Category: WORLD NEWS

Bridgewater, Aug 12 (DIN NEWS) President Donald Trump has one word to describe former White House staffer and fellow reality-TV star Omarosa Manigault Newman: “Lowlife.” Manigault Newman claims in an upcoming book, “Unhinged,” that Trump used racial slurs on the set of his reality show “The Apprentice.” She also says she later concluded that he is a racist and a bigot. On Saturday, reporters asked Trump during an event at his golf club in New Jersey if he felt betrayed by Manigault Newman. He responded: “Lowlife. She’s a lowlife.” Manigault…

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The Karnataka government on Saturday reacted strongly to the reports that Aero India, a biennial air show and aviation exhibition held in Bengaluru, will be moved out of the state capital. Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara in a tweet targeted the central government saying: “We have been India’s defence hub since Independence, but under the NDA, we are constantly losing key defense projects and flagship programs.” He also urged Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman “to clarify her stand on the issue”.  State revenue minister R V Deshpande also met Home…

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Athens, Aug 9 (DIN NEWS) Greek authorities have released the names of those who died in the country’s deadliest forest fire in decades, a list that includes several families. The death toll from the July 23 fire at the seaside resort of Mati rose to 93 today, after a 78-year-old woman in intensive care died of her injuries. She’s the 10th person to have died in the hospital from injuries sustained in the fire. Another 34 fire victims remain hospitalised, including six in intensive care. More than half of those…

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A US Navy veteran has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences on hate crime charges for killing Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla and wounding two others after he thought they were Iranians at a suburban Kansas City bar last year.Adam Purinton of Olathe shot and killed Kuchibhotla, and wounded two others Indian national Alok Madasani and Kansas resident Ian Grillot at Austins Bar & Grill in Olathe, Kansas, in February 2017.Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty in federal court to hate crime and firearm offenses arising out of the shooting.At…

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The UN’s environment chief has lauded India’ efforts to meet its energy needs through solar and curb use of plastics but said that countries still need to do lot more to protect the planet. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Erik Solheim said 2017 is “the first year in human history” when more electricity was generated globally from the sun, than oil, gas and coal combined. In an interview with UN News, he said southern India now has “the first all-solar airport in the world”.He said that some of India’s southern states…

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Lahore, Aug 6 (DIN NEWS) The embattled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) today unanimously nominated Shehbaz Sharif as its prime ministerial candidate, party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said. The nomination of the 66-year-old former Punjab chief minister was approved soon after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party named its top leader Imran Khan to be the prime ministerial candidate of the single largest party in the National Assembly. The PTI has claimed that it has the support of 174 members, including independents, in the National Assembly after the July 25 general elections and can…

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Tashkent, Aug 5 (DIN NEWS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today left for home from Uzbekistan after a “positive and productive” trip to three Central Asian nations to help boost India’s partnership with the strategic and resource-rich region. Earlier in the day, Swaraj met President Shavkat Mirziyoyev here in the Uzbek capital. “Meeting that lasted 100 minutes! EAM @SushmaSwaraj called on President of #Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent. Substantive discussion on steps to strengthen our strategic partnership across all sectors. India looks forward to visit of President Mirziyoyev later this…

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Dhaka, Aug 5 (DIN NEWS) Thousands of angry school students in Bangladesh continued their protest for the eighth consecutive day today, demanding a crackdown on reckless driving even as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged them to return home, saying that vested quarters have infiltrated the campaign. The protest brought the capital city to a standstill, blocking major intersections compelling the bus operators to suspend their services citing security reasons and exposing commuters in Dhaka to extreme difficulties. “We are now worried about your security as the perpetrators of arson attacks…

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Beijing, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) Beijing warned today it was prepared to impose new tariffs on 60 billion worth of US goods if Washington ups the ante in the escalating US-China trade war. The commerce ministry issued a statement saying the new duties would be applied if Washington pulled the trigger on President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on 200 billion worth of Chinese goods. The statement said China reserves the right to apply “other countermeasures”. “China always believes that consultation on the basis of mutual respect, equality and…

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