Day: September 7, 2019

PM Modi takes darshan of Lord Ganesh in Mumbai suburb

2:50 pm September 7, 2019

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers to Lord Ganesh in suburban Vile Parle in Mumbai. Modi, who is one a one-day visit to Maharashtra, took darshan of Lord Ganesh at the Lokmanya Seva Sangh (LSS) as part of the ongoing Ganesh festival. The PM went straight to the suburb after landing at […]

Hurricane Dorian death toll climbs to 43, expected to rise ‘significantly’

2:33 pm September 7, 2019

Marsh Harbour (Bahamas): The death toll from Hurricane Dorian’s devastating rampage across the Bahamas rose to 43 Friday, a number authorities said is likely to climb “significantly,” even as rescuers plucked desperate survivors from the debris. More than 260 residents of brutally damaged Abaco Island arrived in the capital city of Nassau after spending more […]

Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes

Poverty, strife-hit Madagascar welcomes Pope Francis

2:29 pm September 7, 2019

Antananarivo: True to his reputation as “pope of the poor”, Pope Francis begins a visit Saturday to Madagascar, one of the world’s most impoverished nations. Arriving from Mozambique, where he pleaded for understanding and the renunciation of violence in a country riven by 16 years of civil war and now hit by jihadist attacks, the […]

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Trump administration officials discuss slashing refugee cap

2:24 pm September 7, 2019

Washington: Trump administration officials will meet next week to discuss whether to further restrict the number of refugees accepted into the U.S. each year, according to a senior administration official. Some administration officials believe that the cap should be reduced because of the number of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border and other protections afforded […]

Spain struggles to accommodate thousands of young migrants

2:20 pm September 7, 2019

Barcelona: Spain is struggling to accommodate thousands of young migrants who over the years have arrived alone on rickety boats or hidden in trucks, some of whom have ended up on the streets or even become involved in crime. There are currently around 14,000 unaccompanied young migrants in Spain, according to the government, up from […]