Walter Shaub Jr., Director of the US Office of Government Ethics, announced his resignation following a rocky relationship with President Trump and repeated confrontations with the administration. Shaub did not specify a reason for his resignation in a letter to President Trump, which he released on Twitter on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported. He, […]
Seven-time champion Roger Federer advanced into the third round at Wimbledon with a straight set victory over Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic here. Federer, who turns 36 next month, won 7-6 (0), 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday at Centre Court in the evening light of Day Four, Xinhua news agency reported. Lajovic, ranked 79th in the world, broke […]
France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040, the media reported. On Thursday, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced the planned ban on fossil fuel vehicles as part of a renewed commitment to the Paris climate deal, reports the BBC. Hulot, a veteran environmental campaigner, said […]
The CBI on Friday registered a case against former Railways Minister Lalu Prasad and others for their alleged involvement in irregularities in awarding tenders for development, maintenance and operation of hotels at Ranchi and Puri, officials said. According to the Central Bureau of Investigation officials, the case is related to awarding of tender of the […]
When it comes to tackling growing cyber security attacks including ransomware threats, the world needs public-private partnerships more than ever to nab those behind such attacks, Russian cyber security giant Kaspersky Lab has stressed. “Private and public cybersecurity experts should work together to collect malware artefacts, map and analyse cyber attacks and find the trail […]
The key Indian equity indices on Friday was trading lower in the morning session. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 48.65 points or 0.16 per cent lower soon after opening. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 9.45 points or 0.10 per cent lower at 9,665.10 points. The […]
US President Donald Trump said that he thinks Russia was behind 2016 election meddling, but added he feels “it could have been other people in other countries” and that “nobody really knows for sure”. “I think it very well could be Russia but I think it could very well have been other countries,” Trump said […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Thursday from Israel to attend this year’s G20 Summit on July 7-8. On Friday, Modi will attend the leaders’ retreat where heads of state and government of the G20 countries will interact with each other informally. On the sidelines of the Summit, he will attend a meeting of […]
At least 76 people were injured in clashes with police on Thursday during the protest against the G20 summit, to be held here in Germany, the media reported. The anti-globalisation “Welcome to Hell” rally peacefully but turned violent in the evening. The police had to use water cannon, pepper sprays and batons to disperse demonstrators, […]
Describing West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi as a “dedicated soldier” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brigade, the state BJP on Thursday said criticism by Trinamool Congress will not deter him from walking the path of truth. “Trinamool Congress thinks that bad-mouthing the Governor would bottle him up. But they are making a mistake here. […]