Sabrina Carpenter on fame: Feel so prepared for these moments
Los Angeles, Oct 3 (IANS) Singer Sabrina Carpenter says she feels “so prepared” for fame. Carpenter, who has belted out hits such as “Espresso” and “Please Please Please”, shot to fame as a teen starring in “Girl Meets World”, and went on to combine acting with her hit music career, which recently saw her perform […]
Champions League: Villa beat Bayern, Lille stun Madrid; Liverpool, Juventus also win
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Aston Villa recorded a famous victory against Bayern Munich at Villa Park as substitute Jhon Duran’s 79th-minute lob gave Villa victory in their first UEFA Champions League home match since 1982. Real Madrid had a string of late attempts in pursuit of the equaliser, but could not find a way […]
Singapore’s private economy expands for 19 consecutive months
Singapore, Oct 3 (IANS) The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Singapore Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was 56.6 in September, marking a continued improvement in private business conditions for 19 straight months, the S&P Global said Thursday. It added that the growth rate eased to a three-month low but remained marked, Xinhua news agency reported. The accumulation […]
Overwhelmed by global conflicts, UN looks for hope in Gandhi’s vision
United Nations, Oct 3 (IANS) Overwhelmed by intractable conflicts, the world organisation observed Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary as the International Day of Nonviolence, looking for glimmers of hope in the leader’s vision. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that “from Ukraine to Sudan, the Middle East, and far beyond, war is creating a hellscape of destruction, destitution, […]
Japan’s Miyazaki Airport reopens after dud shell blast on taxiway
Tokyo, Oct 3 (IANS) Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan resumed operations Thursday morning, a day after its closure due to the explosion of a wartime dud shell that damaged a section of its taxiway, local media reported. A Japan Airlines plane to Fukuoka departed at around 7:40 a.m. local time in the first flight since […]
Guterres expresses appreciation for India contributing peacekeepers to Lebanon operation
United Nations, Oct 3 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed “deep appreciation” for India and other countries contributing troops to the peacekeeping operation in Lebanon where they face dangers from a growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers “remain in position, and the UN flag continues to fly […]
Italy eases job entry rules for foreign workers
Rome, Oct 3 (IANS) Italy has streamlined entry rules and reduced bureaucratic hurdles for foreign workers with a new decree. The changes approved on Wednesday aim to simplify processes for employers and job-seekers while tightening rules to combat illegal immigration and the exploitation of undocumented migrants, Xinhua news agency reported. One key change allows online […]
Nasrallah’s son-in-law killed in Israeli airstrike in Syria: Monitor
Damascus, Oct 3 (IANS) Two Lebanese nationals, including Hassan Jafar Qasir, the son-in-law of late Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residence in the Mazzeh Western Villas neighborhood of Damascus, a war monitor reported. The Israeli strike, which on Wednesday hit the first floor of a three-storey […]
Israel launches airstrike in Beirut
Beirut, Oct 3 (IANS) Israel launched an airstrike early Thursday morning targeting the Health Authority Center affiliated with Hezbollah in the al-Bachoura area, central Beirut, causing a massive fire, local media reported. TV footage showed heavy black smoke rising from the building. The airstrike also led to significant damage to nearby houses and parked vehicles. […]
Indian-American professor researching Dalit women gets $800k ‘genius’ grant
New York, Oct 3 (IANS) An Indian-American professor, Shailaja Paik, conducting research on and writing about Dalit women has received a $800,000 “genius” grant from the MacArthur Foundation which gives out awards every year to people with extraordinary achievements or potential. Announcing her fellowship, the Foundation said, “Through her focus on the multifaceted experiences of […]
