Day: January 6, 2020

Siberian heatwave: Wildfires rage in Arctic, sea ice melts

Australia to pay ‘whatever it takes’ to fight wildfires

9:11 pm January 6, 2020

Sydney: Australia’s government said Monday it was willing to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government was committing an extra 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) toward the recovery effort in addition to the tens of millions of dollars […]

Weeping, Iran supreme leader prays over general slain by US

8:51 pm January 6, 2020

Tehran: Weeping amid wails from a sea of mourners, Iran’s supreme leader on Monday prayed over the remains of a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, an attack that’s drastically raised tensions between Tehran and Washington. The procession for Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani drew a crowd of mourners and […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

Congress, AAP committed sin of burning Delhi in fire of riots: Amit Shah

8:35 pm January 6, 2020

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused the Congress and the AAP of “burning the national capital in the fire of riots”. Addressing a gathering here, Shah said the Congress and the AAP “misled the youth and people of Delhi and committed the sin of burning the national capital in the fire […]

BJP's 'Aar Noi Annay' campaign marred by sporadic violence, party demands President's Rule

CAA, ownership rights for colonies BJP’s key issues against Kejriwal

8:31 pm January 6, 2020

New Delhi: The BJP faces a tough task as it seeks to oust the AAP from power in Delhi on the back of its national planks like CAA coupled with the Centre’s decision to give ownership rights in unauthorised colonies, while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal banks on a mix of populist schemes and personal appeal […]

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ to start filming in Australia from August: Taika Waititi

7:33 pm January 6, 2020

Los Angeles: Director Taika Waititi has revealed that pre-production of the much-anticipated “Thor: Love and Thunder” will start in April and the team will move to Sydney, Australia for the shooting in August. The fourth film in the franchise will mark the return of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster and Tessa […]