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Trump ordered aid frozen; more Democrats want impeachment

9:20 pm September 24, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump ordered his staff to freeze nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine a few days before a phone call in which he pressured the Eastern European nation’s leader to investigate the family of political rival Joe Biden, a revelation that comes as more Democrats move toward impeachment proceedings. Trump, in remarks to […]

Bajrang wants wrestling to be made National Sports

4:35 pm September 24, 2019

New Delhi: Bajrang Punia on Tuesday called for wrestling to be made the national sport, insisting that Indian grapplers have consistently won medals in big-ticket events such as the World Championships and Olympics. During a felicitation function of World Championships medal-winning wrestlers by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju here on Monday, the Wrestling Federation of India […]

Trump 'would have loved' to have met Greta Thunberg at Davos

Trump slammed for trolling Greta Thunberg climate speech

1:54 pm September 24, 2019

New York: US President Donald Trump stirred up fresh outrage on social media Monday with a tweet mocking an impassioned speech made by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg at the UN climate summit in New York. Her voice shaking with emotion in an address that was the defining moment of the summit, Thunberg accused world leaders […]

India largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction: CRS

9:38 am September 24, 2019

Washington: India, which has been the largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction, has not shown an inclination to pursue a deeper defence relationship with Kabul, a latest Congressional report has said. “India has been the largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction, but New Delhi has not shown an inclination to pursue a deeper defense relationship […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Russia joins Paris climate accord

5:22 am September 24, 2019

Moscow: Russia’s prime minister on Monday gave formal support to the Paris climate agreement, just hours ahead of a key summit trying to tackle ever increasing gas emissions. The document signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says that Russia is formally accepting the 2015 Paris agreement and will now “allocate financial resources… to developing countries […]