Day: August 17, 2020

TMC govt playing with emotions of Hindus: Adityanath

UP CM approves establishment of dedicated women and child safety wing

11:34 pm August 17, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has approved the creation of a women and child safety wing, to be headed by an Additional DG, to check crimes against them. The move is aimed at integrating efforts to check crime against women and children, according to the official Twitter handle of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). He […]

Heavy rain in parts of Rajasthan

11:30 pm August 17, 2020

Jaipur: Some areas of Rajasthan received heavy rainfall till Monday morning, while light to moderate rain lashed several parts of the state, the meteorological department said. It has issued a warning of heavy rainfall at some places in the eastern part of the state in the next 24 hours. Reodar in Sirohi recorded a maximum of 150 […]

Former McDonald’s CEO asks court to dismiss case against him

11:27 pm August 17, 2020

Mchenry: McDonald’s former CEO is asking a court to dismiss the company’s lawsuit against him, calling it “meritless and misleading.” Chicago-based McDonald’s sued Stephen Easterbrook last week, seeking to reclaim millions of dollars in compensation paid to him. McDonald’s fired Easterbrook without cause last November after he admitted to exchanging videos and text messages in a consensual, non-physical relationship with an […]

Trump eyes White House funeral service for brother, Robert

11:22 pm August 17, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump is eyeing a White House funeral service later this week for his younger brother, Robert, who died over the weekend in a New York hospital. “We’re looking at Friday. And we may do just a small service right here at the White House,” Trump told reporters Monday as he departed Washington on a trip to the Midwest. […]

Harish Rawat booked for violating COVID guidelines

8:34 pm August 17, 2020

Haridwar: A case has been registered against former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat, three Congress legislators and 150 others for allegedly violating coronavirus guidelines and holding a protest in Haridwar district, police said on Monday. Rawat led a bullock cart rally from Dhandera to Landhaura near Roorkee on Independence Day to raise the issue of […]