Day: October 2, 2019

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

World War II-era bomber trying to land crashes in fireball

11:26 pm October 2, 2019

Windsor Locks (US) : A World War II-era bomber plane crashed in a fireball as it tried to land Wednesday at New England’s second-busiest airport, injuring at least six people aboard, officials said. Black smoke rose from the airport as emergency crews responded to the crash of the B-17 bomber in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, just […]

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Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump snaps back at claim he wanted alligators to stop immigrants

11:19 pm October 2, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied a US media report that he proposed extreme measures, including alligator-filled trenches, to stop migrants on the Mexican border. “The press is trying to sell the fact that I wanted a Moot stuffed with alligators and snakes, with an electrified fence and sharp spikes on top, at our […]

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People gather at Gandhi statue to mark birth anniversary

‘Gandhi can’t be father of nation where people are lynched’

11:16 pm October 2, 2019

Wardha (Maha): A nation where people are lynched for possessing beef and intellectuals are killed for airing their views should not call Mahatma Gandhi its father, artist Subodh Kerkar said here on Wednesday. Kerkar, who is director of the Gandhi Museum, Goa, was chief guest at an event organised by the Sewagram Ashram Pratishthan to […]

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EU's Juncker warns of problems in UK Brexit offer

EU’s Juncker warns of problems in UK Brexit offer

11:12 pm October 2, 2019

Brussels: European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday that there are “problematic points” in Britain’s new proposed Brexit withdrawal deal. Juncker highlighted concerns about London’s proposed customs regime aimed at avoiding checks on the border between British-ruled Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland. But he recognised “positive advances” in the […]

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People gather at Gandhi statue to mark birth anniversary

UN leaders recall Gandhi’s power to bring transformational change through non-violence

11:08 pm October 2, 2019

United Nations: As the world grapples with violence in forms of environment destruction to devastation caused by armed conflict, Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of peace and sustainable development continues to resonate across the world, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, as leaders of the world body recalled the “transformational change” brought by a “frail” man […]

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