Day: August 13, 2019

Trump overhauls endangered species protections

2:04 am August 13, 2019

Washington: The Trump administration on Monday rolled out some of the broadest changes in decades to enforcement of the landmark Endangered Species Act, allowing the government to put an economic cost on saving a species and other changes critics contend could speed extinction for some struggling plants and animals. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and other […]

Finally, Missy Elliott will receive MTV Video Vanguard Award

1:48 am August 13, 2019

New York: Missy Elliott, one of the most iconic players in the history of music videos, will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Monday that Elliott will also perform on Aug. 26 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Since her debut video for […]

Wall Street scuffles as worsening pandemic slows its rally

Wall Street: Stocks move broadly lower as trade war anxiety lingers

1:36 am August 13, 2019

New York: Banks and technology companies drove a broad slide in stocks on Wall Street Monday afternoon that knocked the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 300 points lower. The sell-off adds to losses that the market racked up last week amid heightened anxiety over the U.S. China-trade war. Investors are coming off of a […]

New airport protest as HK leader warns of 'path of no return'

Hong Kong protests: Airport shutdown tarnishes business image

1:25 am August 13, 2019

Hong Kong: Mass flight cancellations at Hong Kong airport disrupted one of the world’s busiest air-transport hubs on Monday, causing chaos for tourists and business travelers and playing havoc with global airlines’ flight schedules— a fresh escalation of the city’s protest movement that threatens the Asian city’s business-friendly image. Thousands of supporters of the largely […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

New Trump rules would further restrict legal immigration

1:16 am August 13, 2019

Washington: The Trump administration is moving forward with one of its most aggressive steps yet to restrict legal immigration, denying green cards to many migrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance, officials said announced Monday. Federal law already requires those seeking to become permanent residents and gain legal […]