Trump who had already suspended funding to the United Nations agency , accusing it of being a “puppet” of China because the global health crisis erupted, has now declared that US is “Terminating” Relationship with World Health Organisation “Because they need did not make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we’ll be today terminating our relationship with the planet Health Organization,” Trump told reporters. President Donald Trump said Friday he was abruption US ties with the planet Health Organization, which he says did not do enough to combat the initial spread of the novel coronavirus. Trump had already suspended funding…
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Unable to carry out Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) diktat of creating unrest in Jammu and Kashmir lately, terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin reportedly faced the ire of his masters when he was attacked by unknown assailants in Islamabad on May 25, sources said on Friday. Sources in the intelligence agencies said that Mohammad Yusuf Shah alias Syed Salahuddin, who also heads the alliance of pro-Pakistan terrorist groups called the United Jihad Council, was “grievously injured in the attack and is undergoing treatment”. Salahuddin has been declared a global terrorist by the US State Department. “He was targeted near…
Bangalore airport had rough evening today due to, well, rough weather. An Air Asia plane parked on the tarmac was hit by a cart used to transport luggage from the terminal to aircraft. And, a ladder likely belonging to IndiGo toppled over as strong winds and heavy rain lashed the city. Heavy winds and rain led to minor accidents at the Bangalore airport with an Air Asia plane getting hit by a baggage card and a passenger ladder toppling over Photos of the minor accidents showed a baggage cart having hit an Air Aisa plane on its underside, near the…
Addressing the media two days before Lockdown 4.0 is slated to end, CM Mamata Banerjee said that all public and private workplaces will be back to business in the state by June 8. CM Mamata Banerjee also announced that all religious places will reopen in the state from June 1, but more than 10 people will not be allowed to gather at these places. “Provisions of sanitisation must be followed at religious places. I hope all religious leaders will follow the rule,” she said. Mamata Banerjee announced that school will remain shut all through June as their complexes are being…
All places of worship in Bengal will open from June 1, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared today, two days before lockdown4 is due to end. Not more than 10 people will be allowed when religious places reopen, she declared, adding that congregations or functions would not be allowed. “Temples, mosques, gurdwaras, churches, all will open, but not more than 10 people will be allowed, there will be no assembly at religious places. This will be implemented from 1st June,” the Chief Minister said in an online press conference. The Chief Minister prefaced her announcement with a sharp attack on the…
Ajit Jogi, the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, has died. The 74-year-old had been in hospital for a few days. His son Amit Jogi made the announcement on Twitter. “20-year-old Chhattisgarh has lost a patriarch. Not just me, but Chhattisgarh and its citizens have lost a father,” Amit Jogi posted in his tribute. Ajit Jogi suffered two cardiac arrests over the past week. He had been in hospital for nearly three weeks. The former Congress leader became the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh when the state was born in 2000. He exited the Congress in 2016 and went on to…
New Delhi today said it was engaging with Beijing to “peacefully resolve” the build-up along the Line of Actual Control by Indian and Chinese armies, a day after US President Donald Trump’s mediation offer. The foreign ministry had earlier firmly rebuffed the US President’s multiple offers to mediate between India and Pakistan, underscoring that it was a bilateral issue. Asked about the matter today, Anurag Srivastava, a spokesperson of the foreign ministry, said India is “Engaged with Chinese side to peacefully resolve it”. “Our engagement on the diplomatic front continues both in Delhi as well as in Beijing,” he added.…
Amitabh Bachchan’s social media is usually a delight, as are the comments thread on his posts. At 77, Big B remains game – not only is he one among the toughest working actors around, he’s also tops the social media leaderboard. There are times, however, when he struggles with Internet terminology, millennial lingo or simply casual slang. Of late, he’s been wrestling with the word “baller,” thrown his way by actress Bhumi Pednekar, who is 30. On his latest Instagram entry, Bhumi commented, “44 years later and still giving us memorable characters…. I’m telling you, you are the most baller…
MS Dhoni is one among the foremost successful captains within the history of Indian cricket. MS Dhoni is that the only Indian captain to possess won all the ICC tournaments for the country. Former India coach, Gary Kirsten has spent tons of your time alongside Dhoni as he was the coach of the Indian team during India’s triumphant World Cup campaign in 2011. Gary Kirsten spoke to timesofindia.com and said, “MS (Dhoni) is a fantastic cricketer. Intelligence, calmness, power, athleticism, speed, and a match-winner puts him amongst the best sportsmen within the modern era”. Gary Kirsten went on to feature…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday called coronavirus “a very bad ‘gift’ from China, as he marked the milestone of 1 lakh US deaths from the pandemic with Twitter posts, each day after the edge was reached and his silence noted. “We have just reached a really sad milestone with the coronavirus pandemic deaths reaching 100,000. to all or any of the families & friends of these who have passed, i would like to increase my heartfelt sympathy & love for everything that these great people stood for & represent. God be with you!” Mr Trump said. In a second…