Feedback | Sunday, September 22, 2024

September 3, 2024 11:10 AM

Ugandan marathon runner Cheptegui burnt after being doused with petrol

Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegui, who competed in last month’s Paris Olympics, has suffered burns to over 75% of her body after allegedly being doused with petrol by her boyfriend, local media reported on Monday. Cheptegui is in a critical condition in hospital in Eldoret, Kenya after ...

September 3, 2024 11:06 AM

Quitting Portugal never crossed my mind, says Ronaldo

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo dismissed suggestions he had considered ending his international career in the near future, adding that post-Euro criticism did not worry him. Portugal host Croatia in their Nations League opener on Thursday before welcoming Scotland in League A Group One on Sun...

September 3, 2024 11:04 AM

Uruguay striker Suarez announces international retirement

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez announced his international retirement on Monday (September 2), ending a 17-year career with his national team as their top scorer with 69 goals. The 37-year-old, who has 142 caps for his country, made his international debut in 2007 and was key in the squad that reache...

September 3, 2024 10:45 AM

Philippines death toll from tropical storm Yagi rises to 13

At least 13 people have died in the Philippines due to tropical storm Yagi, while schools and government offices were closed in Manila and nearby provinces on Tuesday because of expected bad weather. Yagi, locally known as Enteng, made landfall on Monday in the eastern town of Casiguran in Aurora p...

September 3, 2024 10:40 AM

No alarm for Swiatek, Medvedev as former champions cruise into quarter-finals

Iga Swiatek and Daniil Medvedev, the last two former champions left in the U.S. Open singles draws after a series of upsets, swept into the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows with a minimum of fuss on Monday. Top seed Swiatek, who won the title two years ago, showcased her all-court game in a strai...

September 3, 2024 10:39 AM

President Murmu approves constitution of 23rd Law Commission for three-year term

President Droupadi Murmu has approved the constitution of the 23rd Law Commission of India, with its term set from September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2027. According to a notification issued on Monday, the commission will include a full-time chairperson, four members, and additional ex-officio and pa...

September 3, 2024 9:48 AM

IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi Campus Inaugurated, Welcomes First Students

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, officially inaugurated the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Abu Dhabi campus on Monday. The event marked a historic moment for international engineering education, bringing the prestigious IIT brand to the UAE. The inaugu...

September 2, 2024 5:25 PM

Mpox patients lack medicine, food, in east DR Congo hospital

Dozens of feverish patients lay on thin mattresses on the floor of a makeshift mpox isolation ward in east Democratic Republic of Congo, as overstretched hospital workers grappled with drug shortages and lack of space to accommodate the influx. Congo is the epicentre of an mpox outbreak that the Wo...

September 2, 2024 6:14 PM

Sensex and Nifty close higher, boosted by IT stocks

India's benchmark indices ended Monday on a positive note, buoyed by gains in IT, FMCG, and banking stocks. Investors remained optimistic about a potential rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Sensex rose 194.07 points, or 0.24 percent, to settle at 82,559.84, while the Nifty added 42.80 point...

Copyright © 2024 DD News. All rights reserved
Visitors: 8427382
Last Updated: 22nd Sep 2024