A 23-year old Sikh man accused of fatally stabbing a university student in Southampton told a court he believed the teenager was about to use his ceremonial blade against him during a violent struggle in the street. Southampton Crown Court heard Henry Nowak, 18, from Chafford Hundred in Essex, died after an altercation on Belmont…
NEW DELHI: Twin Olympic medallist PV Sindhu moved comfortably into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday after a dominant straight-game victory. Sindhu defeated Japan’s Riko Gunji 21-9, 21-12 in just 37 minutes, barely giving her opponent any chance to settle into the contest. The Indian star looked…
For nearly two decades, a handshake agreement saved the Amazon from the chainsaws. Soy traders promised not to finance cropland carved out of deforested Amazon territory after 2008, and it worked.Deforestation-linked soy expansion fell from one-third of annual growth to nearly nothing. It was, by any measure, a rare victory for voluntary corporate restraint. However,…
There are records of whole human groups disappearing mysteriously from parts of northwest Europe, particularly what is now known as France, thousands of years ago, leaving behind deserted sites and unexplained phenomena. A modern archaeology study using genetic data provides insight into these mysterious vanishings. The study has established that there was a sudden mass…
Tony Bartlett, father who killed 4-weeks-old son/Image: BBC A British father has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering his four-week-old son, who died from catastrophic head and spinal injuries sustained during a violent assault at the family’s home in Somerset.Tony Bartlett, 39, was ordered to serve a minimum of 18 years after…
A viral post has sparked speculation about Candace Owens after her sudden absence and unannounced travel. The user claimed her break differed from her usual pattern of informing viewers in advance, raising suspicions about the timing. References to recent commentary involving Charlie Kirk and Erika Kirk added to the intrigue. While no facts confirm any…
Nitish Kumar while leaving after attending a cabinet meeting at the Old Secretariat in Patna. Samrat Choudhary, who is now the Bihar CM, and others were also seen. (PTI photo) With Nitish Kumar stepping aside, Bihar’s political transition has unfolded much as expected since he announced his move to the Rajya Sabha. Once Nitish signalled…
NEW DELHI: In a likely breakthrough in govt’s attempts to muster a two-thirds majority in Parliament to pass the Constitution amendment bill to increase seats in Lok Sabha and implement women’s reservation law from 2029, DMK, which has 22 members in Lok Sabha, said it is open to negotiation if govt can guarantee that the…
The government’s recent hike in gold import duty has fuelled a surge in smuggling, with illicitly imported gold reportedly being sold at discounts of up to Rs 10 lakh per kilogram, creating a significant price gap with legally imported bullion.According to industry participants cited by ET, gold brought into the country through unofficial routes is…
Hantavirus scare: All you need to know about Atlantic cruise ship outbreak that killed 3 Health organizations are still examining an alleged outbreak of hantavirus on board the MV Hondius cruise liner in the Atlantic Ocean due to a number of passengers contracting the disease while the ship sailed between Argentina and Cape Verde. There…