Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urged a return to Durga Puja festivities after a month of protests over the RG Kar hospital rape-murder, citing economic impacts. She called for an end to agitation and asked CBI to expedite the judicial process. Junior doctors intend to continue their strike until Tuesday evening, pending further developments.
Vice Presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz are set to debate on CBS News before the November election. This comes as Vice President Kamala Harris travels to the U.S.-Mexico border and Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. CBS News’ Nikole Killion and Camilo Montoya-Galvez report.
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has strongly objected to the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) plan to take the ICC Champions Trophy to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Shah condemned the PCB’s actions and pointed out that the ICC, not the PCB, should be responsible for sharing the tour schedule.
AAP has announced a monthly honorarium of Rs 18,000 for temple pujaris and Gurudwara granthis if re-elected in the upcoming Delhi assembly polls. Registration starts at Hanuman temple in Connaught Place. Kejriwal assured there will be no fund shortage for this scheme aimed at supporting religious workers.
The National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday that a Tesla Semi crash last month closed down an artery of Interstate 80 for 15 hours.
CNN mixed up the names of former President Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden in an embarrassing on-air gaffe on Friday night. During a segment on the Guantanamo Bay detention camp on “CNN News Central,” a graphic appeared behind anchor Boris Sanchez that read, “OBAMA BIN LADEN ASSOCIATE: ABU ZUBAYDAH.” Abu Zubaydah – the suspected…
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for a banned anabolic steroid in March.