Sunday

Plan for Taliban meeting latest bold Trump gamble to unravel

8:51 am September 9, 2019

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s weekend tweet canceling secret meetings at Camp David with the Taliban and Afghan leaders just days before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is the latest example of a commander in chief willing to take a big risk in pursuit of a foreign policy victory only to see it dashed. […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo doesn’t rule out new Taliban talks

10:46 pm September 8, 2019

Washington : US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday did not rule out reopening talks with the Taliban if they make a “significant commitment,” after President Donald Trump cancelled a secret meeting with their leaders at his Camp David retreat. Pompeo said Trump had not decided whether he would still withdraw US troops — […]

Pompeo: Taliban ‘overreached’ in Kabul attack that killed American

9:18 pm September 8, 2019

Washington: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Taliban “overreached” with a car bomb attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier, leading President Donald Trump to call off closely-held Afghanistan peace talks planned for Camp David. Pompeo said the Trump administration has recalled envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who has been negotiating with Taliban leaders […]

‘The Laundromat’ talks about dark joke being played on all of us: Meryl Streep

11:16 pm September 2, 2019

Venice: Multiple Oscar-winning actor Meryl Streep believes “The Laundromat” is an important film as it tries to shed a light on a “dark joke that’s being played on all of us”. Directed by filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, the comedy-drama is about the Panama Papers expose. It features Streep, Gary Oldman and Antonia Banderas in the lead. […]

Clear weather, below-normal temperatures in Delhi

Sultry in Delhi; rains to return Wednesday

11:04 pm September 2, 2019

New Delhi: Sultry weather persisted in the national capital on Monday, but rains will return soon, the local MeT office said. The city recorded a high of 36.6 degrees Celsius, two notches more than the normal, and a low of 27.1 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels shot up to 87 per cent. Kuldeep Srivastava, a senior […]