A 25-year-old airhostess was allegedly raped by a man posing as transgender MUMBAI: A 25-year-old airhostess was allegedly raped by a man who posed as a transgender and entered her flat on the pretext of using black magic to cure her ailing husband, police said.The accused, identified as Anil Shinde, 28, was arrested from a…
Kerala’s Ancy Sojan (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Ancy Sojan was around three when Anju Bobby George launched herself into the air at the end of a brisk run-up in Athens and set a seemingly unsurpassable national long-jump record. For much of the two decades that followed, Ancy may not have spent a lot of time…
That roll of foil sitting in the kitchen drawer is doing a fraction of what it’s actually capable of. Beyond the usual job of wrapping leftovers or lining a baking tray, aluminium foil turns out to be a genuinely versatile household fix, quietly solving problems in rooms that have nothing to do with cooking at…
How much oil is flowing through Hormuz The US-Iran conflict has kept the Strait of Hormuz in a chokehold for nearly six months and the oil market is left grappling with one big question: how much crude is actually getting through?While market estimates suggest flows have fallen sharply from pre-war levels, US officials say the…
(Representative image) The decision was taken at the 13th meeting of the Survey Officials Committee, led by deputy chiefs of Nepal’s Survey Department and Survey of India, in Lucknow last week (Photo: ANI) NEW DELHI: India and Nepal have decided to use drones to map encroachments along ‘Dasgaja’ areas — the 10-yard no-man’s strip along…
A plane carrying deportees from the United States arrives at Roberts International Airport, Harbel, near Monrovia, Liberia (Picture credit: Reuters) The United States on Thursday carried out its first deportation under an agreement allowing Liberia to accept up to 1,200 people who are not Liberian nationals, marking one of the Trump administration’s largest efforts yet…
Seafarers take cover as small boats surround vessel in Hormuz The Federation of Seafarers and Indian Seafarers Union (FSUI) has released an old video showing a vessel carrying 22 crew members, including 21 Indians, coming under attack in the Strait of Hormuz on April 22.The footage shows several small boats surrounding the vessel, an RPG…
The Delhi Metro is no secret to the millions of people who use it every day. But for two foreign travellers, their first-hand experience of the network left them impressed enough to compare it favourably with underground transport systems in Western cities.The two women shared a video on Instagram highlighting what stood out to them…
Gold prices remained steady on Friday as the precious metal headed for a third consecutive weekly gain, supported by a weaker US dollar and US treasury department efforts to keep longer-term yields under control. Spot gold was little changed at $4,514.23 per ounce as of 0031 GMT, after reaching its highest level since early June…
The Stalin-led party accuses Vijay of taking ‘U-turn’ after meeting Amit Shah NEW DELHI: The MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Tamil Nadu chief minister C Vijay Joseph, accusing him of taking a “U-turn” on the issue of delimitation.The DMK‘s criticism came after Vijay met Union home minister Amit…