Day: January 13, 2020

Dhoni linked firm tells SC all payments made to cricketer genuine, as per contract

8:56 pm January 13, 2020

New Delhi: Rhiti Sports Management Pvt Ltd, a firm that manages leading cricketers including former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, told the Supreme Court on Monday that it has paid the cricketer Rs 37 crore for endorsing the brand of now defunct Amrapali Group. It said Dhoni endorsed several brands including Amrapali Group […]

Macron urges ‘credible, lasting’ Libya ceasefire

6:27 pm January 13, 2020

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a credible and lasting ceasefire in Libya, his office said on Monday, as the main players in the conflict prepare to sign a truce. “The president emphasised the necessity that the ceasefire that is to be announced is credible, lasting and verifiable,” Macron’s office said, following telephone […]

Pentagon orders shutdown of Stars and Stripes newspaper

US points to dissent in Iran in wake of deadly drone strike

6:26 pm January 13, 2020

Washington: Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other administration officials joined President Donald Trump in trying to draw attention to dissent in Iran instead of lingering questions about the scale of the threat used to justify a drone strike on Iran’s top military leader. Esper added to the uncertainty over the intelligence behind last week’s killing […]

Iran police ordered to show ‘restraint’ at air disaster demos

6:14 pm January 13, 2020

Tehran: Police in Tehran have been ordered to show “restraint” at demonstrations that erupted after the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet, the Iranian capital’s police chief said Monday. “The police treated the people who had gathered with patience and tolerance” in a second night of demonstrations in Tehran on Sunday, said General […]

Tricolour fly half-mast to mourn death of Oman Sultan

5:59 pm January 13, 2020

Puducherry: The national flag flew half- mast atop government buildings here on Monday to mourn the death of Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Al Said. Following a directive from the home ministry, the buildings of Raj Nivas, the office of the Lt Governor, the Chief Secretariat and a few other official premises saw the flags flying […]