Day: August 18, 2020

Kerry slams Trump’s foreign policy before speech

11:54 pm August 18, 2020

Washington: Former Secretary of State John Kerry is condemning President Donald Trump‘s foreign policy as he prepares to address the Democratic National Convention, saying the United States “is not the leader of the free world.” Speaking online to reporters during the daily convention briefing Tuesday, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee said, “The world does not […]

US forces hit Taliban with airstrikes in Helmand province

Iran denies Taliban were paid bounties to target US troops

11:46 pm August 18, 2020

Tehran: Iran on Tuesday denied reports it paid Taliban fighters to target US forces and allies in Afghanistan. In a statement carried by Iranian media, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh called the claims “entirely false” and said the US tries to hide its “miscalculations” in Afghanistan by resorting to propaganda. On Monday, media reports said US intelligence agencies assessed that Iran […]

DMRC stops Phase-4 work after forest dept notice

Financially-hit due to COVID, DMRC slashes employees perks, allowances by 50%

11:42 pm August 18, 2020

New Delhi: Facing “adverse financial condition” due to non-operation of metro services amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Delhi Metro authorities have decided to reduce perks and allowances of its employees by 50 per cent, according to an internal order issued by it on Tuesday. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has suffered loss of nearly […]

Belarus president remains defiant as strikes widen

11:41 pm August 18, 2020

Minsk: More workers in Belarus joined a widening strike Tuesday as they press for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has extended his 26-year rule in an election the opposition says was rigged. Lukashenko has bluntly rejected the demands to step down following a harsh police crackdown on peaceful protesters in the days after the Aug. […]

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

54 new COVID cases in Muzaffarnagar

11:29 pm August 18, 2020

Muzaffarnagar (UP): Fifty-four more people, including 18 jail inmates, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, taking the number of active cases to 325 on Tuesday, officials said. According to District Magistrate Selva Kumari J, 17 more patients have recovered, taking number of recoveries to 983. Eighteen more inmates have […]

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