Day: August 23, 2019

Macron spearheads pressure on Bolsonaro over Amazon fires

11:42 pm August 23, 2019

Paris: France’s Emmanuel Macron led a growing wave of international pressure on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro over the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest Friday, telling him Paris would block efforts to seal a major trade deal. With global leaders gearing up for the G7 summit, which opens Saturday in the western French resort of […]

Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects COVID-19 shot, calls masks taboo

Bolsonaro mulls deploying army to combat Amazon fires

11:35 pm August 23, 2019

Brasilia: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he is considering deploying the army to help combat fires in the Amazon rainforest, amid growing international pressure over the wildfires. The fires raging in parts of the world’s largest rainforest have sparked protests around the world, ignited a war of words between Bolsonaro and his French counterpart […]

BJP, Cong lock horns over Savarkar’s bust in DU

11:18 pm August 23, 2019

New Delhi: The BJP on Friday termed the blackening of V D Savarkar’s bust in the Delhi University (DU) a “cowardly act”, drawing a sharp reaction from the Congress which said it would not allow saffronisation of educational institutions. Savarkar’s bust, along with those of Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose, was installed by the […]

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Ramdev’s aide Balkrishna admitted to AIIMS

11:13 pm August 23, 2019

Rishikesh: Yoga guru Ramdev’s close aide Balkrishna was on Friday admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here after he complained of chest pain and giddiness. Balkrishna (47), who heads Patanjali Yogpeeth, was first taken to a hospital in Haridwar from where he was referred to AIIMS in Rishikesh, sources in the yoga […]

Govt to review surcharge on super-rich in 2022: Sitharaman

10:31 pm August 23, 2019

New Delhi: Ruling out any immediate review of enhanced surcharge on super rich, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the matter will be looked into only in 2022, when the country will celebrate the 75th anniversary of independence. In the 2019-20 Budget, the government increased surcharge from 15 per cent to 25 per cent […]

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