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Whistleblower: White House tried to ‘lock down’ call details

9:19 pm September 26, 2019

WASHINGTON: The whistleblower complaint at the center of Congress’ impeachment inquiry alleges that President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to “solicit interference from a foreign country” in next year’s U.S. election. The White House then tried to “lock down” the information to cover it up, the complaint says. The 9-page document released […]

Considering forming committee to look into students’ grievances: ICAI president

2:49 pm September 26, 2019

NEW DELHI: ICAI president Prafulla Chhajed said on Thursday that the institute is considering to form an independent committee to look into grievances of the students who are demanding revaluation of their chartered accountant examination answer sheets. He said the examination process followed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) ensures multiple level […]

Hong Kong leader admits vote revealed 'unhappiness' with govt

Embattled Hong Kong leader set for town hall meeting

2:32 pm September 26, 2019

Hong Kong: Embattled Hong Kong leader will attend a town hall meeting on Thursday evening in a bid to reach out to residents after more than three months of huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests. The public “dialogue session” is the pro-Beijing government’s first attempt to sit down with her critics following 16 consecutive weeks of […]

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pak, Turkey, Malaysia to jointly launch Islamic TV channel: Imran Khan

1:50 pm September 26, 2019

New York: Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia have decided to jointly launch an English language Islamic television channel to correct misperceptions and confront the challenges posed by Islamophobia, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. Prime Minister Khan, who is in New York to participate in the 74th session of the United Nation General Assembly, said the […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

Transcript confirms Trump asked Ukraine leader to investigate Biden

9:33 pm September 25, 2019

Washington: The White House released a call transcript Wednesday confirming Donald Trump asked his Ukrainian counterpart to probe his political rival Joe Biden — a day after Democrats seized on the explosive allegation to launch an impeachment process. “There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, that Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of […]