Day: September 26, 2019

UK PM’s sister criticises his ‘tasteless’ language

8:57 pm September 26, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s sister on Thursday criticised him for “tasteless” remarks about a murdered MP, adding to a chorus of disapproval at the language he uses when discussing Brexit. Rachel Johnson told Sky News that his talk of “surrender” for those opposed to Brexit — who include herself — was “highly reprehensible”. Her comments […]

Samuel L Jackson to voice for Alexa

8:54 pm September 26, 2019

Los Angeles : Veteran Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson is lending his iconic voice to Amazon‘s Alexa. Jackson is the first celebrity to voice for the virtual assistant. According to the company’s website, the Marvel Cinematic Universe star’s voice will be able to provide customers with jokes, weather updates, help playing music, setting alarms and […]

Tigress brought from Kanpur released in Delhi zoo enclosure

White tigress dies in sanctuary near Jaipur, third death in 15 days

8:45 pm September 26, 2019

Jaipur: A fourteen-and-half-year-old white tigress died of apparently a deadly viral disease at the Nahargarh Biological Park near here on Thursday with the sanctuary losing three big cats in a fortnight, a forest official said. The white tigress, which died on Thursday, apparently succumbed to the canine distemper viral disease, he added. The white tigress, […]

Whistleblower: White House sought to conceal Trump-Ukraine call

8:40 pm September 26, 2019

Washington: White House officials sought to restrict access to the transcript of a phone call between Donald Trump and the leader of Ukraine during which the US president sought help from Ukraine against a rival in the 2020 election, a whistleblower said in a complaint released Thursday. “I have received information from multiple US government […]

UK PM loses fresh parliamentary vote as tensions rise

8:38 pm September 26, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered yet another setback on Thursday after MPs rejected his call to briefly suspend their business for his party’s conference, highlighting the hostility he faces in parliament just weeks before Brexit. In his seventh successive defeat in parliament, MPs voted to reject his call for three days off next […]