AUGUST 17, 2018
Trump is considering revoking the security clearances of 9 other US intelligence veterans — some of whom are his most vocal critics
A dozen former senior intelligence officials are denouncing President Donald Trump's decision to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance as "ill-considered" and "unprecedented."
"We all agree that the president's action regarding John Brennan and the...
AUGUST 16, 2018
Islamabad: Micro-blogging platform Twitter has been asked by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to comply with its requests to block objectionable content or face a shutdown in the country, the media reported on Thursday.
According to a report in Dawn online, Twitter is in danger of being banned in Pakistan because of the government's inability to...
AUGUST 16, 2018
Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
New Delhi: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, three-time Prime Minister of India and one of the country's most respected politicians, has died. The announcement was made by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS, where the 93-year-old was being treated by a team of doctors for nine weeks.
Mr. Vajpayee, the BJP's...
AUGUST 16, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with state leaders about prison reform, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
President Donald Trump drew a connection in a new interview between his decision to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance with his involvement in the investigation into Russian election...
AUGUST 15, 2018
NGT, NGT chairperson, National Green Tribunal, mail complaints to NGT, India news, Indian Express news
Since before Justice Goel took over as NGT chairperson in July, the four regional benches — Pune, Bhopal, Chennai and Kolkata – were lying closed.
Soon people in remote parts of India will be able to send an email to the National...
AUGUST 15, 2018
North Koreans stand before a roadside mosaic of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il to pay their respects to the dead leaders. Kim Jong Il died in 2011, Kim Il Sung in 1994. - David Guttenfelder, AP
SEOUL – South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for a single economic community between North and South Korea on...
AUGUST 15, 2018
President Trump revoked the security clearance of John Brennan, the former C.I.A. director, on Wednesday. - Al Drago/NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a remarkable attack on a political opponent, President Trump on Wednesday revoked the security clearance of John O. Brennan, the former C.I.A. director under President Barack Obama, citing what he called Mr. Brennan’s “erratic” behavior.
The...
AUGUST 15, 2018
Former India captain Ajit Wadekar died on Wednesday after battling a prolonged illness at Mumbai's Jaslok Hospital. The 77-year-old, who made his debut in 1966 against West Indies, played 37 Tests and scored 2,113 runs in his career at an average of 31.07. Other than this, he appeared in two ODIs too. His biggest achievement was when...
AUGUST 15, 2018
R. Smith/ Lilian Calderon, center, cries while describing her experiences while in ICE custody alongside her husband, Luis Gordillo. - AP Photo/Michelle
Lilian Calderon told her daughter not to worry, that she would be coming right back. Calderon and her husband, Luis, had an interview they couldn’t miss at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Rhode Island Jan....
AUGUST 14, 2018
A migrant holds a bag with a tag saying “Welcome to the UK” as he boards a mini-bus that left Lunar House, which houses the headquarters of U.K. Visas and Immigration in Croydon, south London. File | Photo Credit: AP
Migration Watch says companies exploiting a ‘gaping’ loophole in Britain’s immigration system.
A lobbying group, which pushes for...
