CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan air force general defected from the administration of President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday and called on his compatriots to participate in protests against the socialist leader’s rule. Gen. Francisco Yanez is the first high ranking officer to leave Maduro’s government since Jan. 23, […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy, well into its 10th year of growth, still has a spring in its step. And it’s all the more visible when set against a tiring global picture. A robust January jobs report on Friday showed that America’s companies are, for now, brushing off […]
MOSCOW — Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump accused Moscow on Friday of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces […]
New Delhi : The apex consumer forum has directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to allow the widow of a defence personnel access to her monthly family pension which was withheld. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench said freezing the woman’s bank account and denying her […]
Siwan (Bihar) : A close aide of mafia don-turned-politician Mohammed Shahabuddin was shot dead late on Friday night, triggering tension in the town, a police official said on Saturday. Superintendent of Police, Siwan, Naveen Chandra Jha said Mohd Yusuf (40) was gunned down at a spot about half a […]
Mumbai : Geeta Phogat believes a woman can only look beautiful if she is healthy and strong. The Commonwealth gold medallist, who made her ramp debut on Friday with designer Rina Singh’s label ‘Eka’ at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2019, said women must focus on developing their […]
Raipur : A 45-year-old jeweller was shot at and injured allegedly by three unidentified men who robbed his bag containing precious jewellery, believed to worth lakhs, when he was headed to his home from his shop in Raipur, police said Saturday. The victim Jasraj Soni’s 24-year-old son Mohit was […]
Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala’s iconic ‘Yakshi’ statue, the gigantic nude woman sculpture which had shocked the conventional mindset of the society, is all set to get a facelift as it completes 50 years of construction. The imposing structure, located at the sprawling Malampuzha gardens of Palakkad district, was sculpted by […]
Allahabad : A boat carrying 11 devotees capsized near the Sangam Saturday, an official said. No loss of life was reported during the incident. NDRF personnel reached the spot on time and rescued all the pilgrims — three women and eight men, the official said. The boat capsized apparently […]
Los Angeles : Actor Demi Moore wonders why female actors are typecast as “evil, bitter villains” in Hollywood after they attain a certain age. The 56-year-old actor currently stars in horror comedy “Corporate Animals” where she plays an egoistical CEO of an MNC. In an interview with IndieWire, Moore, […]
Editor-in-Chief
