Month: April 2019

Bar bodies condemn ‘cooked up’ allegations against CJI

New Delhi : The Bar Council of India Saturday condemned the “false and cooked-up” sexual harassment allegations against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and said the entire bar was standing with the CJI, and against this “attempt to malign the institution”. “These are all false and cooked-up allegations […]

Goa: Taking on BJP stalwarts, two women promise jobs and

Panaji :  Rakhi Prabhudesai Naik of Shiv Sena and activist-cum-politician Aishwarya Salgaonkar have focussed their campaign for Lok Sabha elections in Goa on burning issues like the stalled mining activity and lack of employment in the coastal state. Prabhudesai Naik and Salgaonkar, who is contesting as Independent, are in […]

Youths want Modi to return as PM: Rawat

Jaipur :  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday said the country’s youths want Narendra Modi to return as prime minister. Rawat, who has been campaigning in Rajasthan in support of BJP nominees in the Lok Sabha elections, said it was time the expectations of the young generation […]

Report: FTC considering oversight of Facebook’s Zuckerberg

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are reportedly considering seeking some kind of oversight of Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership of Facebook over the social network giant’s mishandling of users’ personal information. Discussions between Facebook and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission officials about its data-handing lapses have touched on holding the CEO […]

US authorities: Marijuana involvement imperils citizenship

PHOENIX — Immigration authorities on Friday said that anyone with any involvement with marijuana, regardless of whether it’s legal in the state where they live, can be denied citizenship because the drug is still illegal under federal law. The announcement comes weeks after officials in Colorado, where recreational […]

Peru’s Garcia denies corruption claims in suicide note

A suicide note in which Peru’s Alan Garcia denied corruption charges against him set the backdrop Friday for the ex-president’s funeral, two days after he put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger as police arrived to arrest him on bribery charges linked to the Odebrecht […]

Tourists follow ‘Game of Thrones’ trail in Northern Ireland

Wielding a replica broadsword, Indian tourist Akshay Mannur duels with friends — re-enacting scenes from “Game of Thrones” on the Northern Ireland pilgrimage trail for devotees of the blockbuster fantasy TV show. Since the blood and guts series began its rise to prominence in 2011, fans have started […]

Egyptians vote in referendum to extend Sisi’s rule

Egyptians start voting Saturday in a referendum that aims to cement the rule of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former coup leader presenting himself as a rock of stability in a turbulent region. Despite protests from rights groups, the three-day plebiscite is expected to approve sweeping constitutional changes […]

Three Naxals held in Chhattisgarh

Dantewada : Three Naxals were arrested from Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday. The lower-rung cadres were apprehended on Friday from the forest of Dumampara-Tumakpal villages under Katekalyan police station limits when a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and district force was out on a search […]

Unidentified gunmen kill 13 at Mexican party

Thirteen people, including a child, were killed Friday when a group of unidentified gunmen opened fire on a party in the violence-wracked eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, officials said. The Secretariat of Public Safety said the gunmen arrived at a family reunion in Minatitlan asking to see someone […]

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