WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump has said that he wants “the people” and not celebrities for his inauguration as the 45th President of the US. Trump’s comments came amid reports that several top American celebrities have declined to perform at his inauguration. “The so-called ‘A’ list celebrities are all wanting tixs to the inauguration, but look […]
BERLIN: A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in the heart of the German capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 50. Police suspect “terror attack.” The truck struck the popular Christmas market outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church late Monday as tourists and locals were enjoying a traditional pre-Christmas evening out […]
LONDON: The Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs-Asia (CAYE-Asia), the premier network of networks of young entrepreneurs in Asia and the organisations that support them, came together for ‘The 5th anniversary edition of the Annual Commonwealth-Asia Young Entrepreneur Summit’ : Business Across Borders which was held in London, United Kingdom from 07-09 December 2016. This year’s […]
NEW DELHI: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said all tourists at Havelock Island in the Andamans, who are stuck due to cyclonic conditions, are safe and efforts are on for their early evacuation. Singh today called up Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jagdish Mukhi and enquired about the status of the stranded tourists. […]
INDONESIA: At least 25 people died and hundreds were injured after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island today. The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake struck Pidie Jaya district at dawn, as some in the predominantly Muslim region prepared for morning prayers. Mosques and shops were flattened in the small town of Meureudu, […]
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the reader’s poll for TIME ‘Person of the Year 2016’. Modi won 18 per cent of the vote, significantly more than his closest rivals, including U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange. The Prime Minister was also ahead of other prominent […]
BERNE: Moving ahead on automatic sharing of details on suspected black money, Switzerland today initiated its statutory consultation process for bringing into force Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) on tax matters with India and some other countries from January 1, 2018. The process will continue till March 15, 2017, Swiss Federal Department of Finance (FDF) […]
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and offered to play “any role” in helping Pakistan address its problems, a Pakistani statement said, even as the US President-elect’s transition team just described their discussion as “productive”. Sharif called Trump last night to congratulate him as the two leaders discussed various issues. “I […]
MIAMI: Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, Cuban state television has announced, ending an era for the country and Latin America. Brother Raúl Castro announces on Cuban state television that controversial revolutionary leader has died at age of 90. The revolutionary icon, one of the world’s best-known and most controversial leaders, survived […]
BEIJING: Over 40 people were killed today after a platform under construction at a power plant collapsed in east China’s Jiangxi province, the latest industrial disaster in the country. The accident occurred at about 7:00 am when a cooling tower platform plunged to the ground, trapping an unknown number of people beneath it, state-run Xinhua […]