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Jan. 6 Panel Sets Contempt Vote For Former DOJ Official

A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to pursue contempt charges against a former Justice Department official, seeking criminal charges against a defiant witness for a second time after holding former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt last month. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3rkPWG0 via IFTTT

South Africa To Remain On Lowest Lockdown Level; Calls For Immediate End To Travel Ban

South Africa will remain on the lowest 'Level One' of its five-level lockdown strategy to fight the Covid-19 pandemic despite the global panic around the detection of the Omicron variant in the country, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday. Ramaphosa also called on more than 20 countries that have imposed travel bans to and from South Africa and its neighbours to immediately end the ban to avoid further harm to the economies of these countries, which have already been battered by the pandemic. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3I0L8vz via IFTTT

Four New Cases Take Sikkim's COVID-19 Tally To 32,211

Sikkim has reported four more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 32,211, a health department bulletin said on Saturday. The Himalayan state had reported nine fresh infections on Friday. Sikkim's COVID-19 death toll stood at 403, with no fatalities reported in the past 48 hours. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cVsXsS via IFTTT

COVID Travel Bans Imposed On South Africa 'Draconian', 'Misdirected': Health Minister Joe Phaahla

The travel bans imposed on South Africa by a growing number of nations due to the new potentially highly-transmissible variant of COVID-19 in this country is draconian and misdirected, Health Minister Joe Phaahla has said. The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, first detected in South Africa this week, was on Friday designated as a Variant of Concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which named it Omicron. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3ra1RGO via IFTTT

COVID Travel Bans Imposed On South Africa 'Draconian', 'Misdirected': Health Minister Joe Phaahla

The travel bans imposed on South Africa by a growing number of nations due to the new potentially highly-transmissible variant of COVID-19 in this country is draconian and misdirected, Health Minister Joe Phaahla has said. The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, first detected in South Africa this week, was on Friday designated as a Variant of Concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which named it Omicron. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32s3JQL via IFTTT

425 Kg Ganja Seized In Jharkhand, 3 Arrested

In a joint operation, the police and a Narcotics Control Bureau personnel have arrested three persons with 425 kg of ganja on NH-6 in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district. The joint team arrested the accused during a vehicle checking operation near a petrol pump on Friday, the police said. The arrests were made within limits of the Baharagora police station, a police officer said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/311Dwsa via IFTTT

Four New Cases Take Sikkim's COVID-19 Tally To 32,211

Sikkim has reported four more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 32,211, a health department bulletin said on Saturday. The Himalayan state had reported nine fresh infections on Friday. Sikkim's COVID-19 death toll stood at 403, with no fatalities reported in the past 48 hours. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cVsXsS via IFTTT

COVID Travel Bans Imposed On South Africa 'Draconian', 'Misdirected': Health Minister Joe Phaahla

The travel bans imposed on South Africa by a growing number of nations due to the new potentially highly-transmissible variant of COVID-19 in this country is draconian and misdirected, Health Minister Joe Phaahla has said. The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, first detected in South Africa this week, was on Friday designated as a Variant of Concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which named it Omicron. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3ra1RGO via IFTTT

COVID Travel Bans Imposed On South Africa 'Draconian', 'Misdirected': Health Minister Joe Phaahla

The travel bans imposed on South Africa by a growing number of nations due to the new potentially highly-transmissible variant of COVID-19 in this country is draconian and misdirected, Health Minister Joe Phaahla has said. The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, first detected in South Africa this week, was on Friday designated as a Variant of Concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which named it Omicron. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32s3JQL via IFTTT

425 Kg Ganja Seized In Jharkhand, 3 Arrested

In a joint operation, the police and a Narcotics Control Bureau personnel have arrested three persons with 425 kg of ganja on NH-6 in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district. The joint team arrested the accused during a vehicle checking operation near a petrol pump on Friday, the police said. The arrests were made within limits of the Baharagora police station, a police officer said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/311Dwsa via IFTTT

