Author: DA Correspondent

Demi Lovato to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl

Demi Lovato to sing national anthem at the Super Bowl

9:29 pm January 16, 2020

New York: Grammy-nominated pop singer Demi Lovato will perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl. NFL and Fox on Thursday announced the performance, which will take place ahead of the big game on Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will headline the halftime show. Lovato has mostly taken […]

Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid

9:23 pm January 16, 2020

WASHINGTON: The federal government’s watchdog agency said Thursday a White House office violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine. The Government Accountability Office said in a report that the Office of Management and Budget violated the law in holding up the aid. The freeze is at center of the impeachment of President Donald […]

Nirbhaya case: 4 convicts hanged at 5:30 am after nightlong court hearings

Give us Delhi police for 2 days, we will hang Nirbhaya convicts: Sisodia

9:15 pm January 16, 2020

New Delhi: “Give us Delhi Police and law-and-order responsibility for two days and we will hang Nirbhaya convicts,” Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday, hitting back at the BJP for holding the AAP government responsible for the “delay” in the hanging. Sisodia’s retort came hours after Union minister Prakash Javadekar blamed the AAP […]

Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau launches initiative to promote tourism & trade from Indian market

9:12 pm January 15, 2020

New Delhi: To promote Tourism & Trade from the Indian market to Penang (Malaysia) and promote Penang as a preferred destination for corporate and association activities and holiday travel, Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) of Malaysia, is organising the road shows in four cities of India, led by a 15-member delegation from Penang, as […]

Wall Street scuffles as worsening pandemic slows its rally

US stocks fall as investors digest first round of earnings

9:19 pm January 14, 2020

NEW YORK: US stocks fell in early trading on Tuesday as investors digested the first significant round of fourth-quarter corporate earnings reports. Major banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, reported surprisingly good earnings, though Wells Fargo disappointed investors. The financial sector held up better than most in the early going. Nearly every other sector fell […]