Day: August 24, 2020

Journalist shot dead in UP

11:26 pm August 24, 2020

Ballia (UP): A journalist working with a Hindi news channel was on Monday night shot dead in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, police said. He has been identified as Ratan Singh (45), they said. “Ratan Singh, a journalist working with a Hindi news channel was shot dead on Monday night in Phephana. He has been […]

DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy gets two-year extension

11:22 pm August 24, 2020

New Delhi: Renowned scientist G Satheesh Reddy was on Monday given two-year extension as the chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), according to a Personnel Ministry order. He was appointed to the post in August 2018 for two years. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of Reddy’s tenure as […]

Pompeo shattering precedent, sparking fury with RNC speech

11:15 pm August 24, 2020

Washington: Mike Pompeo‘s planned speech to the Republican National Convention this week has sparked a fury of criticism for breaking decades of precedent for sitting secretaries of state avoiding overt partisan political activity. Despite State Department assurances that Pompeo will be speaking in his personal capacity and won’t violate prohibitions on federal employees participating in public political events on […]

Republican party re-nominates Trump as presidential candidate and Pence as his running mate

11:11 pm August 24, 2020

Washington: The Republican National Convention on Monday formally re-nominated President Donald Trump as the party’s presidential candidate for the November 3 election. Trump, 74, who faces a formidable challenge from former Democratic vice president Joe Biden, 77, is scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House on August 27. The once in four-year GOP (Grand Old […]

Nobody expected a tsunami: Khattar on rising COVID-19 cases

Haryana CM Khattar tests positive for COVID-19

10:54 pm August 24, 2020

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday tested positive for COVID-19, six days after he had attended a meeting with Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who was later found infected with the virus. “I was tested for novel coronavirus today. My test report has returned positive,” Khattar tweeted. He appealed to […]

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