DECEMBER 18, 2018
NEW DELHI - Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today attacked his successor Narendra Modi over his alleged reluctance to comment on contentious issues, hinting that it was unfair to brand him as "silent" when PM Modi clearly seems to be the one avoiding the media.
"People say I was a silent Prime Minister. But I wasn't the Prime...
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan says the party's over on Wall Street.
The former Federal Reserve chairman who famously warned more than two decades ago about "irrational exuberance" in the stock market doesn't see equity prices going any higher than they are now.
"It would be very surprising to see it sort of stabilize here and then...
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Brief Scorecard: India 283 and 5 for 112 (Rahane 30, Hazlewood 2-24, Lyon 2-30) need a further 175 to beat Australia 326 and 243 (Khawaja 72, Shami 6-56)
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - Nathan Lyon followed his five-wicket haul in the first innings with the crafty dismissal of Virat Kohli to set Australia up for a series-levelling victory at the...
DECEMBER 17, 2018
The US Senate approved a resolution calling Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi- AFP
Saudi Arabia on Monday slammed as "interference" US Senate resolutions over its war in Yemen and critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder, warning that the move could have repercussions on its strategic...
DECEMBER 16, 2018
Signs of life: The Marker Wadden, artificial islands located in the Markermeer lake in The Netherlands. The Markermeer is one of Europe's largest freshwater lakes. | Photo Credit: AFP
The archipelago of five islets was created under an ambitious project, and it has already attracted greylag goose, common tern, and several species of waders
Dutch ranger Andre Donker...
DECEMBER 16, 2018
Australia 326 and 4 for 132 (Khawaja 41*, Shami 2-23) lead India (Kohli 123, Lyon 5-67) by 175 runs
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - Virat Kohli rose above Australia's attack and the day-three Perth pitch that had quickened up, but Nathan Lyon's five-wicket haul earned the hosts a 43-run first-innings lead. Despite Aaron Finch retiring hurt at the stroke of...
DECEMBER 16, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting in Rae Bareli on December 16, 2018. Photo: Twitter/PIB_India
At a public meeting in Rae Bareli, the Prime Minister said in Congress’ book even the Supreme Court was “a liar”.
Two days after the Supreme Court verdict on the Rafale deal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 16 said the...
DECEMBER 15, 2018
Edson Duarte, the Brazilian Environment Minister, in Katowice, Poland
KATOWICE, Poland — Diplomats from nearly 200 countries reached a deal on Saturday to keep the Paris climate agreement alive by adopting a detailed set of rules to implement the pact.
The deal, struck after an all-night bargaining session, will ultimately require every country in the world to follow a...
DECEMBER 15, 2018
President Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House on Dec. 7. A person familiar with his schedule said Trump spent more time than usual in his official residence this week. - Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Two years after Donald Trump won the presidency, nearly every organization he has led in the past decade is under...
DECEMBER 15, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality one year ago, gutting rules that prevented companies from intentionally slowing consumers’ web traffic.
Thousands submitted public comments expressing concerns. Under the new rules, a hypothetical internet provider affiliated with Netflix could drastically slow down speeds of its main competitor, Hulu.
Accessing certain websites at higher speeds could be...