FIR Lodged On Death Threat To AAP's Sanjay Singh: Police

AAP's Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Friday lodged a complaint with the Lucknow police that he has received a threat to his life from an unknown person calling him from a particular number. On Singh's complaint, an FIR has been registered at the Gomti Nagar police station in Lucknow, Police Commissioner D K Thakur told PTI. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3lcLTaV via IFTTT

Bengal's Covid Cases, Deaths Declining For 3 Days

The number of West Bengal's new Covid-19 cases and deaths has been declining for the past three days as the state recorded 710 new infections on Friday, according to a health department bulletin. The tally went up 16,13,451 during the day while nine fresh fatalities took the death toll to 19,439. The state reported 758 and 803 new cases on November 25 and 24 respectively. The figure was 720 on Tuesday. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cS4ggX via IFTTT

Horoscope Today, November 26, 2021: Check Out Daily Astrological Prediction for Aries, Taurus, Libra, Sagittarius And Other Zodiac Signs

Horoscope Today, November 26, 2021: People with Leo sun signs will be exploring the give-and-take happening in the relationship department, while Scorpio will feel encouraged to contemplate your current trajectory and make any necessary adjustments from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/30Z8AYU via IFTTT

Migrant Boat Capsizes In English Channel; At Least 27 Dead

Paris, Nov 24 (AP) At least 27 migrants bound for Britain died when their boat sank in the English Channel in an unusually deadly sinking on the dangerous crossing, according to a French police official. A joint French-British operation to search for survivors was still under way Wednesday evening. About 50 people were believed to be in the boat when it sank, according to the official, who was not authorised to be publicly named.. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3p0V2o6 via IFTTT

Migrant Boat Capsizes In English Channel; At Least 27 Dead

Paris, Nov 24 (AP) At least 27 migrants bound for Britain died when their boat sank in the English Channel in an unusually deadly sinking on the dangerous crossing, according to a French police official. A joint French-British operation to search for survivors was still under way Wednesday evening. About 50 people were believed to be in the boat when it sank, according to the official, who was not authorised to be publicly named.. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3DSkRNk via IFTTT

Migrant Boat Capsizes In English Channel; At Least 31 Dead

Paris, Nov 24 (AP) At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel in the biggest tragedy involving migration to have taken place on the dangerous crossing to date, according to France's interior minister. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 34 people were believed to have been on the boat. Authorities found 31 bodies and two survivors. One person appeared to still be missing.. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3xjd351 via IFTTT

DU Announces Cut-offs For Its Second Special Drive To Fill Up Vacant Seats In Colleges

The Delhi University on Wednesday announced cut-offs for its second special drive to fill up vacant seats with the minimum required marks seeing a steep decline in the range of two per cent to nine per cent at some colleges. Before this, the university had announced a cut-off under a special drive on November 13. The university has not shared the admission data for the list. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cMwxpe via IFTTT

On The Road Again: Travellers Emerge In Time For Thanksgiving

Dallas (US), Nov 24 (AP) Determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic, millions of Americans will be loading up their cars or piling onto planes to gather again with friends and family. The number of air travellers this week is expected to approach or even exceed pre-pandemic levels, and auto club AAA predicts that 48.3 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday period, an increase of nearly 4 million over last year despite sharply higher gasoline prices.. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32AJsZD via IFTTT

Migrant Boat Capsizes In English Channel; At Least 27 Dead

Paris, Nov 24 (AP) At least 27 migrants bound for Britain died when their boat sank in the English Channel in an unusually deadly sinking on the dangerous crossing, according to a French police official. A joint French-British operation to search for survivors was still under way Wednesday evening. About 50 people were believed to be in the boat when it sank, according to the official, who was not authorised to be publicly named.. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3p0V2o6 via IFTTT

Migrant Boat Capsizes In English Channel; At Least 27 Dead

Paris, Nov 24 (AP) At least 27 migrants bound for Britain died when their boat sank in the English Channel in an unusually deadly sinking on the dangerous crossing, according to a French police official. A joint French-British operation to search for survivors was still under way Wednesday evening. About 50 people were believed to be in the boat when it sank, according to the official, who was not authorised to be publicly named.. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3DSkRNk via IFTTT

