Day: November 16, 2019

Diplomat says he overheard Trump call about ‘investigations’

WASHINGTON — A State Department official told impeachment investigators Friday that he overheard President Donald Trump talking with a U.S. ambassador about “investigations” in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the testimony. David Holmes, the political counsel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, said Trump was talking so […]

Ousted ambassador says she felt intimidated by Trump attacks

WASHINGTON — In chilling detail, ousted U.S. Ambassador to the Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch described to Trump impeachment investigators Friday how she felt threatened upon learning that President Donald Trump had promised Ukraine’s leader she was “going to go through some things.” Trump was unwilling to stay silent during […]

Expose ‘blatant lie’ of Congress leaders over Rafale deal: Nadda to party workers

Dehradun, Nov 15: BJP working president JP Nadda on Friday asked party functionaries to expose the “blatant lie” of Congress leaders over the Rafale deal that has hurt the country’s image abroad. At a meeting with party leaders here, he asked them to go to people and “expose” the […]

WBPCB action plan to tackle air pollution

Kolkata, Nov 16: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has put in place an action plan to tackle the air pollution in the city, an official said. The Air Quality Index in several automated air monitoring stations in the city had hovered between 200 and 350 (PM 2.5) […]

Goa DGP Pranab Nanda dies of cardiac arrest in Delhi

Panaji, Nov 16: Goa’s Director General of Police Pranab Nanda has died due to cardiac arrest, a senior police official said on Saturday. Nanda was on a visit to Delhi after attending official functions in Goa on Friday. He died late on Friday night, the official said. He was […]

7 illegal mini gun factory busted, 4 held in Bihar

Munger, Nov 16: The police has busted seven illegal mini gun factories and arrested four persons during a raid in Bihar’s Munger district, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided Herudiyara area of the district under Mufassil police station on Friday […]

16 doctors booked for ragging

Palghar, Nov 16: An offence has been registered against 16 doctors of a medical college here for allegedly ragging a student, police said on Saturday. A 23-year-old student of Dr M L Dhawale Memorial Homoeopathic Institute in Maharashtra’s Palghar district alleged that she was ragged by a group of […]

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