March2017
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UP minister Gayatri Prajapati’s aide arrested for Rape-accused
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Lucknow Zone Police arrested an aide of rape-accused absconding Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati. A Satish Ganesh, inspector general (IG) of police, Lucknow Zone, said head constable Chanderpal, who was deployed as shadow with... -
Carson calls slaves ‘immigrants’
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Ben Carson, the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on Monday referred to slaves brought to the United States against their will as “immigrants,” drawing quick condemnation from... -
North Koreans not allowed to leave,Malaysia says
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Malaysia will not allow North Korean citizens to leave the country with immediate effect, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Tuesday, in a tit-for-tat step as a row escalated over the Malaysian... -
Afghan family released after detention in Los Angeles
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: A family from Afghanistan detained on their arrival in Los Angeles last week despite holding special visas granted for the father’s service to the U.S. government in that country has been released, their attorneys... -
U.S. Republicans unveil plan to dismantle Obamacare
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Long-awaited legislation to dismantle Obamacare was unwrapped on Monday by U.S. Republicans, who called for ending health insurance mandates and rolling back extra healthcare funding for the poor in a package that drew immediate... -
Saint Laurent told to modify ad campaign after uproar in France
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: France’s advertising watchdog on Monday said it had asked French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent to modify two ads from its latest campaign after receiving 50 complaints that they were “degrading” to women. One... -
Ibrahimovic, Mings charged with violent conduct
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Former Olympic 110m hurdles champion Aries Merritt signalled a return to form after a 2015 kidney transplant by winning the 60m hurdles crown Sunday at the US Indoor Track and Field Championships. Merritt captured... -
Novelist Paula Fox dies at 93
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: The award-winning children’s novelist Paula Fox, known for frankly exploring abandonment and loss, has died in New York. She was 93. Fox died at a hospital near her Brooklyn home, her daughter, Linda Carroll-Barraud... -
Barcelona believe in PSG ‘miracle’ mission
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Three weeks on from suffering a 4-0 humiliation at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona still believe that a Champions League “miracle” is possible at the Camp Nou on Wednesday, reports BSS. Since that... -
Merritt among Olympic stars to win US Indoor titles
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Former Olympic 110m hurdles champion Aries Merritt signaled a return to form after a 2015 kidney transplant by winning the 60m hurdles crown Sunday at the US Indoor Track and Field Championships. Merritt captured...
