Top
Home ยป DC Correspondent
DC Correspondent
About the AuthorDC Correspondent
    French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a news conference at the Pine Residence, the official residence of the French ambassador to Lebanon. (AFP)World
    Reform swiftly or face consequences: Macron to Lebanese leaders

    Macron said targeted sanctions could be imposed in case of proven corruption and would be coordinated with the European...

    2 Sept 2020 12:44 PM IST

    President Donald Trump speaks as he tours an emergency operations center and meets with law enforcement officers at Mary D. Bradford High School, Tuesday, September 1, 2020, in Kenosha. (AP)World
    Trump in Kenosha calls anti-racism protests 'domestic terror'

    'These gentlemen did a fantastic job,' Trump said in reference to law enforcement units that quelled the violent...

    2 Sept 2020 12:14 PM IST

    Japans chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga (center) cemented his status as the clear frontrunner in the race to become the countrys next prime minister, ahead of a vote expected on September 14.(AFP)World
    Japan ruling party sets Sept 14 vote on PM Abe's successor

    Key LDP factions have already thrown their support behind Suga, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy later...

    2 Sept 2020 11:50 AM IST

    Some nations have worked directly to secure supplies of vaccine, but others are pooling efforts to ensure success. The Trump administration said that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine. (Representational Image:AP)World
    US will not join global effort to find and distribute COVID-19 vaccine

    The decision to go it alone follows the White House's decision in early July to pull the United States out of the WHO

    2 Sept 2020 10:29 AM IST

    Dr Kafeel Khan waves at reporters after being released from a Mathura jail on Tuesday night. (Photo- Twitter/Yogendra Yadav)India
    Yogi government can frame me in another case, says Kafeel Khan after...

    Khan said he now wants to help flood-affected people in Bihar and Assam

    2 Sept 2020 10:16 AM IST

    Army trucks move towards Ladakh via LehManali Highway, in Manali. Chinese and Indian patrols regularly encounter one another along the disputed border, and both sides often accuse one another of border incursions, the report said.(PTI)World
    China using coercive tactics in pursuit of territorial claims in...

    'These tactics are particularly evident in China's pursuit of territorial claims along its border with India and...

    2 Sept 2020 9:47 AM IST

    Vistara introduces three days of leave without pay for pilots in September. (PTI Photo)Business
    Vistara announces leave without pay for three days for pilots in...

    The three-days leave without pay measure for pilots is in addition to a cut in monthly base flying allowance

    2 Sept 2020 9:46 AM IST

    Thousands of people gather at Republique Square in Paris. The January 2015 attacks against Charlie Hebdo and, two days later, a kosher supermarket, touched off a wave of killings claimed by the Islamic State group across Europe. (AP File)World
    Charlie Hebdo reprints Muhammad caricatures as terror trial begins

    The 2015 attacks against Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket, touched off a wave of killings claimed by the ISIS...

    2 Sept 2020 9:20 AM IST

    Unilever to drop fossil fuels from products by 2030. (AFP Photo)Business
    Unilever pledges to eliminate fossil fuels in cleaning products by...

    Chemicals used in its cleaning and laundry products make up 46% of company's Home Care division's carbon emissions...

    2 Sept 2020 9:15 AM IST

    Protesters clash with deputies of the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department during protests following the death of Dijon Kizzee. (AP)World
    LA sheriff's deputies fatally shoot Black man after suspected bike...

    Los Angeles sheriff's deputies fired 15 to 20 rounds after Kizzee punched one officer and dropped a pistol on the...

    2 Sept 2020 8:45 AM IST

    The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said it had barred users from accessing Tinder, Grindr, SayHi, Tagged and Skout after the social networking apps failed to moderate... content in accordance with Pakistans laws.Technology
    Tinder, Grindr blocked in Pakistan for 'immoral content'

    An app can request to have the block lifted if it shows it is moderating the indecent/immoral content through...

    1 Sept 2020 10:16 PM IST

    Some relief for passengers.India
    Unlock 4: SOPs on metro rail operations to be out tomorrow

    Metro trains will be allowed to operated in a graded manner.

    1 Sept 2020 8:06 PM IST

    X