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El Paso, Aug 4: A gunman armed with a rifle killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on August 3 and wounded more than two dozen before being arrested, authorities said, after the latest U.S. mass shooting sent panicked shoppers fleeing. Many of those in the busy store were buying back-to-school supplies when they were caught up in the rampage, which came just six days after a teenage

Dubai, Aug 4: An Indian farmer, who returned home after failing to find a job in Dubai, on Saturday ended up winning over USD 4 million in a raffle, the tickets of which he bought with the money borrowed from his wife. Vilas Rikkala, who is presently in Hyderabad, was the winner of the Dh15 million (USD 4.08 million) Big Ticket raffle, the Gulf News reported. Rikkala left the UAE 45 days ago at

Washington D.C., Aug 3: Forest elephants engineer the ecosystem of the entire central African forest, but their catastrophic decline toward extinction has catastrophic implications for carbon policy. One of the last remaining megaherbivores, forest elephants shape their environment by serving as seed dispersers and forest bulldozers as they eat over a hundred species of fruit, trample bushes

Tuticorin, Aug 3: Former Vice President of Maldives Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor, who had sought political asylum from India, has been sent back to his home country, police said on Saturday. Former Vice President of Maldives Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor, who had sought political asylum from India, has been sent back to his home country, police said on Saturday. Adheeb, who arrived on Thursday on a

Mumbai, Aug 3: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty ranging between Rs one crore to two crore on eight government-owned banks for violating norms on fraud classification, bill discounting and monitoring of end use of funds. Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Union Bank of India were fined Rs 1.5 crore each while Allahabad Bank and Bank of Maharashtra were

Islamabad, Aug 3: Pakistan is silent on granting consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, a day after Islamabad said it would allow Indian officials to meet the retired Navy officer on Friday. Jadhav, 49, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" in April 2017 following which India had moved the International Court of Justice (ICJ), seeking a stay on

Bengaluru, Aug 2: Bengaluru will host the 10th AASF Asian Age Group Championships 2019 for the first time, giving the Indian swimming enthusiasts an opportunity to witness the largest aquatic event in the continent. The nine-day sporting extravaganza, scheduled to be held between September 24 and October 2, is set to have over 40 countries and more than 1200 participants competing for top honours

New Delhi, Aug 2: A Bill amending the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 that allows the government to tag individuals as terrorists was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Friday after an attempt by opposition parties to send it to a House panel was defeated. After a division was called for by some members, 147 members voted in favour of the Bill and 42 against. The Lok Sabha has already passed

Washington, Aug 2: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that "it is up to Prime Minister Modi" to accept his offer to intervene in the Kashmir issue — without referring to his earlier claim that Modi had requested him to "mediate" in the matter — something India has outright denied. To a query by a reporter in the White House if he thinks Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and

Bangalore Aug 2: IT major Mindtree, now controlled by L&T Group Company, announced the appointment of Debashis Chatterjee as the CEO & MD of Mindtree Ltd. He has been inducted into Board of MindTree Ltd with a mandate to lead the company into its next phase of growth. Prior to joining Mindtree, Chatterjee was President, Global Delivery and Global Leader for the Digital Sytems and Technology