Author: DA Correspondent

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 […]

Israeli PM vows to annex ‘all the settlements’ in West Bank

9:24 pm September 16, 2019

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday to annex “all the settlements” in the West Bank, including an enclave deep in the heart of the largest Palestinian city, in a last-ditch move that appeared aimed at shoring up nationalist support the day before a do-over election. Locked in a razor tight race and with […]

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 […]

Iran diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack

Energy prices spike after Saudi oil attack as US blames Iran

9:16 pm September 16, 2019

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Global energy prices spiked Monday by a percentage unseen since the 1991 Gulf War after a weekend attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record, further fueling heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. American officials released satellite images of the damage […]

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, […]