Day: August 22, 2019

Why media not asking questions to UP govt: Raj Thackeray

Raj Thackeray grilled by ED in money laundering case

9:42 pm August 22, 2019

Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray was on Thursday grilled by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, after he reached the agency’s office in south Mumbai with his family members in tow. The MNS leader reached the ED office at 11.25 am and walked out at 8.15 pm. He did not respond to […]

Macron takes aim at Islamic 'separatism' in France

Macron expected to raise Carlos Ghosn case with Japan’s Abe

9:06 pm August 22, 2019

Paris: The wife of Carlos Ghosn on Thursday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to intercede on behalf of the former chairman of Nissan and Renault when he meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G-7 summit in France. The appeal is Carole Ghosn’s latest effort to pressure Japan into improving what she says […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

Fast-track probe, trial of sexual crimes against minors: Shah

9:00 pm August 22, 2019

Panaji : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked state chief secretaries to device a mechanism to ensure that investigation and trial in sexual offences like rape against girls under the age of 12 are completed within two months of the crime. Shah was speaking at the 24th meeting of Western Zonal Council which […]

Seoul says to suspend expiry of intel sharing pact with Japan

Japan ‘strongly’ protests South Korea defence pact move: FM

8:58 pm August 22, 2019

Tokyo : Japan’s foreign minister said Thursday that Tokyo “strongly” protested against South Korea’s decision to scrap a military intelligence-sharing pact, calling the move “extremely regrettable”. “I have to say the decision to end the pact by the South Korean government is a complete misjudgement of the current regional security environment and it is extremely […]

Tribals seek withdrawal of Statue of Unity tourism bill

‘Statue of Unity’, Mumbai’s Soho House among Time’s 100 greatest places in the world

8:48 pm August 22, 2019

New York: The 597-ft tall ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat and Mumbai’s Soho House have been featured by the Time magazine in its second annual list of the 2019 World’s greatest places, a compilation of 100 new and newly “noteworthy destinations to experience right now”. The ‘Statue of Unity’, the world’s tallest statue, is a […]