Day: August 22, 2020

Bihar flood situation grim, 83.62 lakh people affected

8:31 pm August 22, 2020

Patna: The flood situation in Bihar remained critical on Saturday as nearly 70,000 more people were affected by the calamity, raising the number of marooned people to 83,62,451 in 16 districts of the state, a Disaster Management Department bulletin said. Flood water entered in 11 fresh panchayat areas since Friday and the number of affected […]

Need robust global cooperation to fight cross-border tax evasion, avoidance: FM

CAG report on defence offset performance in next Par session: FM

8:25 pm August 22, 2020

New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the CAG report on defence offset performance will be tabled in the forthcoming session of Parliament. The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on offset performance was scheduled to be tabled in the last session of Parliament but could not be done as the session had to be curtailed […]

Delhi court sends ISIS operative to 8-day police custody

8:22 pm August 22, 2020

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday sent an alleged ISIS operative, arrested with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from central Delhi’s Ridge Road area, to eight-day police custody. According to the court sources, the accused was produced before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Singh Rajawat and the Delhi Police sought eight days’ custody. During in-camera proceedings, […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Tough choices for GOP over a Postal Service Trump belittles

8:18 pm August 22, 2020

Washington: Congressional Republicans in tight reelections are in a precarious position over the embattled Postal Service as its bosses impose cost-cutting measures on one of the government’s few beloved agencies. And as often happens, President Donald Trump has made the political fallout for Republicans ever more ticklish. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a major Trump donor, insists he’s trying to economise at an […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

UK PM forced to cut short Scottish holiday amid security fears: Report

8:10 pm August 22, 2020

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been forced to cut short his holiday with fiancee Carrie Symonds and their baby son Wilfred and dog Dilyn after the location of their cottage in the Scottish Highlands was leaked, triggering security concerns, according to a media report. Johnson, 56, had taken time off for a so-called “staycation” within the UK during the peak summer […]

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