Congress

Cohen’s book foreword: Trump ‘wouldn’t mind if I was dead’

4:02 pm August 14, 2020

New York: Michael Cohen’s memoir about President Donald Trump will be released September 8 by Skyhorse Publishing, which confirmed the news Thursday. The book is called “Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump.” “’Disloyal’ is the most devastating business and political horror story of the century,” according to a […]

After Gehlot-Pilot patch up, Congress to move confidence motion in Raj assembly

11:25 pm August 13, 2020

Jaipur: The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government will move a confidence motion in the Rajasthan Assembly during the session beginning Friday, a party leader said. This was announced Thursday at the Congress Legislature Party meeting chaired by Gehlot, which was attended by his former deputy Sachin Pilot among others. “The meeting was held in a very cordial manner in which discussions were held on […]

Singer Zubeen Garg ‘manhandled’ in Guwahati, case filed

7:46 pm August 13, 2020

Guwahati: Singer Zubeen Garg was allegedly abused and threatened by some drunk men in the early hours of Thursday in Guwahati, police said. A case has been filed in connection with the incident that happened near the Ganesh Mandir area, just 50 metres away from the assembly building, around 12.40 am, they said, adding that officials will also […]

US jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens

US jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high

7:34 pm August 13, 2020

Washington: The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million last week for the first time since the pandemic intensified five months ago yet still remains at a high level. The viral pandemic keeps forcing layoffs just as the expiration of a USD 600-a-week federal jobless benefit has deepened the hardships […]

Congress leader Rajiv Tyagi dies after heart attack

10:24 pm August 12, 2020

New Delhi: Congress leader and spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi passed away on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, the party said. A young leader, Tyagi suffered an attack soon after a TV debate and fell unconscious at his residence in Vaishali, sources said. He was immediately rushed to the Yashoda Hospital in Ghaziabad, where doctors tried […]