Responds to Rahul Gandhi’s allegations he said, “I don’t lie. The truth I declared before and the statements I made are true. I don’t have a reputation of lying. In my position as CEO, you don’t lie.” Reliance-Dassault JV deal, Trappier, said, “We chose Ambani by ourselves. We already have 30 partners other than Reliance. […]
Amnesty International has withdrawn a prestigious human rights award from Myanmar Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing her of perpetuating human rights abuses by not speaking out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority. The international human rights group named Suu Kyi as its 2009 Ambassador of Conscience Award recipient when she was still under […]
The dead were found in burned-out cars, in the smoldering ruins of their homes, or next to their vehicles, apparently overcome by smoke and flames before they could jump in behind the wheel and escape. In some cases, there were only charred fragments of bone, so small that coroner’s investigators used a wire basket to […]
More than 30 prominent personalities, including writers, historians, actors and intellectuals from South Asia, on Tuesday called on the Bangladesh government to immediately release photographer and activist Shahidul Alam from detention. The letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came on the 100th day of Alam’s imprisonment. Alam was arrested on August 5 for his social […]
YANGON: Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights abuses by not speaking out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Once hailed as a champion in the fight for democracy, Suu Kyi has been stripped of a series of […]
Matthew Whitaker has been facing mounting pressure to step aside from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. (Reuters/File) Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker will consult with Justice Department ethics officials about “matters that may warrant recusal” amid pressure from Democrats to step aside from overseeing the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 […]
Penn, who worked as a pollster to the Clintons from 1995-2008, wrote along with former New York City politician Andrew Stein in the op-ed that in her third presidential bid, the 71-year-old Clinton could reinvent herself “as a liberal firebrand”. The leader would not “let a little thing like two stunning defeats stand in the […]
The countries of the Mekong should build a “community of shared future”, said China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in December last year. The Lancang-Mekong Cooperative Framework is “practical and highly effective”, he said. “We do not go after a high-profile ‘talk shop’, but a down-to-earth ‘bulldozer’.” China has managed to cement its influence over the […]
Hodeida, Yemen: At least 149 people including civilians have been killed in 24 hours of clashes between government loyalists and rebels in Yemen’s flashpoint city of Hodeida, medics and military sources said Monday. A military official in Hodeida confirmed seven civilians had died, without giving further details. The Red Sea port city, controlled by Yemen’s […]
Los Angeles, Nov 13: Marvel legend Stan Lee, who revolutionized pop culture as the co-creator of iconic superheroes like Spider-Man and The Hulk who now dominate the world’s movie screens, has died. He was 95 years old. Image courtesy: Youtbe Lee, the face of comic book culture in the United States, died early Monday in […]
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday hinted at forming a larger bench to hear the National Accountability Bureau’s plea challenging the suspension of the prison sentences of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and her husband in a corruon case, reported The Express Tribune. In September, the Islamabad High Court ordered the release of […]
Despite several kinds of research and tales of sighting the UFOs and strange creatures, the existence of Aliens still remains an unresolved mystery. While the researches are still going on, a Russian billionaire Yuri Milner who is extremely passionate to unravel the mystery of Aliens is now planning to help the NASA in the finding […]
Hodeida: At least 149 people including civilians have been killed in 24 hours of clashes between government loyalists and rebels in Yemen’s flashpoint city of Hodeida, medics and military sources said Monday. A military official in Hodeida confirmed seven civilians had died, without giving further details. The Red Sea port city, controlled by Yemen’s Houthi […]
Colombo, Nov 12: Sri Lanka’s major political parties and an election commission member on Monday dragged President Maithripala Sirisena to the Supreme Court, challenging his controversial move of dissolving Parliament, almost 20 months before its term was to end. Sirisena dissolved Parliament on November 9 and announced snap polls to be held on January 5 […]
Canadian intelligence has listened to Turkish recordings of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist killed in Istanbul, said Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, although Trudeau added that he himself had not listened to them. Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed at the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate by a […]
One of Sri Lanka’s independent Election Commissioners joined a host of political parties in challenging President Maithripala Sirisena’s recent dissolution of Parliament, in the country’s Supreme Court on Monday. The court asked the Attorney-General to explain the President’s decision at Tuesday’s hearing, after lawyers representing various parties denounced the sacking of Parliament as illegal and […]
New Delhi: The key political parties of Sri Lanka on Monday moved the Supreme Court of the country against President Maithripala Sirisena who further escalated the country’s Constitutional crisis by dissolving Parliament on Friday and calling for a snap parliamentary election on January 5, just weeks after sacking PM Ranil Wickremsinghe and installing Mahinda Rajapakse […]
Trump engaged in suspect tax schemes as he reaped riches from his father Within two years of Donald Trump’s stunning rise to power, America’s political landscape has changed, substantially if not wholly. Last week’s midterm elections have, yet again, proved that democratic politics can be open-ended, even in the short run. Unless unusual circumstances prevail, […]
Washington: US analysts said Monday they have located more than half of an estimated 20 secret North Korean missile development sites, highlighting the challenge the Trump administration faces in ensuring that North Korea complies with any eventual agreement to end its nuclear and missile programs. The findings, which were released amid signs the administration’s negotiations with […]
Sri Lanka’s major political parties and an election commission member on Monday dragged President Maithripala Sirisena to the Supreme Court, challenging his controversial move of dissolving Parliament, almost 20 months before its term was to end. Sirisena dissolved Parliament on October 9 and announced snap polls on January 5 next year after it became evident […]
George (not his real name is 24 and single. In the past four years, he has helped three couples get pregnant. The first couple had two sons. The second couple had a girl. And the third couple just found out they are expecting. A participant in my research, he said: “I’m making a huge impact […]
US media reported extensively on how Donald Trump was uncharacteristically muted on his trip to Europe on the occasion of World War I remembrance. Yet, the US president blasted all reports to smithereens moments after landing back home, claiming that he had told world leaders off for ‘using’ his country unfairly. Trump, in a series […]
The representatives from the global media giants discussed the threat the phenomenon of fake news poses. (Representational) Facebook on Monday categorised fake news as an “existential threat” to the social media platform, leading to the company taking some tough measures to combat it. The American giant said its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has created a “large […]
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai came up with new rules at Google as a plan to stamp out a culture of sexual harassment at the organization. In a response to an employee walkout protesting how Google has handled sexual harassment cases, CEO Sundar Pichai released new policies for employees. Here is the alcohol policy Google disclosed […]
It was a big day for Philippine Airlines flight attendant Patrisha Organo. She was on-board to qualify as a cabin crew evaluator. Little did the 24-year-old know that her spontaneous actions, later on, will be championed by one and all. On November 6, Patrisha stepped onboard an early morning Philippine Airlines flight an Assistant Line […]