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A member of a California Dept. of Corrections fire crew runs along a containment line with a chainsaw while fighting the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire. (AP)

California fires claim 6 lives, threaten thousands of homes

Many of the fires were sparked by lightning strikes, nearly 12,000 of them caused by brief thunderstorms since last...

22 Aug 2020 11:47 AM IST

This satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Laura in the North Atlantic Ocean, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Laura formed Friday in the eastern Caribbean and forecasters said it poses a potential hurricane threat to Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast. A second storm also may hit the U.S. after running into Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula. (NOAA via AP)

2 newly formed tropical storms pose a potential double threat to US...

Two hurricanes have never appeared in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time, according to records going back to at least...

22 Aug 2020 11:19 AM IST

An unidentified representative of the junta waves from a military vehicle as Malians supporting the recent overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita gather to celebrate in the capital Bamako. (AP)

Thousands in Mali's capital welcome president's downfall

ECOWAS leaders have suspended Mali's membership, closed its borders and said that financial sanctions would be imposed...

22 Aug 2020 10:55 AM IST

President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, gestures to journalists as they arrive at the White House from a weekend trip to Bedminster, N.J. (AP)

Trump's convention to ignite base with fireworks and culture war

Rather than go online or seek an alternate venue, Trump will give his speech from the White House itself

22 Aug 2020 10:43 AM IST

Joseph James DeAngelo, sitting in a wheelchair, is brought out of the courtroom for a break in the schedule for the third day of victim impact statements at the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse. (AP)

Apology at sentencing deepens mystery of Golden State Killer

The former California cop who led a double life as a murderous sociopath has victimized at least 87 people at 53...

22 Aug 2020 10:11 AM IST

File photo Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny. (AP)

Kremlin critic Navalny on flight from Russia to Germany in coma

The Kremlin denied resistance to the transfer was political, saying that it was purely a medical decision

22 Aug 2020 9:38 AM IST

The RBI draws its powers from several Indian statutes, the most significant of them being the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. (AFP)

Rate cuts don't interest MPC any more. Let's worry about inflation now

Report by SBI research says we're at the end of the rate-cut cycle which began in Feb. 2019

22 Aug 2020 12:12 AM IST

Modi government is considering hiking the basic salary of central government employees to Rs 21,000.

Wage bill sees lowest growth in 18 years

The wage bill of 1,560 listed companies analysed by think tank CMIE recorded a 2.9 per cent increase in the June 2020...

22 Aug 2020 12:11 AM IST

While 17 lakh students have registered for NEET, 11 lakh youngsters will be writing the JEE

Government rules out postponement of JEE, NEET exams

Students have been arguing that conducting exams in September when the Coronavirus cases are on a continuous rise, is...

21 Aug 2020 11:13 PM IST

A health worker collects a sample via Rapid Antigen kit for COVID-19 test, during Unlock 3.0, at Deonar in Mumbai. PTI photo

50 staffers, 21 patients infected by COVID19 at mental hospitals in...

At the Thane mental hospital, which houses 807 patients, so far 17 patients and 22 staffers have been afflicted by the...

21 Aug 2020 10:30 PM IST

Uma Bhartis rain picture that has gone viral

Uma Bharti's creates social media storm with rain picture

Uma Bharti's monsoon picture has incidentally stirred a flutter in BJP circle amid speculations that she was mulling...

21 Aug 2020 9:55 PM IST

People, violating social distancing norms, step out for shopping on the eve of Ganesha Chaturthi festival, at Dadar market in Mumbai. PTI photo

COVID19 in India: Maharashtra still leads in fresh cases

The overall fatalities due to COVID-19 so far is 54, 849 with 983 new deaths in the last one day

21 Aug 2020 9:23 PM IST