Thursday, 1 April 2021

7 Texas officers fired in jail inmate death investigation

A sheriff in Texas has fired seven officers involved in the in-custody death of a jail inmate

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Sachin Tendulkar, Covid +ve, Says "Hospitalised Under Medical Advice"

Sachin Tendulkar tweeted on Friday, saying that he had been hospitalised "as a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice".

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"Moment Of A Lifetime": Sehwag, Yuvraj Remember 2011 World Cup Triumph

On the 10th anniversary of India's 2011 ODI World Cup victory, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter to remember the special day.

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Japan PM to hold talks with Biden in US visit on April 16

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will visit Washington for talks with President Joe Biden on April 16

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Police: California office attack that killed 4 wasn't random

Police say a shooting at a Southern California office building that killed 4 people wasn't a random act of violence

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On 10th Anniversary Of India's World Cup Win, Relive The Magical Moments

On this day in 2011, India beat Sri Lanka in the final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to win the World Cup.

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Kept Unchanged On Friday

Petrol, Diesel Price: Oil prices rose about 1 per cent on Thursday after preliminary news that OPEC+ reached a deal to gradually ease production cuts from May.

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Friday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2021. There are 273 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 2, 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized establishment of the U.S. Mint. On this date: In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet fled the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, because of advancing Union forces. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, “The world must be made safe for democracy.” (Congress declared war four days later.) In 1932, aviator Charles A. Lindbergh and John F. Condon went to a cemetery in The Bronx, New York, where Condon turned over $50,000 to a man in exchange for Lindbergh’s kidnapped son. (The child, who was not returned, was found dead the following month.) In 1968, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the groundbreaking science-fiction film epic produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Keir Dullea and...

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Duty sergeant: Officers could have ended Floyd restraint

A Minneapolis police supervisory sergeant who was on duty the night George Floyd died has testified that he believes the officers who restrained Floyd could have ended it after he stopped resisting

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Stock Markets Shut On Account Of Good Friday

The markets were also closed on the first day of the week for holiday of Holi and were open for only three days during the week.

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UN condemns violence against Myanmar protesters and deaths

The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning the use of violence against peaceful protesters in Myanmar and the deaths of hundreds of civilians

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Texas mother accused of killing son, 6, for insurance money

Prosecutors say a Houston woman has been accused of giving her 6-year-old son lethal doses of medications and over the counter drugs after taking out two life insurance policies on the boy

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West Virginia gov, company ordered to pay $6.8M in coal feud

A federal judge in Delaware has ordered West Virginia Gov. James Justice and one of his family-owned coal companies to pay $6.8 million for breaching a contract with a Pennsylvania coal exporter

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