Merkel Calls Belarus Opposition Leader To Support Free Elections There

German Chancellor Angela Merkel talked on the phone with Belarusian opposition leader in exile Svetlana Tikhanouskaya about the political crisis in Belarus and the "difficult situation" at the border with the European Union, a government spokesperson said on Monday. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cF8A2Q via IFTTT

Merkel Calls Belarus Opposition Leader To Support Free Elections There

German Chancellor Angela Merkel talked on the phone with Belarusian opposition leader in exile Svetlana Tikhanouskaya about the political crisis in Belarus and the "difficult situation" at the border with the European Union, a government spokesperson said on Monday. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/30PLgg5 via IFTTT

Russian Lawmaker Risks Losing Immunity For Illegal Elk Kill

Moscow, Nov 22 (AP) A Russian parliamentary commission recommended Monday that a lawmaker in the lower house be stripped of his immunity as he faces charges over illegally killing an elk. Valery Rashkin, 66, first denied the accusations but later reversed course and confessed to killing the elk without a hunting license.. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3CIkGmH via IFTTT

Russian Lawmaker Risks Losing Immunity For Illegal Elk Kill

Moscow, Nov 22 (AP) A Russian parliamentary commission recommended Monday that a lawmaker in the lower house be stripped of his immunity as he faces charges over illegally killing an elk. Valery Rashkin, 66, first denied the accusations but later reversed course and confessed to killing the elk without a hunting license.. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cEwvzG via IFTTT

UP Constable Arrested For Appearing As Dummy Candidate In Police Recruitment Exam

The Uttar Pradesh police arrested one more member of the solver gang who allegedly appeared as dummy candidates in police recruitment examinations, officials said on Sunday. The accused has been identified as Ravikant, a resident of Mathura. He worked as a constable with the state police, they said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ZceQMA via IFTTT

US Designates Pakistan, China as Countries of Particular Concern for Religious Freedom Violation

The United States on Wednesday designated several nations, including Pakistan, China, Iran, North Korea and Myanmar, as countries of particular concern for violation of religious freedom. "I am designating Burma (Myanmar), the People's Republic of China, Eritrea, Iran, the DPRK, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as Countries of Particular Concern for having engaged in or tolerated systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3kKQyAX via IFTTT

US Designates Pakistan, China as Countries of Particular Concern for Religious Freedom Violation

The United States on Wednesday designated several nations, including Pakistan, China, Iran, North Korea and Myanmar, as countries of particular concern for violation of religious freedom. "I am designating Burma (Myanmar), the People's Republic of China, Eritrea, Iran, the DPRK, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as Countries of Particular Concern for having engaged in or tolerated systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3kKQyAX via IFTTT

Man Shot Dead By Assailants On National Highway In UP's Muzaffarnagar

A 26-year-old salesman of a chocolate company was shot dead by unidentified miscreants on a highway at Chapar village here on Tuesday, police said. Arpit Goel, an employee of Cadbury, was shot dead near Jay Bharat inter-college on the Delhi-Dehradun national highway in the morning, ASP Krishan Kumar told PTI. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3cyY0L3 via IFTTT

2 Maids Found Dead At Employer's Home In Delhi

Two female maids from West Bengal were found dead at their employer's house in southeast Delhi's Jungpura Extension on Monday morning, police said. The two women -- aged 35 and 40 -- hailed from Darjeeling in West Bengal and had been living in the staff quarters of the house since they started working there as maids in June, they said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32616nJ via IFTTT

2 Maids Found Dead At Employer's Home In Delhi

Two female maids from West Bengal were found dead at their employer's house in southeast Delhi's Jungpura Extension on Monday morning, police said. The two women -- aged 35 and 40 -- hailed from Darjeeling in West Bengal and had been living in the staff quarters of the house since they started working there as maids in June, they said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3Dk5OMl via IFTTT

2 Maids Found Dead At Employer's Home In Delhi

Two female maids from West Bengal were found dead at their employer's house in southeast Delhi's Jungpura Extension on Monday morning, police said. The two women -- aged 35 and 40 -- hailed from Darjeeling in West Bengal and had been living in the staff quarters of the house since they started working there as maids in June, they said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3kGDBI9 via IFTTT