Friday

Will provide citizenship to 11 million people if voted to power; says Biden

Whistleblower complaint: Biden critical of Trump for urging Ukraine probe

5:08 am September 21, 2019

Washington: Former Vice President Joe Biden decryed reports that President Donald Trump urged the president of Ukraine to look into his son’s business dealings there. Biden says in a statement that if the reports are true, “Then there is truly no bottom to President Trump’s willingness to abuse his power and abase our country.” Biden […]

President Donald Trump says US troops ‘largely out’ of Syria region

Trump defends himself against whistleblower complaint

9:51 pm September 20, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump repeatedly defended himself Friday against an intelligence whistleblower’s potentially explosive complaint, including an allegation of wrongdoing in a reported private conversation Trump had with a foreign leader. The complaint, which the administration has refused to let Congress see, remains shrouded in mystery but is “serious” and “urgent,” the government’s intelligence watchdog […]

Security operations in Kishtwar to track down militants

8:07 pm September 20, 2019

Jammu: Security forces on Friday continued their operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district to track down militants and recover an AK-47 rifle snatched from the personal security officer (PSO) of a political leader, officials said. Suspected militants snatched the rifle from the PSO of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kishtwar district president Sheikh Nasir Friday […]

SC notice to Centre on plea of mothers of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi

6:52 pm September 20, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who had allegedly committed suicide following alleged caste-based discrimination, seeking to end such bias in universities and other higher education institutions across the country. While Vemula, a Ph.D scholar at Hyderabad Central University had […]

Major fire at Haldia Petrochemical’s unit; 15 injured

1:13 pm September 20, 2019

Haldia: A major fire broke out at the naphtha cracker unit of the Haldia Petrochemicals Limited here on Friday injuring 15 people, a senior police officer said. The blaze that broke out at 11.15 am, was yet to be brought under control, Purba Medinipur Superintendent of Police V Solomon Nesakumar said. The injured have been […]