Aviation Regulator Lifts Two-Year Ban On Boeing 737 Max Aircraft

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has been modifying the 737 Max plane since March 2019 so that various countries' regulators, including the DGCA, permit its commercial flight operations again.

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2021. There are 127 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing American women’s right to vote, was certified in effect by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby. On this date: In 1817, the University of Michigan was founded. In 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa began cataclysmic eruptions, leading to a massive explosion the following day. In 1939, the first televised major league baseball games were shown on experimental station W2XBS: a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. (The Reds won the first game, 5-2, the Dodgers the second, 6-1.) In 1944, French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braved the threat of German snipers as he led a victory march in Paris, which had just been liberated by the Allies from Nazi occupation. In 1957, the Soviet Union announced it had successfully tested an...

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Unchanged On Thursday

In Delhi, petrol prices are unchanged at Rs 101.49 per litre and diesel rates are steady at Rs 88.92 per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation

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Police: 4 killed in shootings, arsons in Washington state

Authorities believe one gunman killed three people and wounded another during a spree of shootings and arsons in eastern Washington

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More Virginia sites set to welcome Afghan immigrant influx

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration has received notification that the Department of Defense has authorized the use of Marine Corps Base Quantico to house Afghan refugees, as well as a national guard installation in central Virginia

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Guilty plea, 15-year sentence for Louisiana investment scam

Federal authorities say a northwest Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and accepted a 15-year prison sentence in connection with an investment scheme that drew tens of millions of dollars from victims

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Appeals court rejects case accusing NYU Law Review of bias

A federal appeals court says a Texas group has no standing to claim that New York University illegally gives preference to women and racial minorities when selecting editors and articles for the NYU Law Review

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Anti-parasite drug used on Arkansas jail's inmates for COVID

Inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail have been prescribed ivermectin to combat COVID-19, despite warnings from federal health officials that the antiparasitic drug should not be used to treat the coronavirus

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Florida kite surfer killed: High winds slam man into a house

A Florida kite surfer has died after a strong wind picked the man off the ground, carried him 400 feet and slammed him into the second floor of a house on Fort Lauderdale Beach

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Wisconsin man charged in parents' killing and dismemberment

A Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering his father has been charged with committing the same crimes against his mother

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Ex-Florida deputy gets 35 years for child porn charges

A former Florida deputy accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison

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Government Hikes Pension Payouts For Families Of Bank Employees To 30%

The contribution of employer (public sector banks) in the National Pension Scheme (NPS) for employee pensions is also hiked to 14 per cent from the earlier 10 per cent.

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Cabinet Approves FDI Proposal Of Rs 15,000 Crore By Anchorage Infrastructure

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the FDI proposal of Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd, proposing an investment of Rs 15,000 crore

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