Day: August 24, 2019

Rahul Gandhi-led opposition delegation sent back from Srinagar airport

9:36 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi/Srinagar: A delegation of opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, which wanted to visit Kashmir Valley to take stock of the situation there after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions, was not allowed to leave Srinagar airport on Saturday by the state administration and had to return to the national capital. The development came a […]

Jaitley was the man for all seasons for BJP

8:40 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: For the BJP, Arun Jaitley was a man for all seasons — a strategist who crafted its rise in many states, a suave and moderate face who won the saffron party new allies and an articulate champion of its cause whose persuasive skills were a valuable asset for its leadership. For almost a […]

Macron, Trump break the ice with surprise pre-G7 lunch

8:34 pm August 24, 2019

Biarritz (France): French President Emmanuel Macron hosted his US counterpart Donald Trump for a previously unscheduled lunch Saturday ahead of the official opening of the G7 summit in southwest France. The two leaders sat on a terrace at the ornate Hotel du Palais in the Atlantic resort of Biarritz, the G7 venue, just a day […]

Britain’s Prince Andrew denies witnessing Epstein abuse

8:29 pm August 24, 2019

London: Britain’s Prince Andrew insisted on Saturday that “at no stage” during his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein did he “witness… any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest”. The prince, Queen Elizabeth II’s second son, is under heavy fire over his relationship with the disgraced US financier, and admitted in […]

Macron takes aim at Islamic 'separatism' in France

Macron warns ‘trade tensions are bad for everyone’

8:22 pm August 24, 2019

Biarritz (France): French President Emmanuel Macron warned Saturday that “trade tensions are bad for everyone,” after US President Donald Trump imposed fresh tariffs on China and warned again that French wines could be targeted. In a televised address to the nation as G7 leaders gathered for their summit in Biarritz, Macron said his goal was […]