Two people were killed and three others injured in an attack during a neighborhood Fourth of July gathering in a Southern California beach city, police said Friday. The county coroner removed two bodies Friday morning from the crime scene, which encompassed a grassy median in a residential neighborhood lined with palm trees. The violence was just a few blocks from the beach in a community known as “Surf City USA.”A 26-year-old Huntington Beach resident was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, said city spokeswoman Jennifer Carey. Officials released…
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UK Elections: 28 with India roots in new UK House, 12 of them Sikhs | World News
A record 28 persons of Indian origin were elected to the UK Parliament Friday, with several Conservatives surviving a largely brutal outcome for their party. Of the 28, a record 12 members from the Sikh community, including six women, were elected to the House of Commons. All the Sikh MPs belong to the Labour Party. They include nine first-timers, two who have been elected for the third straight time, and one who made it to the House of Commons for the second time. British Sikh MPs Preet Kaur Gill —…
Democratic Senator Warner seeks Biden’s exit from presidential race, W. Post reports | World News
US Senator Mark Warner is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to ask Joe Biden to exit the presidential race after last week’s debate performance, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing two unidentified people with knowledge of the effort. Warner, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, earlier this week was contacting Democratic senators about a possible meeting on Monday to discuss Biden’s campaign, a source familiar told Reuters on Friday. Biden has been scrambling to defuse a political crisis over his shaky debate performance and has…
2 Gaganyaan astronauts to go to ISS aboard the Axiom-4 mission | India News
The Indian Space Research Organisation has selected two of its four trained Gaganyaan astronauts to go to the International Space Station (ISS) in collaboration with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) later this year, said officials familiar with the matter. The mission will take place “no earlier than October 2024,” according to the information available on NASA website. The astronauts will have to go to the United States ahead of the mission to train on the specifics of the ISS, said one of the officials quoted above. “While they have…
MVA leaders meet to discuss Assembly polls, hold joint rally in Mumbai on July 14 | Mumbai News
Stepping up the preparations for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the Maha Vikas Aghadi, which is riding high on its success in the recently held Lok Sabha elections, has decided to hold a joint rally in Mumbai on July 14 to give the message to workers of all three parties that the upcoming polls will be fought together. The first meeting of the MVA was held in presence of NCP – SP chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena – UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole and other senior leaders…
Sewri-Worli Connector: Alignment change cuts rehabilitation cost from Rs 5,200 cr to Rs 110 crore | Mumbai News
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday approved a change in alignment of the Sewri-Worli Connector project, drastically reducing the rehabilitation and resettlement costs from Rs 5,200 crore to only Rs 110 crore. The original alignment of the project was set to impact 19 buildings and displace approximately 392 individuals, including 286 residents and 106 non-residents, with an estimated rehabilitation and resettlement cost of around Rs 5200 crore. However, the change in alignment affects only two buildings and about 77 individuals (58 residents and 19 non-residents), significantly lowering…
6 women, 7 kids among 25 Rohingya held in Tripura; probe reveals they wanted to travel to Hyderabad | India News
As many as 25 people of Rohingyas origins, including six women and seven children, were held from two separate places of Tripura while they were trying to leave for Hyderabad in search of jobs, said a police officer on Friday. They were arrested from a bus stand at Dharmanagar and the Churaibari gate area in North Tripura district on Thursday night. Sources in the police said that the accused were planning to go to Guwahati on a bus and then to Hyderabad on a train in search of jobs. In…
In fifth and final phase, Japan International Cooperation Agency provides Rs 4,474 crore for constructing Mumbai Metro Line 3 | Mumbai News
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has sent the fifth and last instalment of an official development assistance (ODA) loan to Mumbai Metro Line 3 project, amounting to JPY 84,261 million (approximately Rs 4,474 crore). The ODA loan agreement was signed by Manisha Sinha, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and SAITO Mitsunori, Chief Representative, JICA India. The Indian Express had previously reported that the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) had secured an additional loan from JICA for the Metro 3 project, which aims to address Mumbai’s…
Five Tax Benefits of Ulips
Investing into unit linked insurance plans (Ulips) can be a good option for investors as they give numerous tax benefits. This product category from life insurance companies provides investors with saving opportunities along with investment and insurance. While there are multiple financial products available for tax saving purposes, such as bank fixed deposits (FDs) and equity-linked saving schemes (ELSS) sold by mutual funds (MFs), but for long-term returns and tax efficiency, Ulips can be a better choice Here are some of the tax benefits of Ulips. Tax Benefits On Premiums…
These Voters Supported Biden in 2020. Now They Want a Plan B. | World News
Jeanne Winograd, 72, a Democrat in Phoenix, is such a ride-or-die fan of President Joe Biden that, on Valentine’s Day, she mailed him a card to say his vigor, not his age, would shape the presidential election. But after a week of panic attacks after his dismal debate performance, she felt compelled to send him another card. This one said: Thanks for everything, but it’s time to go. “I just love Biden, but he’s frail,” Winograd said. “Pass the baton.” As Biden and his allies have scrambled to fix the…