After India’s PUBG ban, China ‘wants to assuage the situation so that the Indian market accepts Chinese goods and apps’. By Akshita Jain Amid strained ties between the two countries, China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe has reportedly sought a meeting with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The Indian Express quoted sources […]
ANI Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], September 2 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday demanded that Question Hour should be held in the monsoon session of the parliament, which begins on September 14. Addressing a press conference, Chowdhury, who is Congress leader in Lok Sabha, said he had told the government that Question Hour […]
ANI New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Opposition parties on Wednesday questioned and criticised the decision of doing away with the question hour in the forthcoming monsoon session of Parliament in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor sought justification of no question hour in the monsoon session. “I said four months ago […]
By BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT16 minutes ago WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden plans to hammer President Donald Trump on Wednesday for not helping the nation’s schools reopen safely during the coronavirus pandemic, as the Democratic challenger tries to keep the spotlight on the Republican incumbent’s handling of the outbreak and the nation’s overall […]
Eight nights of programming later, the presidential race remains the same. By Kevin Robillard Daniel Marans Two weeks of the major party political conventions in US delivered 16 hours of prime-time programming, more than 120 individual speakers, dozens of pre-produced glossy videos and zero fundamental change in the race. Both national conventions had their emotional, […]
The president tweeted that he’d received “great ratings,” but the actual numbers for the RNC prove the exact opposite. By Jeremy Blum Despite all his bold claims on the final night of the Republican National Convention ― not to mention the fireworks that exploded “TRUMP 2020” into the night sky ― television viewership numbers show that US President […]
Tiemoko Diallo, David Lewis BAMAKO (Reuters) – Coup leaders in Mali have released President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and he has returned home, nine days after he was ousted and detained, his representative said on Thursday. A group of military officers has controlled Mali since Aug. 18, when they detained Keita at gunpoint and forced him to […]
MOSCOW/MINSK (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Kremlin had set up a “reserve police force” to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, although it would not be deployed unless unrest there got out of control, Interfax news agency reported. The remarks were the strongest signal the Kremlin has given yet that it […]
Hong Kong anti-government protests Hong Kong police have been accused of re-writing history over their account of an attack on protesters in 2019, as two opposition lawmakers are arrested. Last year, masked men suspected to be triad gangsters attacked pro-democracy protesters and passers-by in Yuen Long, injuring dozens and shocking the city. However police now […]
Four years after a floor fight to strip Trump of the nomination, the GOP doesn’t even attempt to draft a platform, announcing that whatever Trump does is fine. By S.V. Date, HuffPost US Four years after having to quell a floor revolt designed to topple his nomination, Donald Trump on Monday won renomination from a Republican Party displaying […]
