Day: September 15, 2019

36 people missing after boat sinks in Congo river: DRC police

8:00 pm September 15, 2019

Kinshasa: Thirty-six people are missing after a boat sank in the Congo river on the outskirts of Kinshasa, DR Congo police said on Sunday. The vessel, which was travelling to the capital, went down overnight in Maluku commune, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the centre of the city. Seventy-six people survived, police wrote on […]

Underfire PM calls up Hulk, claims ‘huge’ Brexit progress

7:56 pm September 15, 2019

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Sunday that “huge” progress was being made in Brexit talks and declared Britain would break out of the European Union just like the comic book hero Hulk. The Conservative leader made the comments ahead of meetings with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker and EU negotiator Michel Barnier in Luxembourg […]

Singapore reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: report

Singapore eyes over a million visitor arrivals from India in 2019

7:45 pm September 15, 2019

New Delhi: Singapore is looking at continuing the four year trend of having over a million visitor arrivals from India in the current year as it undertakes a number of measures to hard sell the country as a preferred destination. India is currently the third largest source market for visitor arrivals to Singapore, a senior […]

Christopher Nolan, Robert Pattinson in Mumbai to shoot ‘Tenet’

7:38 pm September 15, 2019

Mumbai: Acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan, along with actor Robert Pattinson, is in the city to shoot for their upcoming action epic “Tenet”. The director-actor duo arrived in Mumbai on Saturday. According to photographs surfaced on social media, Nolan was spotted at the airport. Pattinson also obliged a fan with a selfie on his arrival. […]

2 dead after boat capsizes in West Bengal

At least 12 drown in AP boat mishap; Several missing

7:25 pm September 15, 2019

Amaravati (AP): At least 12 people drowned and 17 others were rescued after a boat carrying them to a tourist spot capsized in the swollen River Godavari in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, police said. The boat was carrying around 60 people, including nine-member crew, and a search was on for others. Chief Minister Y S […]