Category: International

Trump taps budget head Mulvaney as acting chief of staff

Washington :  Donald Trump announced Friday that his budget director Mick Mulvaney will step in as acting chief of staff to replace John Kelly — amid indications the president is struggling to fill the key post. Trump, whose presidency is increasingly embroiled in legal troubles, announced earlier this month […]

France’s ‘yellow vest’ protesters gather on decisive weekend

Paris, Dec 15:“Yellow vest” demonstrators began gathering on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Saturday morning for a fifth weekend of protests in defiance of calls by the French government to stay home. President Emmanuel Macron, facing the biggest crisis of his presidency, announced a series of concessions on […]

Kashmir among 3 shortlisted places to host global conference in 2019

Indonesia 13 Dec: In a first, a delegation of Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) participated in the International conference titled “Dawah and Islamic Education; Challenge, Concept and Policy,” in Indonesia.  The PSAJK delegation, which was only one to be invited from India, detailed the situation regarding education […]

Trump’s White House turnover highest in decades: expert

Washington :  Donald Trump’s White House turnover has been the highest in decades, a top historian has said, days after the US President announced that his Chief of Staff John Kelly would be leaving the administration soon. Trump’s White House had the “highest 73 per cent turnover” of top-ranked […]

PM condoles the passing away of former US President George H .W. Bush

open view web desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of former US President George H .W. Bush. “Condolences to the Bush family and the people of USA on the passing away of former President George H .W. Bush. He was a leading statesman […]

India, Australia ink 5 pacts as Kovind meets PM Morrison

Melbourne :  India and Australia signed five agreements on Thursday to boost investments and enhance cooperation in key sectors like disability, agricultural research and education as President Ram Nath Kovind met Australian Prime minister Scott Morrison in Sydney. Kovind, the first-ever Indian head of state to visit Australia, arrived […]

IOC warns Taiwan against name-change that would rile Beijing

Taipei : The International Olympic Committee has warned Taiwan that it could lose its right to compete if it tries to change its name for the 2020 Games in Tokyo, ahead of a referendum that will incense Beijing. Taiwan will vote Saturday on whether the island should compete as […]

US paves way to get ‘lab meat’ on plates

New York :  US authorities on Friday agreed on how to regulate food products cultured from animal cells — paving the way to get so-called “lab meat” on American plates. The Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration agreed to share regulation of cell-cultured food products, they […]

Imran Khan to visit Malaysia next week; likely to seek monetary aid

Islamabad :  Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Malaysia next week where he is likely to seek monetary assistance to minimise the cash-strapped Pakistan’s dependence on an IMF bailout package. The Foreign Office said that Prime Minister Khan would be accompanied by a high-level delegation during his official trip […]

AITA removes Misra, Zeeshan from senior selection committee, Rajpal is new chairman

New Delhi : The national tennis federation on Wednesday removed Chairman SP Misra and Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali from the senior national selection committee and replaced them with Ankita Bhambri and Vishal Uppal. Former Davis Cupper Rohit Rajpal, who was already a member, has been elevated as Chairman. […]

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