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Pakistan Blocking Consular Access To Sikh Pilgrims; India Lodges Protest
Sikhs visiting Pakistan said that they were touched by the hospitality of Pakistanis and would pray and hope for peace and prosperity in the country. India has protested to Pakistan after it prevented a group of Sikh pilgrims from meeting the Indian diplomatic staff, the External Affairs Ministry said on Sunday. [Full Article...]
Ailing former first lady Barbara Bush halting treatment, seeking "comfort care"
United States media reported that she was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure, and is being cared for at home. The couple also have four other children, 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Bush served as First Lady from 1989 through 1993, and previously as Second Lady when her husband George H.W. [Full Article...]
Devonte' Harts siblings drugged, mother drunk before driving off cliff
Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine that can cause drowsiness. The body of a woman was found Friday in a Northern California river in which a Valencia family disappeared when their SUV tumbled into the water amid a driving rainstorm. A neighbor of the Harts in Woodland, Washington , had filed a complaint, saying the children were apparently being deprived of food as punishment. [Full Article...]
Trump Rages Against Comey Over Claims In New Book
Donald Trump launched into another Twitter tirade against James Comey on Sunday, hours before the broadcast of an extended interview with the fired former Federal Bureau of Investigation director about his interactions with the U.S. "He thought that Hillary Clinton would win, and he thought that this would give him some cover". He said Comey threw former attorney general Loretta Lynch "unde... [Full Article...]
CBI books former UCO bank Chairman Arun Kaul in loan fraud
In the UCO Bank case, it charged Kaul and several officials and accountants at the two companies with criminal conspiracy with an intention to defraud the bank of about Rs 6.21 billion by diverting and siphoning loans, according to the statement. [Full Article...]
Security Council deadlocks again on Syria chemical attacks
Russian Federation on Tuesday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that would have set up an investigation into chemical weapons use in Syria following an alleged toxic gas attack in rebel-held Douma. Global chemical weapons experts will go Douma to investigate the suspected poison gas attack, their organization said on Tuesday, as the United States and other Western po... [Full Article...]
Tens Of Thousands Protest Hungarian Election Results
The organisers of the anti-Orban protests have demanded a recount of all ballots, a new election law, a non-partisan public media, and better organised co-operation among parties opposed to the Fidesz government. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban greets his supporters in Budapest , Hungary, April 8, 2018. They are upset that Hungary's electoral rules have given Orban's party such a large ... [Full Article...]
BJP lawmaker arrested in India rape case as outrage mounts over assaults
Meanwhile, Sengar has been sent to a seven-day CBI custody on Saturday. The first one about the rape of a minor and Sengar and Shashi Singh have been named as accused. Chief minister Adityanath had recently said the police had carried out 1,142 encounters during his one year in power, killing 34 criminals and putting behind bars 2,744 history-sheeters. [Full Article...]