Ever since he assumed office six years ago, the Uttar Pradesh government has taken numerous steps for the wellbeing of farmers , youngsters, and rural areas", he said. On the second day of his visit to his Varanasi parliamentary constituency, Modi told a gathering that he had launched a major war against corruption and the corrupt to ease the life of the common man. Read More »
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PCB announces Pakistan squad for Test series against Sri Lanka
Squad: Azhar Ali, Shan Masood, Sami Aslam, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed (captain, wicketkeeper), Usman Salahuddin, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Abbas, Bilal Asif, Mir Hamza and Wahab Riaz. Read More »
Leaders clash at United Nations over Iran's regional activism, nuclear deal
Iran's president, meanwhile, lashed out at "ignorant, absurd and hateful rhetoric" in response to Trump's blistering attack at the United Nations . Trump has said repeatedly that he is inclined not to certify Iranian compliance after having twice found the country compliant at earlier deadlines. Read More »
Pakistan Anti-Graft Body Freezes Bank Accounts of Nawaz Sharif, Family
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) displayed the summons and property attachment notices on the Sharifs' residence in Raiwind. Nawaz Sharif is in London to be with his ailing wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, who has been under treatment for throat cancer. Read More »
We Face A North Korean Threat Because Clinton, Obama, And Others Failed
Trump mocked Kim as a "rocket man" on a suicide mission in his United Nations speech, which was his most direct reference to military action so far against the North, which conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test on September 3, reports Reuters . Read More »
INX media case: Chidambaram challenges CBI over allegations against son
Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud. He said (during interrogation) he has only one account overseas. He also pointed that the CBI had not asked him about his foreign bank accounts though he had been questioned twice. His father has long insisted that Karti is being targeted by the NDA government only because he is his son but "the real target is me" . The CBI has moved the top court challenging the Madras High Court order staying its lookout circular against Karti Chidambaram to ensure he does ... Read More »
Relatives keep vigil amid search for Mexico quake survivors
Tuesday's quake killed 102 people in Mexico City and the remainder in five surrounding states, officials said . In an earlier statement, he urged the people of Mexico to remain united in the face of the challenge. Two days after the natural disaster, danger in the capital persisted, with armed soldiers guarding abandoned buildings feared to be at the point of collapse. Read More »
USA study argues for tougher rules of origin under NAFTA
Numerous more contentious anticipated US proposals for goods (including automobiles and dairy), services, and investment would involve changing the terms of market access among the NAFTA partners. There are reports that the Trump administration wants to raise the NAFTA content to more than 70 per cent and add a requirement that anywhere between 35 per cent and 50 per cent must be made specifically in the United States. Read More »
Kim Jong-un vows to tame 'mentally deranged' Trump
In a tirade against Trump responding to the U.S. president's thundering speech at the United Nations this week, the North's leader Kim Jong-Un warned of the "highest level of hard-line countermeasure in history". "He also "promised" that the USA will "pay dearly" for Trump's remarks at the UN General Assembly ". The volley of insults continued Friday, as Trump sent out a predawn Twitter post berating Kim . Read More »
Man and woman charged with murder after house blaze
A young French woman, named locally as Sophie Lionnet, is understood to have been working at the house caring for Kouider's children - but had not been seen for weeks. He told me it was just a "big pile of black". Metropolitan Police were called to a property on Wimbledon Park Road just before 6.30pm, after reports that there was a fire and someone had died. Read More »
Kim Jong Un says the US will "pay dearly" for Trump's threats
This was met with an infuriated response from Kim Jong-un, who called Trump a "deranged" rogue and a "gangster fond of playing with fire". The UN Security Council has imposed several rounds of sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. Read More »
Saint Preux beats Okami at UFC Fight Night Japan
The Von Preux choke perhaps? Okami pulled Saint Preux into half guard, but that only played into the No. 6 ranked light heavyweight's game. He faced a significant size disadvantage against Saint Preux. The 36-year-old spent eight years in the UFC before signing with World Series of Fighting in 2013. Saki made his MMA debut back in 2004, but hadn't competed in the sport since. Read More »
