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Donald Trump campaign reshuffles key staff, hiring ex-NASA official

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ President Donald Trump’s campaign has named Jeff DeWit as its chief operating officer, replacing Michael Glassner, less than five months before the election and as polls show him lagging his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden. The reshuffle, according to two people familiar with the matter, came as top donors were becoming more concerned over the management of the campaign and Trump’s falling poll numbers. The re-election operation has struggled to respond to crises, including the coronavirus pandemic, the economic damage it has wrought and the growing demands for…

India’s Manohar steps down as ICC chairman

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“Shashank Manohar’s tenure was marked by reforms to the ICC. ©AFP” /> New Delhi (AFP) – India’s Shashank Manohar stepped down as chairman of the International Cricket Council on Wednesday after four years in office. The 62-year-old successfully spearheaded efforts to restructure the ICC while in office, curbing the dominance of Australia, India and England — cricket’s three wealthiest nations. He became the ICC’s first independent chairman in 2016 and was elected unopposed for a second term two years later but said recently he was ready to step down. “On…

US lends support in India vs China in UNSC over Karachi attack statement

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The United States on Wednesday stepped in to stall a United Nations Security Council statement pushed hard by Xi Jinping’s China on this week’s Karachi terror attack in light of New Delhi’s reservations over the Imran Khan government’s efforts to politicise the attack at Pakistan Stock Exchange. The UNSC routinely condemns such acts of terror. But the statement on the Karachi terror strike got complicated after Islamabad attempted to pin the blame on New Delhi. Pakistan foreign minister Makdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi had blamed the attacks on…

UAE seeks to verify credentials of Pakistani pilots in its airlines

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The United Arab Emirates is seeking to verify the credentials of the Pakistani pilots and engineers employed in its airlines after the South Asian government grounded 262 pilots for holding “dubious” qualifications. Pakistan grounded the pilots on June 26 on suspicion that they allegedly falsified their examinations to qualify for flying aircraft, leading to them having licenses the country’s aviation minister termed “dubious. A total of 262 of the country’s 860 pilots were affected, including 141 of national carrier Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) pilots. The Director General…

UK hits back over China’s law on Hong Kong; offers citizenship

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Terming China’s new security law for Hong Kong a ‘clear and serious breach’ of the agreement that preceded the 1997 handover, the Boris Johnson government on Wednesday hit back at Beijing and offered a new citizenship path to residents of the former British colony. In strongly-worded statements, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and foreign secretary Dominic Raab told parliament that the law violates the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration under which Hong Kong’s autonomy was guaranteed under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle for a period of 50 years.…

UK cautions on Hong Kong travel due to China’s security law

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The United Kingdom updated its travel advice for Hong Kong on Wednesday, saying there was an increased risk of detention and deportation due to China’s imposition of a new security law. “Mainland authorities could under certain circumstances detain individuals under the terms of this law, with maximum penalty of life imprisonment,” the Foreign Office said. “There is therefore an increased risk of detention and deportation for a non-permanent resident who commits an offence under the law. Due to recent heightened political sensitivity, there could be an increase…

PM Modi hits delete on his Weibo account after banning it in India. It isn’t easy

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deleted his posts on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like account after India decided to ban 59 mobile applications linked to China. New Delhi had initially tried to delete PM Modi’s account but it turned out that the Chinese social media platform had a “complex procedure” for VIP accounts, people familiar with the development said. The government has initiated the process for deletion of the account. “For reasons best known to the Chinese, there was great delay in granting this basic permission,” a government functionary said. As…

Stewart warms up for US Open with 84

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Navin Stewart after his brilliant unbeaten 84.

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CLAXTON BAY, TRINIDAD: All-rounder Navin Stewart who is a regular foreign player in the United States smashed a brilliant 84 not out in his first competitive match in Claxton Bay Trinidad, West Indies, as he began preparations for the US Open T20 tournament that will take place in December at the Central Broward Regional Park. The Tobagonian who played for the T&T Red Force in the Champions leagues, as well as the Barbados Tridents and the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL, was too much for Woodland Gunners, playing for…

Chinese President Xi Jinping signs bill that could mean jail for dissent in Hong Kong

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed into law the Hong Kong national security bill in a closed-door meeting of the elites of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, formalising a legislation that critics fear could crush the city’s freedom. Official news agency Xinhua said Chinese lawmakers had voted to adopt the law and decided the “national security law would be included” in Hong Kong’s mini constitution known as the Basic Law. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists could potentially face prison terms if found guilty under…

European Union reopens borders to 14 nations; US, Indian tourists among those barred

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The European Union announced Tuesday that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the U.S. Travelers from other big countries like Russia, Brazil and India will also miss out. As Europe’s economies reel from the impact of the coronavirus, southern EU countries like Greece, Italy and Spain are desperate to entice back sun-loving visitors and breathe life into their damaged tourism industries. More than 15…