Day: August 20, 2020

Belarus’ prosecutors open probe against opposition activists

9:36 pm August 20, 2020

Minsk: Belarusian authorities on Thursday opened a criminal probe against opposition activists who set up a council to negotiate the transition of power amid massive protests challenging the extension of the 26-year rule of the country’s authoritarian leader in a vote the opposition saw as rigged. President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the protesters as Western puppets and […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Former West Virginia bishop apologises, reimburses diocese

9:27 pm August 20, 2020

Charleston: A former Roman Catholic bishop in West Virginia has issued an apology two years after resigning amid allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, and the diocese said Thursday that he has repaid USD 441,000. The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston on Thursday released a letter from former Bishop Michael Bransfield on its website. “I am writing […]

Clashes erupt in Portland outside US immigration building

9:20 pm August 20, 2020

Portland: Protesters in Portland clashed with federal agents for the first time in weeks since July in a demonstration targeting a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building that started Wednesday night and lasted until it was broken up early Thursday, officials said. The demonstrators spray painted windows on the building, broke several windows and shined […]

BHU student’s disappearance: Allahabad HC issues notices to Varanasi DM, SSP

9:17 pm August 20, 2020

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday took cognizance of a letter-petition addressed to the chief justice in relation to a missing BSc student of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), who allegedly disappeared from police custody six months ago. The court issued notices to the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police of Varanasi and asked the government lawyer to file […]

Pandit Jasraj cremated with state honour

8:35 pm August 20, 2020

Mumbai: Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj was on Thursday cremated with state honours in presence of his family members and close friends. The 90-year-old music doyen, who belonged to the Mewati Gharana, passed away on Monday following a cardiac arrest at his home in New Jersey, America. He was in the US when the coronavirus-forced lockdown was announced and […]

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