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Hrithik Roshan celebrates ‘Super 30’ success with Anand Kumar

9:20 pm November 15, 2019

Mumbai: Hrithik Roshan hosted mathematician Anand Kumar, the man he portrayed in the critically-acclaimed film “Super 30”, for a special dinner to celebrate the movie’s success. The film, directed by Vikas Bahl, featured Hrithik as Anand, the Patna-based scholar who trains 30 deserving, economically-backward students for IIT-JEE entrance exams every year with commendable success rate. […]

Pence drops plan to go to fundraiser hosted by QAnon backers

Pence takes swipe at NBA, Nike in critical speech on China

4:07 am October 25, 2019

WASHINGTON: Vice President Mike Pence took a swipe at Nike and the NBA on Thursday in a speech criticizing communist China’s record on trade and human rights, saying American corporations have been too willing to ignore censorship and repression in pursuit of profits. Pence singled out the shoe company for removing Houston Rockets merchandise from […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Democratic voters concentrate on candidates, not impeachment

10:19 pm October 19, 2019

AMES, Iowa: In the liberal strongholds of Des Moines’ west side and the Iowa State University campus in Ames, not once was South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg asked by voters recently about the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. It’s not that the investigation into the president’s request for foreign help in his reelection effort […]

US Syria envoy urges European support for Turkey

Turkey-led strikes kill 14 civilians in northeast Syria

10:54 pm October 18, 2019

Tal Tamr (Syria): Turkish-led bombardment Friday killed 14 civilians in northeastern Syria, as Turkey’s president threatened to broaden his assault and an hours-old US-brokered deal already appeared to crumble. A war monitor said Turkish air strikes and mortar fire by its Syrian proxies killed 14 civilians, appearing to dash the ceasefire announced late Thursday. That […]

Vice President Mike Pence meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; seeking Syria border cease-fire

Pence meets with Erdogan, seeking Syria border cease-fire

9:34 pm October 17, 2019

ANKARA, Turkey: A senior U.S. delegation led by Vice President Mike Pence pursued an uphill mission Thursday to persuade Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call for a cease-fire in his fight with Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Pence and Erdogan wore dour expressions as they shook hands before a nearly 90-minute one-on-one meeting, and […]