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US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had a “long call” with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, marking the first known contact between the two leaders since the capture of Nicolás Maduro in a US military op. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump described the conversation as “great”. “We just had…
Venezuela’s interim Prez visited Sai Baba ashram BENGALURU: Delcy Eloina Rodriguez, who has become Venezuela’s interim president after the removal of Nicolas Maduro, visited Prashanthi Nilayam, Sathya Sai Baba’s ashram in Puttaparthi multiple times, indicating a spiritual link with the Indian spiritual leader. However, the Sathya Sai Central Trust (SSCT), which is in-charge of all…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has accused a section of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt of favouring a “particular political party”, ahead of parliamentary polls, and claimed the environment in the country is not conducive to hold a free and fair election.The JeI, which was a coalition partner of BNP during its 2001-2006…
Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president on Monday, two days after US forces captured her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, to face trial in New York. Rodriguez took the oath in the National Assembly, telling lawmakers she did so “in the name of all Venezuelans.” She has hinted she…
Delcy Rodríguez (File photo) Venezuela’s military on Sunday said it recognised Delcy Rodriguez, deputy to ousted president Nicolas Maduro, as the country’s acting leader, after US forces extracted the former head of state to face trial.Defense minister Vladimir Padrino issued a statement endorsing a Supreme Court ruling that appointed Rodriguez as acting president for 90…
Venezuela’s entered a new and uncertain phase on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro was captured during a US military operation. With no immediate political transition announced, the country’s Supreme Court stepped in, ordering Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to assume the role of interim president, in line with constitutional provisions dealing with a president’s absence.Rodriguez took…
Sheikh Hasina (PTI image) Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina reacted to the death of student leader Sharif Usman Hadi, accusing the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of presiding over “lawlessness” and claiming the violence reflects a breakdown of governance that has worsened since her ouster.In an email interview with ANI, Hasina said the killing of…
Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife, Shwetambari, have been sent to judicial custody by a court in Udaipur in connection with an alleged Rs 30 crore fraud case. The court order came on Tuesday after their lawyer sought interim bail on medical grounds.Earlier in the day, the couple’s counsel moved an application requesting temporary relief…
Panaji: Mapusa court allowed an interim anticipatory bail plea of a Russian national facing police action for overstaying.The protection given under this order to Denis Kriuchko, however court said, will be till the renewal of his visa application, or for six months, whichever is earlier.“This protection shall not be applicable to any other complaint filed…
Court denies interim bail to Luthra brothers (Image credits: IANS) NEW DELHI: Delhi court on Thursday denied transit anticipatory bail plea of Saurabh and Gaurav Luthras, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa where a massive fire last week killed at least 25 people.The brothers sought four weeks of transit anticipatory bail…
