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3.2 Lakh Households Remain Without Electricity Connection Till August-end Under Saubhagya Scheme: Govt
Among the four states with un-electrified households, Uttar Pradesh tops the chart with 2,53,785 households followed by Jharkhand at 60,925, Chhattisgarh at 3,519 and Assam at 2,193 as on August 31, 2020.
Defying Protests And Poverty, Haitians Get Creative To Wed In Style
As antigovernment protesters in Haiti's capital blocked principal roads and clashed with police last year, Stanley Joseph and Daphne Gerard used the city's winding and potholed backroads to make it to church for their wedding, decked out in all their fine...
Delhi International Airport Opens New General Aviation Terminal For Private Jets
The new terminal has been built keeping in mind the need to support the movement and processing of passengers flying chartered flights from IGI airport.
Biden Warns UK On Brexit: No Trade Deal Unless You Respect Northern Irish Peace Pact
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned the United Kingdom that it must honour the Northern Irish peace deal as it extracts itself from the European Union or there would be no separate U.S. trade deal.
Nigerian State Says Rapists Will Face Surgical Castration
The governor of Nigerias Kaduna state has signed a law saying men convicted of rape will face surgical castration, and anyone raping a child under age 14 will face the death penalty.
UP's COVID-19 Death Toll Climbs To 4,771, Cases Over 3.36 Lakh
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,771 in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday with 81 more fatalities, while the infection tally climbed to 3,36,294 as 6,318 fresh cases were detected, officials said. The state now has 68,235 active COVID-19 cases and 2,63,28...
German Hospital Hacked, Patient Taken To Another City Dies
German authorities said Thursday that what appears to have been a misdirected hacker attack caused the failure of IT systems at a major hospital in Duesseldorf, and a woman who needed urgent admission died after she had to be taken to another city for tre...
In Greece, A Migrant's Dream Of Walking Is Set Back By Fire
Ayoub Husseinis struggle to survive and dream of walking again one day have taken a sudden and cruel turn for the worse.
Shah Rukh Khan's Daughter Suhana Khan Misses Her Girl Gang, Shares Throwback Picture
Suhana Khan is one of the most loved star kids of B-town and enjoys a massive fan following.
RCB Players To Honour COVID Heroes By Wearing Tribute Jersey Through IPL
Royal Challengers Bangalore players will sport the jerseys with the "My COVID Heroes" written on them all through the IPL to pay tribute to all those on the frontline in the battle against the pandemic. The slogan honouring the "COVID Heroes" will be pr...
Skoda Rapid TSI Automatic Launched in India at Rs 9.49 Lakh
The new Skoda Rapid TSI Automatic Transmission, with a six-speed torque converter, is claimed to offer 16.24 kmpl under standard test conditions.
Neil Patrick Harris Says Lana Wachowski Directing Style Has 'Shifted Visually'
Actor Neil Patrick Harris says there has been marked shift in the filmmaking style of director Lana Wachowski, who is currently working on the much-awaited "Matrix 4". The fourth part in the series, which started with 1999's "The Matrix", will see franc...
From Former Celebrity Couples to Internet Sensations, Bigg Boss Season 14 Has Interesting Mix of Contestants
It is that time of the year when we expect Salman Khan welcoming us into the super entertaining Bigg Boss house.
Remembering Periyar on His 142nd Birth Anniversary
EV Ramasamy's ideologies have been a great pillar of Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu. He fought for social parity and is an esteemed leader across party lines.
UK Defends Planned Brexit Deal Breach As Biden Slams Move
The British government struggled Thursday to overcome American opposition to its plans to breach the Brexit withdrawal agreement with the European Union, after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden became the latest U.S. politician to express alarm.
Global Stocks Buckle, Dollar Stirs As Divided Fed Disappoints
The dollar stirred and equities recoiled on Thursday after a divided U.S. Federal Reserve dented stimulus hopes, TikTok's tugofwar clobbered tech stocks and dire European car sales underscored coronavirus troubles.