Supreme Court denies bail to Bollywood producer Karim Morani in rape case
Karim Morani is known for producing films like " Chennai Express , ' 'Dilwale, ' 'Ra.One" and others. The woman, who wanted to act in films, had also alleged that Morani made a false promise of marrying her. Morani was granted anticipatory bail by the trial court but the same was cancelled later in March when the victim said that he was threatening and blackmailing her. Read More »
Kim fires off insults at Trump, hints new test
Asked ahead of a lunch meeting with the leaders of Japan and South Korea if diplomacy was still possible, Trump nodded his head and said, "Why not?" A Washington Post commentary said that Trump's words implied that he threatened not just to uproot the North Korean regime but the entire nation along with its people while The Guardian wrote that Trump's language can not be seen as amusing as "he controls a nuclear arsenal powerful enough to annihilate humanity several times over". Read More »
EC re-schedules hearing on AIADMK's two leaves case
They also informed the EC about resolutions adopted in the general council meeting on September 12 on removing Sasikala and making all appointments made by her invalid, including that of her nephew Mr Dhinakaran as deputy general secretary. Read More »
Netflix adds HDR support for iPhone X
When you are ready to download, make sure your device is fully charged or better yet plugged in to a power source. People are missing this feature because it brings the app switcher right on the display to quickly access the popular and favourite apps which you place in the app switcher. Read More »
China urges North Korea not to go further in a 'dangerous direction'
The two nations have for months been pushing for the so-called " double freeze " initiative that would see North Korea suspend its missile and nuclear tests in exchange for South Korea and the USA abandoning their joint military exercises. General Assembly, according to the White House. South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun told reporters Friday that North Korea must immediately stop such a provocation and return to talks on its nuclear disarmament. Read More »
Russian Federation warns it'll hit back if fired on in Syria
Senior representatives from the USA and Russian militaries met in an undisclosed location "somewhere in the Middle East" to discuss the tensions surrounding the anti-ISIS fight in Syria, the AP reports. On the ground in Syria, American and Russian special operations teams still do not communicate with each other directly, even though they are working in close proximity with Syrian forces to close in on remaining Islamic State strongholds. Read More »
Trump Pushes US Closer to War
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed on Wednesday that the president has made up his mind. "Whether you like it or not, we are going to defend the oppressed people of Yemen, Palestine and Syria", he said . The UN atomic watchdog has confirmed Tehran's compliance to the deal but the U.S. administration says the "technical" adherence is not enough as long as Iran tests ballistic missiles and exerts influence in the region. Read More »
North Korea hints it could test hydrogen bomb in Pacific
U.S. President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jung Un a "madman" after Kim indicated he soon may test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean. The crisis has dominated the president's debut at this week's annual General Assembly meeting, where Trump threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea if forced to defend the United States or its allies. Read More »
Anxiety mounts as clock ticks down on Mexico quake rescue
A Mexican navy official apologized to the public for the confusion over the reports about a young girl trapped in the rubble of a collapsed school in Mexico City after this week's quake. As the death toll climbed to 273 and some 50 people were pulled alive from beneath the wreckage, the hope that children had survived in the ruins of the school was raised by reports of a trapped 12-year-old girl whose outstretched hand waved in response to calls from rescuers. Read More »
Heading Into Fall With Plenty of Summer Heat
That will take us into the beginning of October and it may finally feel like fall. There is a small disturbance that will arrive this afternoon that may be enough to pop an isolated shower. Muggy conditions will accompany the warmer temperatures along with mostly sunny skies. Next week gets a LOT more interesting, starting Tuesday as a front approaches. Read More »
Mattis: Returning Nukes to South Korea Discussed
He would not say whether he was referring to overt combat action, a cyberattack or something more covert. Seoul is within artillery range of North Korea, which is also believed to have a sizable chemical and biological arsenal beyond nuclear and conventional weapons. Read More »
