Day: December 29, 2019

Adityanath got CM's post by chance: Akhilesh Yadav

NPR, NRC against poor, minorities: Akhilesh

6:38 pm December 29, 2019

Lucknow: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) were against the poor people and minorities of the country, while asserting that he will not fill up the NPR form. Addressing a press conference at the Samajwadi Party (SP) headquarters here, he said, “Be […]

Australia: Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks to go ahead despite wildfire crisis

Sydney New Year’s fireworks to go ahead despite wildfires

3:53 pm December 29, 2019

PERTH, Australia: Sydney’s iconic New Year’s Eve fireworks will go ahead despite the wildfire crisis to show the world Australia’s resiliency, the prime minister said, while authorities on Sunday braced for conditions to deteriorate with high temperatures. Prime Minister Scott Morrison also announced financial support for some volunteer firefighters in New South Wales, the state […]

Plane crash kills 5, including LSU coach’s daughter-in-law

3:41 pm December 29, 2019

ATLANTA: A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into a post office parking lot in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing five people, including a well-known sports reporter who was the daughter-in-law of one of the team’s coaches. The two-engine Piper Cheyenne crashed in the city of Lafayette about a […]

Inuit-Canadian singer Kelly Fraser who covered ‘Diamonds’ dies at 26

3:26 pm December 29, 2019

LOS ANGELES: Kelly Fraser, a Canadian pop artist who gained attention for an Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” part of her advocacy efforts for her indigenous culture, has died. Fraser was 26. Thor Simonsen, Fraser’s friend and producer, said he was told the day after Christmas by the singer-songwriter’s family that she had died. The […]

North Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

3:17 pm December 29, 2019

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,” state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington to make concessions in nuclear negotiations. The ruling Workers’ Party meeting is a focus of keen attention as some observers predict […]