Day: July 9, 2019

Chhetri named AIFF Player of Year for sixth time

11:12 pm July 9, 2019

New Delhi: Talismanic Indian captain Sunil Chhetri was Tuesday named as the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for a record-extending sixth time. The 34-year-old striker, who has been in peak form in the last couple of years, has earlier won the honour in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2017. He currently plays for Bengaluru […]

PM Modi vows to take ties with UAE to new heights

11:03 pm July 9, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conveyed to UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed his resolve to step up cooperation with the Gulf country in key sectors such as trade and energy. The United Arab Emirates minister, who held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday, called on the prime […]

80 city-centric plans coming soon to make earth green, sky blue again: Javadekar

10:57 pm July 9, 2019

New Delhi: Eighty city-centric action plans will be launched soon in line with the budget’s focus on making “the earth green and the sky blue again”, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said Tuesday, highlighting that the Environment Ministry has received an additional Rs 460 crore for anti-pollution measures. Javadekar said the additional amount the ministry received […]

Tobacco Still Leading Cause of Cancer, say Experts

Netflix pledges to cut back on smoking scenes from its content

10:51 pm July 9, 2019

Los Angeles: Netflix has vowed to curtail smoking scenes in its original content after a study highlighted the rising number of instances of actors puffing cigarettes on screen. The pledge comes days after the premiere of “Strangers Things” season three, which has received criticism from some quarters for showing one of its protagonist, Jim Hopper […]

Beheaded carcass of puppy found in Mumbai

Puppy beaten to death in Thane housing complex, 1 booked

10:49 pm July 9, 2019

Thane: A man has been booked in Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly beating to death a puppy, police said Tuesday. The incident happened in a housing complex in Bhayander township’s Shanti Nagar area on July 3, a Thane Rural police official said. “People of the residential complex were alerted by a caller on July 3 […]

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