Day: October 31, 2020

Indonesian leader condemns France attacks, Macron’s comments

7:20 pm October 31, 2020

Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Paris and Nice and comments by French President Emmanuel Macron that were deemed offensive toward Islam and the global Muslim community. Widodo, the leader of the world’s most populous Muslim nation, told a televised news conference from the presidential palace in the capital, Jakarta, that his government strongly condemns the recent vigilantism in […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Expect a lot more of the same if Trump wins a second term

7:16 pm October 31, 2020

Washington: Expect to see a lot more of the same if there’s a second Trump administration. President Donald Trump has consistently pointed to tax cuts and regulatory relief as key successes of his first four years in office. He has repeatedly pushed for the end of the Obama-era health law but has yet to deliver a plan to replace […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Iraq clears sit-in square, a year after mass protests began

7:13 pm October 31, 2020

Baghdad: Iraqi security forces on Saturday cleared out sit-in tents from the capital’s central square that has been the epicentre of the anti-government protest movement, a year after the eruption of demonstrations against corruption led to months of clashes with authorities across Iraq. More than 500 people were killed during the months-long protest movement, many […]

Nirmala wanted me out of Finance Ministry, says former finance secretary Garg

7:08 pm October 31, 2020

New Delhi: Subhash Chandra Garg, the former finance secretary who was shunted out of the finance ministry within three weeks of Modi-2.0 government’s first budget last year, on Saturday alleged that new Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman got him transferred out. Garg, who took voluntary retirement soon after being moved from the finance ministry – where he handled […]

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

UK PM considering lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise: Reports

7:04 pm October 31, 2020

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a month-long nationwide lockdown amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country with an announcement expected as early as Monday, according to reports quoting government sources. Johnson met his most senior Cabinet colleagues on Friday to discuss the possible toughening of restrictions in light of worsening coronavirus infection rate […]