economic rebound.
Bring Bills for Population Control, Uniform Civil Code: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey in Lok Sabha
The MP from Jharkhand raised the issue during the Zero Hour on Tuesday saying given the diversity of the nation, these two bills are the need of the hour.
Gulf Coronavirus Infections Surpass 800,000, Reuters Tally Shows
The number of recorded novel coronavirus cases in the six Gulf Arab states has doubled in three months to over 800,000, according to a Reuters tally.
RBI Appoints New PMC Bank Administrator, Says Huge Losses Posing Challenges to Revival
The Reserve Bank of India appointed AK Dixit, ex-general manager of Union Bank of India, as the new administrator of the bank with effect from September 23, 2020.
From LA To Oslo, 12 Cities Pledge To Divest From Fossil Fuel
Ten cities around the world on Tuesday joined New York and London in committing to divest from fossil fuel companies as part of efforts to combat climate change.