Day: September 5, 2019

Suspended Goa swimming coach, accused of rape, gets bail

Goa: Swimming coach sacked for “molesting” minor girl

11:52 am September 5, 2019

New Delhi: A Goa-based swimming coach has been sacked after a minor girl accused him of molesting her, a purported video of which went viral on social media, prompting Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to also step in and promise stringent action. Surajit Ganguly, a coach employed with the Goa Swimming Association (GSA), has been accused […]

Modi discusses Kashmir & raises Zakir Naik's extradition Malaysian PM

Modi discusses Kashmir & raises Zakir Naik’s extradition with Malaysian PM

11:33 am September 5, 2019

Vladivostok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday explained to his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad the rationale behind New Delhi’s decision on Jammu and Kashmir and sought the extradition of controversial Indian televangelist Zakir Naik, who is wanted in India for fuelling terrorism. Prime Minister Modi met the Malaysian Prime Minister on the sidelines of the […]

30 flights cancelled at Mumbai airport, 118 delayed

11:24 am September 5, 2019

Mumbai: Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) here were affected for the second day with cancellation of 30 flights and another 118 getting delayed on Thursday. As per a live flight-tracking website, 14 incoming and 16 outbound flights were cancelled on Thursday. In addition, 118 flights were delayed, including 86 departure. In […]

Mary Lynn Rajskub and Edwin Hodge join Chris Pratt's 'Ghost Draft'

Mary Lynn Rajskub, Edwin Hodge join Chris Pratt’s ‘Ghost Draft’

11:14 am September 5, 2019

Los Angeles: Actors Mary Lynn Rajskub and Edwin Hodge have boarded the cast of Chris Pratt-starrer “Ghost Draft”. Rajskub is best known for starring in television show “24”, while Hodge has films such as “Purge” series and “Bumblebee” to his credits. The two actors join Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J K Simmons, Betty Gilpin and Theo […]

Pained to hear about my dear friend Shinzo Abe's ill health: PM

PM Modi discusses Indo-Pacific region with Japanese PM Abe in Russia

10:55 am September 5, 2019

Vladivostok: India and Japan agreed to further deepen cooperation in the strategic Indo-Pacific region where China has been flexing its military muscles, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in-depth talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe here on Thursday. The two leaders in their second meeting after the G20 Summit in Osaka in June, pledged […]