Day: August 20, 2019

Kobe Bryant's death put life in perspective for me: Virat Kohli

Kohli’s dilemma: Rahane and Rohit or a fifth bowler?

6:05 pm August 20, 2019

Antigua: The Indian team management will be fretting on possible team combinations for the first Test against the West Indies with a difficult choice between senior pros Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane if it opts for a fifth specialist bowler. Unless India go with a safety-first four bowler strategy which allows both Test and […]

CG Power shares crack 20 pc; at lower circuit after ‘unauthorised transactions’

3:05 pm August 20, 2019

New Delhi: Shares of CG Power and Industrial Solutions on Tuesday tumbled nearly 20 per cent to touch its lowest trading permissible limit for the day amid alleged financial irregularities and some unauthorised transactions by certain employees of the company. The scrip tanked 19.83 per cent to Rs 14.75 — its lower circuit as well […]

Imran Khan set to meet Donald Trump in New York

Trump asks Imran Khan to ‘moderate rhetoric’ with India over Kashmir

2:45 pm August 20, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has asked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to “moderate rhetoric” with India over Kashmir, as he underlined the need of exercising “restraint” by both sides and avoid escalation of the “tough” situation in the region. Trump on Monday spoke separately to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Khan […]

Johnson tells EU he wants Brexit deal but without backstop

2:42 pm August 20, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written to EU President Donald Tusk reaffirming his desire to conclude a Brexit deal as well as his opposition to the controversial “backstop” on Ireland. The so-called backstop is a mechanism that would keep the UK in EU customs arrangements to prevent a hard border between the British […]

Hong Kong steps up response to mystery disease from China

Hong Kong leader hopes peaceful rally presages ‘return to calm’

2:40 pm August 20, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said she hoped “calm” will prevail after a massive weekend march passed without clashes between police and demonstrators, but again refused to give ground to protester demands. Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the heart of the city on Sunday in a show of […]