Category: Events

Nepal’s geography makes the country particularly exposed to floods and landslides Nepal is once again confronting the destructive force of nature, with flash floods sweeping through communities along the Bhote Koshi and other rivers, killing dozens and leaving hundreds missing. The disaster has devastated settlements, roads, bridges and hydropower infrastructure in northern Nepal, while a...

BJP MP Bhojraj Nag RAIPUR: “The weather was bad, raining heavily and I got the information that CM would be on visit but I prayed to Mahadev and cut a lemon and I stopped the rain,” said Kanker BJP MP Bhojraj Nag, who has repeatedly invoked lemons, jhaad-phoonk and “ghost-removal” in public remarks, has triggered...

Agra: Six years after the brutal gangrape and death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman at Boolgarhi village in UP’s Hathras district triggered nationwide outrage, her family says round-the-clock security has effectively turned their lives into an unending “house arrest”.“There has been no social life over these years. No one has visited us, and no one...

D Gukesh (PTI Photo) World chess champion D Gukesh found an amusing way to deal with an online troll after a playful exchange on social media took an unexpected turn.On Wednesday, the Indian grandmaster, who has faced increased scrutiny following a difficult run of results in recent times, shared a screenshot of the conversation on...

Sugar should become expensive, people over 40 should avoid it: MP minister Vijayvargiya NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh minister and BJP MLA Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday said sugar should become expensive and advised people above 40 to avoid consuming it, as opposition parties stepped up criticism over rising sugar prices ahead of the festive season.Speaking to...

Gold is currently trading at around $4,600. A tenfold increase from that level would put the price at roughly $46,000 an ounce. (Image source: Adobe stock) Will gold prices hit $50,000 per ounce in the coming years? Thomas Kaplan, the chairman of Electrum, and a billionaire has predicted that the yellow metal may rise as...

Narasamamba (centre) flanked by her daughters, a doctor and an immigration lawyer. RAJAHMUNDRY: Venkata Narasamamba Vasamsetty, the Indian-origin woman and US legal permanent resident who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite having her immigration case dismissed by a judge has been granted bail by a federal court in Georgia, according to her...

Delhi recorded 138 new H1N1 cases in twenty-four hours, bringing the total to 2,446 (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi reported 138 new H1N1 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of cases this year to 2,446, the Delhi government said on Wednesday.The total number of Influenza-A cases has now reached 3,177 as...

Fate of 77 people from one of Sadhguru’s Kailash pilgrimage groups remains unknown. At least 77 people from one of Sadhguru’s Kailash pilgrimage groups remains unknown after a devastating flash flood hit Nepal’s Rasuwa district near the Tibet border on Wednesday.Sadhguru said the group was returning from the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and was at the...

Ramiz Raja Raises Alarm Over Pakistan Cricket (AP) Pakistan’s struggles are beginning to show beyond the scorecard, with former captain Ramiz Raja warning that the team’s poor performances are costing them something even more valuable, the support of their fans.Pakistan were thrashed by England by an innings and 103 runs in the opening Test at...