Tag: Kenya
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15 killed, 70 injured in Kenya market fire
At least 15 people were killed and 70 others injured on Thursday when a massive fire ripped through one of Kenya's largest open-air markets.
June 28, 2018 -
India thrash Kenya for second successive win
World champions India cruised to a 48-19 win over Kenya to pick their second successive win and lead group A in the Kabaddi Masters Dubai here today. The most expensive kabaddi player Monu Goyat, who was sold for Rs 1.51 crore in the Pro Kabaddi League earlier this year, made a splendid debut picking 10...
June 24, 2018 -
Intercontinental Cup 2018 Final | Sunil Chhetri equals Messi goal tally as India beat Kenya 2-0
Sunil Chhetri has now equalled Lionel Messi’s tally of 64 international goals.
June 10, 2018 -
IND vs NZ tickets sold out; Sunil Chhetri makes India fall in love with football
Chhetri posted a 2.20-minute video on Twitter, asking countrymen to support football.
June 7, 2018 -
Intercontinental Cup | India vs Kenya: Everything you need to know
Ahead of the match, here is everything you need to know.
June 4, 2018 -
All eyes on Chhetri as India take on Kenya
Sunil Chhetri will be the cynosure of all eyes as he seeks to make his 100th international memorable by continuing his scoring spree in the Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya here tomorrow. With 59 goals to his credit, the talismanic striker is India’s all-time leading scorer. Another win at the Mumbai Football Arena will ensure...
June 3, 2018 -
Sterner measures
Wildlife poachers in Kenya will face the death penalty since life sentence or fines are insufficient deterrents. The country is home to a wide variety of treasured species in national parks and reserves. Last year nine rhinos were killed.
May 20, 2018 -
Indians living abroad are true ‘national ambassadors’, says PM Modi
PM Narendra Modi said Indians living abroad are “national ambassadors” as they play a vital role in strengthening the bond between India and other countries
March 30, 2018 -
Kenya pips India in tea export to Pak, says Tea Association of India
Pakistan imports a huge amount of tea from Kenya, India’s main rival in the international tea market, mainly due to political reasons and affordable prices, even as planters in Bengal are facing acute problems of cost realization, manpower absenteeism and inability to introduce mechanization to maintain quality of produce. Interacting with a group of reporters,...
March 6, 2018 -
Five police killed in suspected Islamist attack in Kenya
Five Kenyan policemen were killed on Friday in an attack by suspected jihadists near the Somali border, authorities said. The five died when the suspected Shabaab militants raided neighbouring police camps in Lafey town in Mandera County in northeastern Kenya. “We had an attack this morning and we have lost four officers,” said regional commissioner...
March 2, 2018 -
3 Indian, 7 Nepalese girls trafficked to Kenya rescued: Sushma Swaraj
Three Indian girls along with seven Nepalese girls who were a victim of human trafficking have been rescued from Kenya, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. The 10 girls were rescued from the clutches of a crime syndicate in Mombasa which was involved in trafficking of girls. “We have rescued three Indian girls...
January 4, 2018 -
US military kills 17 Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia
The US military has intensified airstrikes in Somalia in the past week, killing at least 17 Al-Shabaab terrorists behind the increased deadly attacks in countries including Kenya. The US Africa Command (Africom) in two separate statements on Monday said its forces killed four terrorists some 25 km from Mogadishu on the evening of December 27,...
January 2, 2018 -
Five Al-Shabaab militants killed in Kenya
Kenyan soldiers have killed five Al-Shabaab terrorists who attacked two police camps in the northeastern part of the country on Saturday. Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) spokesman David Obonyo said in a statement on Sunday that troops combing the vast Boni Forest engaged the militants in the gunfight that saw other terrorists flee with injuries to...
January 2, 2018 -
Sushma Swaraj seeks report over Indian boy killed in Kenya
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought a report from the Indian High Commission in Kenya following reports of an Indian boy being shot dead in Nairobi. “Suchitra (Suchitra Durai, India’s High Commissioner to Kenya) – Please send me a report on this,” Sushma Swaraj tweeted late on Saturday night following a request by one...
November 5, 2017 -
UN, AU call for peaceful election in Kenya
The UN and the African Union (AU) on Monday called on Kenyan leaders and their supporters to create the conditions for a peaceful presidential election. In a joint statement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and AU Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat urged Kenyan political leaders to maintain peace. Kenya will on Thursday vote in a re-run...
October 23, 2017 -
Watershed judgment
However distresssing, it is a well-grounded trend in two very different parts of the world. In Pakistan and Kenya, the Head of Government and State have been disqualified by the respective Supreme Courts. Given the circumstances in both countries, there can be no life in the debate on judicial intervention in governance. Less than two...
September 6, 2017 -
Al-Shabaab militants kill 5 police officers in Kenya
Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab on Tuesday killed five police officers and injured another during an ambush in Garissa County in Kenya, police said. Police said an unknown number of Al-Shabaab militia ambushed seven police officers from Bothai Police Station who were on patrol at Alijize which is along Bothai-Ijara road, XInhua news agency reported. “During...
August 16, 2017