Day: September 19, 2019

Suicide bomb in southern Afghanistan, kills at least 20

11:57 am September 19, 2019

Kabul: A powerful early morning suicide truck bomb devastated a hospital in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 90 others, an official said. The Taliban took responsibility for the attack, which destroyed part of the hospital in Qalat, the capital of southern Zabul province, and left a fleet […]

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

Good offices available to India, Pakistan, if both ask for it: UN chief on Kashmir issue

11:26 am September 19, 2019

United Nation: Dialogue between India and Pakistan is an “absolute essential element” for resolving the Kashmir issue and his good offices are available if both sides ask for it, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said while calling for the full respect of human rights. The Secretary General’s remarks came ahead of the UN General Assembly […]

Japan court acquits ex-TEPCO executives over Fukushima disaster

11:23 am September 19, 2019

Tokyo: A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former officials from the firm that operated the Fukushima nuclear plant, in the only criminal trial to stem from the 2011 disaster. The three former executives from Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) had faced up to five years in prison if convicted of professional negligence resulting in […]

Rajnath Singh becomes first Defence Minister to fly in Tejas fighter aircraft

11:15 am September 19, 2019

Bengaluru: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from the HAL airport in Bengaluru, becoming the first defence minister to fly in the indigenously-built light combat aircraft (LCA). Wearing a G suit, the minister buckled himself in the seat behind the pilot in the aircraft. He was accompanied by Air […]

‘Ad Astra’ Review: A space odyssey with Brad Pitt

3:14 am September 19, 2019

New York: Having stayed rigorously close to his native New York for much of his career, writer-director James Grey has lately been making up for lost time. His last film, “The Lost City of Z,” journeyed into the Amazon, circa early 20th century. His latest, “Ad Astra,” skitters across the solar system like a stone […]