Month: October 2019

Traore double rocks Man City’s title defence as Wolves triumph

Two late goals by from Wolves’ Adama Traore inflicted a stunning 2-0 defeat on Manchester City to leave the Premier League champions trailing leaders Liverpool by eight points. It was a thoroughly deserved victory for the Nuno Espirito Santo’s men, who enjoyed the better chances and became the […]

US economists more pessimistic, citing trade as major risk: survey

Economists have become more concerned about US growth prospects, citing trade friction as the major worry, but recession risks have receded slightly, according to a survey released Monday. Nearly half of the panel surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics expect a recession before the end of […]

We love China’: Rockets’ Harden ‘sorry’ over GM’s Hong Kong tweet

Houston Rockets star James Harden on Monday apologised to China over a tweet by the team’s general manager backing Hong Kong’s democracy protests that cost the franchise TV exposure and sponsorship in the lucrative Chinese market. The team and the NBA were forced into defensive mode as China’s […]

Anger grows at civilian deaths by US, Afghan forces

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The workers were sleeping on the mountainside where they had spent a long day harvesting pine nuts in eastern Afghanistan. Some were in tents, others lay outside under the stars, when the U.S. airstrike tore into them. Only hours before the Sept. 19 strike, the […]

Cessna aircraft crash in Shirpur, DGCA to probe

New Delhi, Oct 6: A trainer aircraft crashed at a flying academy in Maharashtra’s Shirpur on Friday following which aviation regulator DGCA is probing the incident, a senior official said. While the student pilot is safe, the Cessna 172R was extensively damaged in the crash, the official said. The […]

We live in really weird times right now: Ryan Reynolds

Los Angeles, Oct 6: Ryan Reynolds has drawn parallels between his upcoming film “Free Guy” and the modern world, which he describes as “really weird”. At a panel during the New York Comic-Con, Reynolds said “Free Guy” is the only film he felt “fully immersed, engaged in talking about” […]

Markets shut, public transport off roads for 58th consecutive day in Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 1: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the 58th consecutive day on Tuesday as the stalemate following the abrogation of Article 370 provisions continued with markets shut and public transport off the roads, officials said. Mobile services remained suspended in Kashmir except in Handwara and Kupwara […]

Normal life remains affected in Kashmir; some shops open in morning hours

Srinagar, Oct 4: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the 61st consecutive day on Friday as main markets were shut and public transport was off the roads, officials said. Few shops in some areas of the city here were open from 7:30 to 11:00 am, but downed their […]

Kashmiris throng weekly flea market in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct 6:  People thronged the weekly flea market in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital on Sunday even as some shops in the city opened in the morning hours, officials said. However, main markets across Kashmir were shut and most of the public transport was off the roads […]

51 Bru families return to Mizoram: officials

New Delhi, Oct 6: As many as 51 families belonging to displaced Bru tribals, who have been living in Tripura as refugees, have returned to Mizoram in fresh efforts for their repatriation, officials said on Sunday. A total of about 5,400 Bru families comprising nearly 40,000 people have been […]

Headlines