Day: August 10, 2019

Tens of thousands call for fair elections at Moscow rally

Almost 50,000 opposition supporters rallied in Moscow Saturday at one of the largest protests since President Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin in 2012. Protesters crowded the central Prospekt Andreya Sakharova street, where city authorities deployed a massive police presence, including officers in riot gear, after giving permission […]

80 more migrants rescued as Richard Gere shines light on plight

More than 80 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean on Saturday as Hollywood star Richard Gere highlighted the plight of those stranded after boarding a charity ship. The migrants, mainly Sudanese men and adolescents, were picked up by the Ocean Viking ship from a rubber dinghy off the […]

Trump: Kim wants to meet again, apologized for missile tests

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un wants to meet once again to “start negotiations” after joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises end. He also said Kim apologized for the flurry of recent short-range missile tests that has rattled U.S. allies […]

Officials: Jeffrey Epstein dies by suicide in jail cell

NEW YORK — Financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Saturday. Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday morning at the Manhattan Correctional Center, according to a statement from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Fire Department said […]

Cong demands Khattar’s immediate dismissal over ‘brides from Kashmir’ remark

New Delhi, Aug 10: The Congress on Saturday demanded immediate dismissal of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and an FIR against him over the controversial ‘brides from Kashmir’ remark, with party leader Rahul Gandhi claiming his comments reflect what RSS training does to the mind of a “weak, […]

Mamata criticises Khattar comment on Kashmir

Kolkata, Aug 10: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday criticised her Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar’s remark on Kashmiri girls and said people holding high office should refrain from making insensitive comments about people of Jammu and Kashmir. Without naming Khattar, Banerjee in a tweet said, “We, and […]

Delhi CM’s PSO dies of heart attack

New Delhi, Aug 10: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Personal Security Officer Dhirender Rawat passed away after suffering a heart attack, an official said on Saturday.  A Delhi government official said that Rawat, a sub-inspector of Delhi Police, died after suffering a heart attack at his home on Friday […]

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