Day: August 28, 2020

Belarus leader cites alleged NATO threat to shore up rule

8:37 pm August 28, 2020

Minsk: Belarus‘ authoritarian leader accused NATO on Friday of hatching aggressive plans as he sought to shore up his 26-year rule amid weeks of demonstrations against his reelection in a vote the opposition says was rigged. President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the 9.5-million nation in Eastern Europe with an iron fist since 1994, blamed the West for fomenting demonstrations […]

Pained to hear about my dear friend Shinzo Abe’s ill health: PM

8:29 pm August 28, 2020

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his pain at the illness of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and lauded his “wise leadership and personal commitment” for making the ties between the two countries deeper and stronger than ever. Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, earlier in the day, said he intends […]

German governor apologizes for 'little Merkel' comment

Focused on pandemic, Merkel has no time for retirement plans

8:25 pm August 28, 2020

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that the decision not to run for office again in 2021 has allowed her to focus on tackling the coronavirus pandemic and other pressing problems during her final year in office. Merkel has seen her approval ratings rise during the pandemic but ruled out seeking a fifth term and remained […]

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

Social reformer Ayyankali’s birth anniversary celebrated

7:50 pm August 28, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Friday celebrated the 157th birth anniversary of social reformer Ayyankali with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan remembering his fight “reclaiming” streets and said it was one of the “momentous chapters in our State’s fight against feudalism.” Chief Minister, ministers, leaders of political parties and people from all walks of life paid homage at the statue […]

Navalny daughter accepts human rights award on his behalf

Hospital: Russia’s Navalny still in coma but improving

7:31 pm August 28, 2020

Berlin: German doctors treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for a suspected poisoning say the dissident is still in an induced coma but his condition is stable and his symptoms are improving. Navalny, a corruption investigator who is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s fiercest critics, fell ill on a flight back to Moscow from Siberia about a week ago and was taken to a […]