Day: September 24, 2019

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

President emphasises on reducing water footprint

2:10 pm September 24, 2019

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday emphasised on the need to reduce water foot print and said farmers, corporate leaders and government bodies need to actively consider it. Inaugurating the 6th India Water Week, Kovind said there has been negligence in preserving water and steps must be taken to ensure that future generations […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Three killed as Naxals blow up oil tanker in Chhattisgarh

2:09 pm September 24, 2019

Raipur: Three people were killed when Naxals blew up an oil tanker with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Tuesday, police said. The incident took place around 11 am between Kosronda and Tumapal villages when the diesel-laden tanker was engaged in rail track laying work in Rowghat area, Inspector General of […]

Trump 'would have loved' to have met Greta Thunberg at Davos

Trump slammed for trolling Greta Thunberg climate speech

1:54 pm September 24, 2019

New York: US President Donald Trump stirred up fresh outrage on social media Monday with a tweet mocking an impassioned speech made by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg at the UN climate summit in New York. Her voice shaking with emotion in an address that was the defining moment of the summit, Thunberg accused world leaders […]

Ankita Lokhande joins ‘Baaghi 3’

1:46 pm September 24, 2019

Mumbai: Ankita Lokhande has bagged her second Bollywood project and the actor will next be seen in “Baaghi 3”. Ankita, who made big-screen debut with “Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi”, will play Shraddha Kapoor’s sister in the third instalment of the action series. The actor said she wanted to do an out-and-out commercial film and […]

Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe win FIFA Player of the Year awards

Messi, Rapinoe win FIFA Player of the Year awards

10:08 am September 24, 2019

MILAN: Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award on Monday with Megan Rapinoe bagging the women’s prize to cap a historic year for the United States’ World Cup icon. Barcelona striker Messi’s victory in Milan was a surprise as he edged out Virgil Van Dijk, who won the UEFA player’s award […]