Day: August 28, 2019

Trump's counter to Democratic convention? Swing state trips

Trump praises ‘great’ Johnson after UK parliament suspension

9:29 pm August 28, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised “great” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after his controversial move to suspend parliament. Trump said the suspension — which critics call a deliberate attempt to stymie democratic opposition to Brexit — will make it “very hard” for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to seek a no-confidence vote against […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

4 Bangladeshi citizens among 19 convicted in 2014 Burdwan blasts

9:25 pm August 28, 2019

Kolkata: A special NIA court has convicted 19 people, including four Bangladeshi citizens, in the 2014 Burdwan blast case, officials said on Wednesday. All of them confessed to their crimes before the court, they said. Two people were killed on October 2, 2014 in the busy Khagragarh locality of West Bengal’s Burdwan district when an […]

BJP supports Thackeray govt's decision to impose weekend lockdown in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Cabinet approves Nashik metro rail project

9:21 pm August 28, 2019

Mumbai: With the assembly elections round the corner, the Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 2100-crore Nashik metro rail project which will be operated on electricity and battery power. Under the project, aimed at providing connectivity to the rapidly growing city, two trackless elevated corridors will be developed, a government statement said. One of […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

Ex-Pentagon chief Jim Mattis says bitter politics threaten US

9:14 pm August 28, 2019

WASHINGTON: Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warns in a book excerpt of the bitter political divisions that seem to be tearing apart American society, echoing themes he often cited before he resigned from the Trump administration in protest. The retired Marine general, who quit in December amid policy disagreements with President Donald Trump, says he […]

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

Pinterest to direct vaccine-related searches to health orgs

9:10 pm August 28, 2019

NEW YORK: Pinterest says it will try to combat misinformation about vaccines by showing only information from health organizations when people search. Social media sites have been tryingto combat the spread of misinformation about vaccines. Pinterest previously tried blocking all searches for vaccines with mixed results. Now it says searches for “measles,” ″vaccine safety” and related terms will bring […]