NOVEMBER 20, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump told the White House counsel in the spring that he wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two of his political adversaries: his 2016 challenger, Hillary Clinton, and the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey, according to two people familiar with the conversation.
The lawyer, Donald F. McGahn II, rebuffed the president,...
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Five-time world champion Mary Kom on Tuesday advanced to the semi-finals of the Women's World Boxing Championships.
Mary Kom has also assured herself of a seventh medal at the showpiece event becoming the most successful boxer in the event's history.
The 35-year-old Mary Kom defeated China's Wu Yu 5-0 in the light flyweight (48kg) category quarter-finals to enter the...
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, candles, lit by activists, protesting the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, are placed outside Saudi Arabia's consulate, in Istanbul, during a candlelight vigil. President Donald Trump is facing mounting pressure to sternly rebuke Saudi Arabia over the death of Khashoggi. So far, Trump is resisting calls...
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
The Supreme Court was supremely angry on Tuesday.
That is probably an understatement considering what exactly went on the Chief Justice of India's courtroom this morning as it prepared to hear a case related to the controversy that the Central Bureau of Investigation has found itself in.
If you don't know about the controversy, here is a recap:
CBI's...
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Bishan Singh Bedi has always been critical of IPL - Getty
Legendary India spinner and former captain Bishan Singh Bedi has once again criticized the Indian Premier League, calling the cash-rich T20 league a "scam".
Bedi has always been critical of IPL and has said that the T20 cricket tournament is a platform for money-laundering.
"I don't want to say...
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Carlos Ghosn has a high profile in Japan and is known as a major advocate of the country’s auto sector. | Photo Credit: AP
Company accuses him of “significant acts of misconduct”, says it will seek to oust him.
Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn was reportedly under arrest in Tokyo on Monday, as his firm accused him of...
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Ashim Mitra, a longtime pharmacy professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - A prominent Indian-origin professor in the US has been accused of exploiting his students as servants and compelling them to do his personal work, an American daily has claimed.
Ashim Mitra, a longtime pharmacy professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City,...
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
NEW YORK - Stocks dropped sharply Monday as the biggest and most popular technology stocks plunged. Facebook and Apple led the losses.
The Dow fell 395 points to 25,017. The S&P 500 dropped 1.7 percent to 2,690 as the technology sector pulled back 3.8 percent. The tech-heavy Nasdaq lagged, falling 3 percent to close at 7,028 as Amazon...
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Rubio greets President Trump with Hialeah, Fla., Mayor Carlos Hernández, left, and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) in Miami in April. - Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
TALLAHASSEE —Just four years ago, Marco Rubio was gearing up to run for president with an inclusive and sunny message designed to capture the imagination of a modernizing Republican Party — and maybe even...
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (Photo: The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Retired four-star Admiral William McRaven – the leader of the operation that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden – fired back after President Donald Trump dismissed him as...
