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Militia members, others charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Governor

The FBI said it has thwarted a plot to abduct and overthrow Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer has become a target of coronavirus sceptics after enacting strict mitigation measures that were overturned by a judge last week.

Oct 9, 2020

Global coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases top 36 million mark; death toll hits 1,060,860

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 36.4 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,060,860, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Oct 9, 2020

Coronavirus cases in Karnataka surge with 10,704 new cases | Latest updates

As the epicentre, Bengaluru registered 5,121 fresh cases, taking its Covid tally to 2,67,362, including 60,197 active cases, while 2,03,931 recovered so far, with 43 discharged on Wednesday.

Oct 9, 2020

Health Minister recommends Ayurveda for COVID treatment; IMA calls out Harsh Vardhan

Earlier this week, health minister had released a document that prescribed protocols for treating asymptomatic as well as mild patients and preventing COVID-19 based on Ayurveda and Yoga.

Oct 9, 2020

International Lesbian Day: Inspiring tales of lesbian icons coming out

From a cute confession as a teenager to an announcement on a magazine cover, these famous lesbians have done it all to make things public

Oct 9, 2020

Kamala Harris will be president soon after Biden's victory: Trump

Trump, who is recovering from Covid-19 at the White House after being released from a military hospital, spoke to interviewer Maria Bartiromo over telephone.

Oct 9, 2020

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan passes away at 74; PM Modi, other leaders mourn loss

Ram Vilas Paswan had recently underwent heart surgery in a Delhi hospital, post which his condition remained critical.

Oct 8, 2020

Delhi restaurant owners rejoice; govt permits 24x7 operations, needs fewer licenses

The government also said that this will help the industry generate more employment in the national capital through increased demand.

Oct 8, 2020

Mahesh Babu, Suriya, Virat Kohli and other celebs salute brave IAF Personnel

Superstar Mahesh Babu, Suriya, Virat Kohli and many other celebs salute brave personnel of Indian Air Force (IAF) on the occasion of the 88th anniversary on October 8.

Oct 8, 2020

UFO mystery continues as creepy video of Japan's sky surfaces online

The eerie video has made many people believe that aliens from deep space have paid a visit to planet earth

Oct 8, 2020

TRP fraud busted: Republic TV, 2 Marathi channels under scanner for rigging ratings | Explained

Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, IPS said the city police is probing an alleged TRP scam where certain news channels manipulated BARC data to boost their ratings. He identified Republic TV, Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema by name.

Oct 8, 2020

Bengaluru ISIS case: NIA arrests two accused in connection with ISIS module case | Details

National Investigative Agency (NIA) has arrested two accused with suspected ISIS links. The two are identified as Ahmed Abdul Cader, a business analyst at a bank in Chennai and Irfan Nasir who is a rice merchant in Bengaluru

Oct 8, 2020

'Freedom of speech most abused freedom in recent times': SC while hearing Tablighi Jamaat petitions

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Centre for filing an affidavit short on details in a plea seeking strong action against media houses for demonizing the Muslim community in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat event.

Oct 8, 2020

PM Modi to address Invest India Conference in Canada via video conferencing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a keynote address at the Invest India Conference in Canada on Thursday evening. Modi will address the conference through video conferencing at 6.30 p.m.

Oct 8, 2020

As winter approaches, COVID might spread faster; NCDC report suggests [read]

The report recommends that Delhi should prepare for a daily surge of about 15,000 positive cases and make arrangements for inpatient admissions of patients and moderate and severe disease roughly amounting to 20 percent of this surge.

Oct 8, 2020