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‘Pahandi’ procession, choked Grand Road : What triggered crowd scare at Puri Rath Yatra

Rescue personnel could be seen escorting distressed devotees to waiting ambulances while security forces worked to prevent further congestion amid the surging crowd. PURI: A temporary crowd surge during the annual Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri left one devotee dead and more than 100 others requiring rescue and medical attention on Thursday, raising fresh concerns...

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Kohli equals Viv Richards with another ODI century against England

Virat Kohli equals Viv Richards Virat Kohli continued his superb record against England by bringing up another half-century during the second ODI at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Thursday. The Indian batting star reached the milestone in style, helping India stay in control after the early loss of Rohit Sharma.Kohli completed his fifty in the...

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‘Make Wangchuk education minister’: Kejriwal joins protest, seeks Pradhan’s ouster

Arvind Kejriwal joins Sonam Wangchuk at Jantar Mantar protest (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday threw his weight behind educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s indefinite hunger strike over the NEET fiasco, joining him at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and sharing the stage with Wangchuk...

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India’s old computing wars offer a roadmap for future chips

In his new book Computing in the Age of Decolonization, MIT-based historian Dwaipayan Banerjee uncovers the overlooked history of India’s computing industry from the 1950s to the 1980s, and analyses why the efforts to build self-reliance failed. The story unfolds at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), where scientists found computing to be integral...

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‘Stop spreading baseless stories’: Siya Goyal’s father after spice shop sealed

Praveen Goyal (L) claims his family faces unnecessary harassment after the FDA suspended their shop. PUNE: Praveen Goyal, father of murder accused Siya Goyal, on Thursday alleged that his family was being “harassed unnecessarily” after Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended operations at their spice and dry fruits shop over alleged food safety violations.Maintaining...

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Watch: Puri devotees rescued on stretchers, crowd makes way for ambulance

Crowd rush and medical emergencies at Puri Rath Yatra One devotee died and more than 100 others fainted on Thursday following a massive crowd rush during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha‘s Puri, officials said.An overwhelming surge of pilgrims at the Singhadwara of the Jagannath Temple prompted emergency rescue teams to evacuate multiple people...

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