Day: January 20, 2020

Swapan Sadhan Bose named president of Mohun Bagan

9:25 pm January 20, 2020

Kolkata: Noted businessman Swapan Sadhan (Tutu) Bose on Monday was named president of Mohun Bagan club, a position which lay vacant after eminent lawyer Gitanath Ganguly’s demise. “The club lost its president Ganguly in December 2019 and subsequently the executive committee members in today’s meeting unanimously decided to select Swapan Sadhan Bose as the new […]

France’s Emmanuel Macron tells global CEOs: we’re open for business

France’s Macron tells global CEOs: we’re open for business

9:24 pm January 20, 2020

Paris: France’s president is taking on the role of salesman in chief for his strike-battered country. Emmanuel Macron used the splendor of the Palace of Versailles to woo international business leaders on Monday, insisting that his reforms are attracting investors despite six weeks of crippling protests and walkouts over his plan to overhaul the retirement […]

Mumbai: Builder told to either refund money or hand over flats

9:21 pm January 20, 2020

Thane: A Kalyan-based builder has been directed by the Thane district consumer disputes redressal forum to either hand over flats or refund the amount to the tune of Rs 22.11 lakh, with the 18 per cent annual interest, to the ten complainants who had filed a case of deficiency in services against him. The builder, […]

Royal funeral offers chance for William, Harry to reconcile

Prince Harry: ‘Powerful media’ is why he’s stepping away

9:18 pm January 20, 2020

London: Prince Harry took aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he was born as he expressed regret for the way he has had to step down from royal duties. In a personal speech that referenced his late mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in 1997 while […]

Thousands rally in Virginia’s capital for gun rights

9:13 pm January 20, 2020

Richmond: Gun-rights activists — some making deliberate displays of their military-style rifles — began to descend on Virginia’s capital city Monday to protest plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation. Several thousand activists — mostly white and male, many clothed in camouflage and waving flags with messages of support for President Donald […]