Month: August 2019

Trump praises Danish PM he called ‘nasty’ over Greenland row

President Donald Trump heaped praise on Denmark’s prime minister Friday, two days after he cancelled his state visit to the country and slammed her for dismissing his idea of buying Greenland as absurd. The US leader said he got a call from Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who he […]

First phase of 7th Economic Census launched in Manipur

Imphal, Aug 24: The first phase of the seventh Economic Census for six valley districts in Manipur has been started, officials said on Saturday. The census, which is being conducted by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will cover all establishments in the districts and the […]

N. Korea test-fires missiles again after joint drills end

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea’s military said, a day after it vowed to remain America’s biggest threat in protest of U.S.-led sanctions on the country. […]

Bolsonaro to send army to fight huge fires in the Amazon

PORT VELHO, Brazil — Under international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of Brazil’s Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the huge blazes while thousands took to the streets to protest his environmental policies. Brazilian forces will deploy starting Saturday to […]

‘Our bigger enemy’: Trump escalates attack on Fed chief

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched a furious and highly personal Twitter attack Friday against the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell, fuming that the Fed once more “did NOTHING!” and wondering who is “our bigger enemy” — Powell or China’s leader. The outburst came after Powell, speaking […]

Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods as trade war escalates

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump angrily escalated his trade fight with China on Friday, raising retaliatory tariffs and ordering American companies to consider alternatives to doing business there. He also blamed Jerome Powell, the man he appointed as chairman of the Federal Reserve, for the state of the […]

Trump faces limits of go-it-alone stance at global summit

BIARRITZ, France — President Donald Trump heads into a summit with global economic powers confronting the consequences of his preference for going it alone in a polarized nation and an interconnected world. The Group of Seven nations are gathering in a French beach resort town at one of […]

Kashmir protesters defy restrictions, clash with security forces

SRINAGAR, India – Security forces used tear gas against stone-throwing local residents in Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar on Friday, after a third straight week of protests in the restive Soura district despite the imposition of tight restrictions. Paramilitary police tried to enter Soura, which has emerged […]

Jaitley’s health deteriorates: sources

New Delhi, Aug 23: The health of former finance minister Arun Jaitley, who is admitted to AIIMS, deteriorated on Friday, hospital sources said. Uma Bharti visited the hospital to enquire about his health.  On Monday, BJP veteran L K Advani, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, UP Governor Anandiben […]

DUSU removes busts of Savarkar, others from campus

New Delhi, Aug 24: The ABVP-led Delhi University Students’ Union has removed the busts of V D Savarkar, Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose from the campus, the student outfit said in a statement on Saturday. The ABVP, however, claimed that the Delhi University has assured them that the […]

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