Local man shares his family's experience during Mexico City natural disaster
The amount of time and money that it will take for things to return to normal is anyone's guess. Also of note is that if you combine the death tolls from the September 7 natural disaster and the September 19 quake - a time span of just 13 days - the total is greater than all earthquake-related deaths in Mexico since 1985, a fact which highlights just how unusual the proximity of the two events truly are. Read More »
What's a 'dotard' anyway? Kim's insult to Trump
However, Kim's foreign minister, Ri Yong-ho, said in televised remarks North Korea could consider a hydrogen bomb test of an unprecedented scale on the Pacific Ocean . American officials say the time isn't right for any formal diplomatic process. Hours later, Kim branded him as "deranged" and warned that he will "pay dearly" for his threat to "totally destroy" the North if it attacks United States interests. Read More »
News 3 This Morning tries Villa Italian Kitchen's pumpkin spice pizza
There's a few locations in our area including one in the Towson Town Center. Dollops of pumpkin pie filling-spiced with nutmeg, clove and cinnamon-are added to the top once the cheese has melted. When NJ.com reported the existence of the pizza, the comments lit up with a less-than-magical response. To be fair, pumpkin pizza isn't a completely new invention. Read More »
Mattis Just Hinted At Secret 'Kinetic' Military Options For North Korea
While US officials have long said the military maintains a full range of options for dealing with North Korea , the notion of shooting down a missile has largely centered on conducting an operation if the missile were to directly threaten the US or its allies. Read More »
Christopher Johnson: Biggest Challenge Is to Earn Fans' Trust
No matter how ugly the play on the field gets over the next few months, this owner is staying in his lane. "What we're seeing I think are growing pains". We are not discussing football. He's fighting league-wide sentiment that an organization in the NFL margins for so long has mailed in the 2017 season for the promise of something much bigger in 2018 and beyond. Read More »
Ukrainian envoy's stolen mobile phone recovered, one held
However, the police is yet to achieve a breakthrough. Following the incident, the police rounded up more than 100 suspects and questioned them. Earlier, a German student, who had come to the national capital to visit the Red Fort, was allegedly stabbed and robbed by the miscreants. Read More »
Reconciliation budget rule may not help GOP repeal Obamacare in time
Jimmy Kimmel , who has been urging viewers to put pressure on lawmakers to oppose the legislation, thanked McCain shortly after his announcement. Senator McCain posted a statement on his official Twitter account to explain his decision. Read More »
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Analysts See $2.01 EPS
It has underperformed by 41.10% the S&P500. Gardner Lewis Asset Management LP decreased Costco Wholesale Corp. Analysts await ITI Inc (NASDAQ:ITCI) to report earnings on November, 8. on Wednesday, June 7. Investors sentiment increased to 1.28 in Q2 2017. Its down 0.17, from 1.09 in 2017Q1. It helps investors in determining whether buying, selling or holding on to a stock would be beneficial for them. Read More »
Dogs rescued from Hurricane Harvey up for adoption in Bangor
She's from the Humane Society of Eastern Carolina and looking for her forever home. "It was really important for us to not take animals that are waiting to be reunited with families". Donations to the shelter will help cover any costs of bringing the animals to town. The animal shelter has hosted this event in the past in hopes to give felines a chance to have a happy life in a new home. Read More »
Asus extends Zenfone 4 range to cater for new uses, budgets
The Zenfone 4 doesn't really seem like much of a looker. At that price, we're looking at pinning it up against our current flagship-killing favourite, the OnePlus 5 (£450). Pitched against its similarly-priced rivals, it loses out in both CPU and GPU performance. Battery life tests show that the Zenfone 4 can last a reasonable 13hrs 26mins. Read More »
China: Trump bank ban statement 'not consistent' with facts
Wang said that the situation of North Korea is of utmost importance and is of common concern among the United Nations member countries. China appreciates Germany's support for the Chinese suspension-for-suspension proposal and expects Germany to make efforts to promote peace and negotiations, he said. Read More »
Moore vs. Strange: Biggest Senate race of our time
Most polls show Moore, an unapologetic religious conservative, with a lead . Moore wants to make the race about Mitch McConnell and "the swamp". Senate candidate opts for House run instead NAACP sues Trump for ending DACA MORE' former Senate seat. Carson also says he wishes Moore well and hopes everyone will vote Tuesday. Read More »