Heavy rainfall wrecks havoc in Kerala, Rahul Gandhi offers support NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the devastation caused by heavy rains in Kerala, offering condolences to the families of eight people who lost their lives and urging party workers to assist in relief and recovery operations.“Deeply saddened by…
Dramatic visuals released by Andalusia’s emergency services show firefighters battling towering flames amid powerful winds, while other footage captures crews attempting to bring the blaze under control as thick smoke engulfs surrounding hillsides. A massive wildfire in southern Spain has killed 12 people authorities confirmed on Friday, marking one of the country’s deadliest wildfires in…
A jatha of Nihang organisations was stopped by Uttarakhand Police at the Himachal-Uttarakhand border on Thursday while it was en route to Dehradun from Gurdwara Singh Shaheedan in Mohali, amid the ongoing dispute related to Karnaprayag. MOHALI/DEHRADUN: A clash broke out between a jatha of Nihangs and Uttarakhand Police after it was stopped at the…
The insect farming industry has taken off due to the global need for sustainable protein, resulting in about 370 billion crickets being raised every year. But there’s a new twist. A study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B questions the old belief that crickets are just simple creatures reacting to stimuli like…
Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) Rishabh Pant’s one-liners from behind the stumps are nothing new. The India wicketkeeper is known for his funny banter with players during matches, with several of his conversations being picked up by the stump microphone.A similar moment was caught during Day 3 of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle…
Badminton star P V Sindhu at a Hyrox event in Bengaluru earlier this year (right) By IPL standards, this was a small crowd — around 2,000 people — but they knew how to make noise. So there was no shortage of adrenaline or atmospherics when the event billed as India’s ‘largest fitness race’ began at…
Arvind, who was from Rae Bareilly in UP but lived in Jharsa, died from severe head injuries. GURGAON: A 32-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was beaten to death with an iron rod and an awl by a cabbie in the city’s busiest office district after a fight over who should give way.The assault unfolded in full public…
Prashant Kishor (File photo) – Prashant Kishor says he chose BJP bastion Bankipur to send message beyond caste politics NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday said he deliberately chose to contest the Bankipur Assembly by-election from the BJP’s long-time stronghold instead of opting for a politically “safe seat”. He said the move…
‘Iran wants talks but ceasefire over,’ says Trump US president Donald Trump said the United States has agreed to continue talks with Iran after the Islamic Republic requested them, but asserted that Washington has made it clear the ceasefire is over.“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to…
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