For Londoners living around Greenford Tube station, tiptoeing through floodwater to get to work was a part of their daily routine. The ticket hall found itself inundated after a heavy downpour with neighbourhoods flooded and sandbags routinely deployed to make way.The local council of Ealing, a borough in West London faced the daunting reality every…
India vs Ireland Live Score: India begin a new chapter in T20I cricket under captain Shreyas Iyer when they face an injury-hit Ireland in the first match of the two-game series at the Civil Service Cricket Ground in Stormont on Friday. While the reigning T20 World Cup champions start as overwhelming favourites, much of the…
Vipan Kumar in the hospital after rescuing the girl In January this year, an Indian-origin construction worker became a hero in Romania after risking his own life to save a five-year-old girl who fell through the ice of a frozen lake. This act that has earned him the title of honorary citizen in the city…
A hood, a split-second pause, and a question that usually follows: “Was that a cobra?” That’s often how encounters begin in India – with doubt that quickly turns into distance being created. The Indian cobra is so familiar in name that people assume they know it well. The reality is a little more layered and…
In India’s biggest cities, metro connectivity is fast becoming one of the biggest drivers of property prices.Picture two identical apartments, same size, same amenities, same builder. One sits a five-minute walk from a metro station. The other is a 20-minute auto ride from the nearest one. Which do you think costs more today? A decade…
United States’ Malik Tillman (17) celebrates with teammates after scoring on a free kick. (AP Photo) The United States overcame second-half adversity to defeat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 on Wednesday night, securing only the second FIFA World Cup knockout-stage victory in the nation’s history despite playing the final 26 minutes with 10 men after Folarin…
The intercepted passengers attempted to evade arrest or detention by discarding the gold they were carrying, said DRI officials (Image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested 26 Kenyan nationals for allegedly smuggling 29.4kg of gold worth Rs 37.7 crore from Nairobi. Acting on specific intelligence and digital…
Pic courtesy: Instagram/ Janet Zitting It was a regular afternoon. Janet Zitting was around eight or ten years old. She was hanging out with the neighbour’s child. In the middle of the conversation, she asked, “Oh, so how many mums do you have?” The other child looked perplexed. “What do you mean? I only have…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to curb the “reserve and forget” habit among some high court judges, Supreme Court on Friday mandated a three month deadline for HCs to pronounce their verdicts, while also laying down that orders in bail cases must be passed immediately.After coming across a series of appeals against convictions in criminal…
A rare Roman calibration plate was uncovered at Nezamyslice and Kojetín during extensive rescue excavation work connected to the construction of a high-speed railway line. The Archaeological Centre Olomouc (ACO) is conducting rescue excavation work for the project. This extraordinarily well-preserved artefact is believed to have been used to produce wire through the application of…