Day: March 16, 2019

Where the investigations related to President Trump stand

BERLIN  — The Latest on global climate protests by students (all times local): 4 a.m. Police say 16 people have been arrested for blocking traffic during a climate protest in front of New York City’s American Museum of Natural History. The protesters face charges of disorderly conduct stemming […]

Where the investigations related to President Trump stand

WASHINGTON — A look at where the investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him: WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT? Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed the investigation. Trump also […]

The Latest: Senator who blamed attack on immigration egged

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand  — The Latest on shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand (all times local): 8:30 p.m. An Australian senator who sparked outrage for blaming Muslim immigration for the New Zealand mosque shootings has been hit on the head with a raw egg. Senator Fraser Anning […]

New US military budget focused on China despite border talk

WASHINGTON  — Chinese bombers. Chinese hypersonic missiles. Chinese cyberattacks. Chinese anti-satellite weapons. To a remarkable degree, the 2020 Pentagon budget proposal is shaped by national security threats that Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has summarized in three words: “China, China, China.” The U.S. is still fighting small wars […]

Are eggs good or bad for you? New research rekindles debate

The latest U.S. research on eggs won’t go over easy for those who can’t eat breakfast without them. Adults who ate about 1 ½ eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs. The study showed the more eggs, the greater […]

Suspected white supremacist charged with murder after New Zealand mosque shootings

CHRISTCHURCH/WELLINGTON  – Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on Saturday after 49 people were killed and dozens wounded in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques. Tarrant, handcuffed and wearing a white prison suit, stood silently in the Christchurch District Court where […]

Discontent brewing in TMC over ticket distribution

Kolkata :  With several TMC leaders making a beeline to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and a growing dissatisfaction over selection of candidates, discontent seems to be brewing in Mamata Banerjee’s party. BJP’s Mukul Roy, once the number two in the Trinamool Congress, has started inducting […]

Five dead as car falls into gorge in J-K’s Ramban

Banihal/Jammu :  Five people, including two women and a child, were killed and eight injured when a car skidded off a road and fell into a deep gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. An SUV, carrying passengers from Chaderkote to Rajgarh, rolled down […]

Novel explores marriage in context of changing times

New Delhi :  A new novel explores the institution of marriage in context of changing times and also touches upon issues like adultery, love and trust. “Seduction by Truth” by Indian Railway Traffic Service officer Mukul Kumar dares readers to solve mankind’s oldest puzzle: marriage. The book tells the […]

Assam BJP MP Ram Prasad Sarmah quits party

Guwahati :  In a jolt to the BJP in Assam, its sitting MP from Tezpur Ram Prasad Sarmah Saturday announced that he quit the saffron fold and alleged neglect of old workers by “new intruders in the party” Sarmah said he was resigning from the primary membership of the […]

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