Author: DA Correspondent

Revenue comes from men's cricket, unfair if women ask for same pay: Smriti Mandhana

Revenue comes from men’s cricket, unfair if women ask for same pay: Mandhana

7:08 pm January 22, 2020

Mumbai: Star Indian woman cricketer Smriti Mandhana is not bothered by a pay cheque lower than her male counterparts as she understands that the “revenue which we get is through men’s cricket”. Mandhana, the ICC’s woman cricketer of the year, touched on the contentious issue of pay parity at the unveiling of Bata’s new range […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Trump to add a ‘couple of countries’ to US travel ban

6:58 pm January 22, 2020

Davos: US President Donald Trump said his administration was preparing to add a “couple of countries” to the controversial list of states whose citizens are subject to travel bans or severe restrictions on entry to the United States. “We are adding a couple of countries to it. We have to be safe. Our country has […]

Challenges for public following impeachment, Weinstein cases

9:29 pm January 21, 2020

New York: Americans who want to follow President Donald Trump’s impeachment saga and Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial through the media will sit in obstructed seats. Both events begin in earnest this week — with Senate arguments over Trump’s impeachment beginning Tuesday and opening statements in the Weinstein case Wednesday. Both have been the […]

Utah police: Boy accused in killing 4 not cooperating

9:24 pm January 21, 2020

Grantsville, Utah: A boy accused of shooting and killing four members of a Utah family and wounding a fifth surrendered peacefully following the Friday night slayings, but has since refused to speak with detectives trying to piece together a possible motive, police said Monday. Police in the small town of Grantsville released the names of […]

Stock indexes edge lower, pulling S&P 500 below record high

US stocks slip following Asian sell-off on virus fears

9:19 pm January 21, 2020

Washington: US stocks slipped Tuesday in the first trading day of a holiday-shortened week, following up on losses around the world as worries deepened about a virus outbreak in China. Asian stocks dropped sharply, while European markets and crude oil also stumbled on concerns that the new coronavirus spreading in the world’s second-largest economy could […]