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Birthday boy Modi visits Statue of Unity in home state

10:21 am September 17, 2019

Kevadiya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 69 on Tuesday and began the day with a visit to the Statue of Unity and the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada in his home state of Gujarat. The Statue of Unity, billed as the tallest in the world, was inaugurated by him on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s […]

Blackout hits 4 nations in Central America; affects millions

6:19 am September 17, 2019

Tegucigalpa (Honduras): A failure in Central America’s electrical grid left millions of people without power for hours in at least four countries Monday. Honduras was the country hardest hit, with the entirety of its territory and its more than 9 million inhabitants affected. Traffic snarled as more than 600 stoplights went dark in the capital, […]

Mental health concerns grow in Bahamas

9:18 pm September 16, 2019

HIGH ROCK, Bahamas: One woman and her husband huddled on top of a bedroom dresser for two days, surrounded by floodwaters. Another man sat in his wheelchair for nearly 48 hours in water up to his chest, alone in his home. A third rescued a friend who sat in shock when part of a building […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Himachal: Kerala resident dies in rafting accident in Kullu

8:30 pm September 16, 2019

Shimla A 35-year-old Kerala resident died and eight were injured following a rafting accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Monday, the police said. The victim was identified as Ranjit KS, a resident of Thiruvananthapuram, Kullu superintendent of police Gaurav Singh said. A total of nine people were on the raft when the accident occurred, […]

Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away

10:02 pm September 15, 2019

MCLEAN’S TOWN, Bahamas: Jeffrey Roberts lifted a mustard-yellow curtain from the ground to hunt for passports and other documents at the place where his family’s home stood before Hurricane Dorian blasted into Grand Bahama Island. What was underneath was sodden and unrecognizable. He shuffled across a white tile floor, the only clear sign this had […]