MUMBAI:(APP): Hidden behind a blanket of trees at the back of a university in Mumbai lies the dilapidated, but once grand, former home of writer Rudyard Kipling. Fallen branches, discarded chairs and even empty whisky bottles surround the 19th-century building, while bird droppings mar a bust of Kipling, author of such beloved novels as “The […]
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Kipling to Jinnah: Mumbai’s crumbling colonial homes
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Pope says Trump ‘not Christian’ in a sign of global concern
Pope Francis: (APP): forcefully injected himself into the U.S. presidential campaign on Thursday, assailing Republican candidate Donald Trump’s views on U.S. immigration as “not Christian” in a sign of growing international concern at the billionaire businessman’s election prospects. Trump struck back. No stranger to controversy, the longtime party front-runner in national opinion polls dismissed the […]
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Germany’s business outlook still favourable: finance ministry
FRANCFORT, (APP/AFP): The outlook for German companies may have clouded over somewhat as a result of external economic risks, but it still remains favourable, the finance ministry wrote on Friday. “The external economic risks are probably one of the main reasons why companies are looking more cautiously to the coming six months. But the overall […]
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Cuba says Obama visit ‘step forward’ to better ties
HAVANA, (APP/AFP): Cuba Thursday hailed Barack Obama’s planned March visit to the island as a step towards mending bilateral relations and expressed willingness to discuss human rights with the US leader. “His visit will represent a step forward in the improvement of relations between Cuba and the United States,” Josefina Vidal, head of US relations […]
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EU and Turkey to hold ‘special meeting’ on migration early March: Tusk
BRUSSELS, (APP/AFP): The EU and Turkey will hold a “special meeting” in early March to push forward an aid-for-cooperation deal to curb migrant flows to Europe, European Council President Donald Tusk said Friday. “We agreed that our joint action plan with Turkey remains a priority and we must do all we can to succeed. This […]
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Indian media magnate charged with murder
MUMBAI, (APP/AFP) – One of India’s leading media magnates has been formally charged with murder over the death of his stepdaughter, an investigating officer said Wednesday, the latest development in a case gripping the country. Peter Mukerjea, an ex-chief executive of media behemoth Star India, has also been charged with abduction, destruction of evidence and […]