Doma Ashramshala in Chikhaldara. By: Anil JadhavAMRAVATI: When laughter scares a village, could it be spirits lurking in the shad-ows? Or just troubled minds?In the tribal-dominated pocket of Melghat in Maharashtra’s Amravati district, rumours fuelled an exodus from a govt ashram school last week after some girls were spotted laughing without reason and then going...
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19-yr-old held after Virginia University shooting wounds 5; hid in dorm closet
At least one student among 5 people shot at Virginia State University Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with an overnight shooting at Virginia State University that wounded five people on Saturday. One of the victims, a 21-year-old man, suffered critical injuries.Camron Harris of Henrico was found hiding in a dormitory closet, Chesterfield County...
‘Voice note, house dispute’: How man killed Bengaluru techie before hanging himself
Sumant Jain, 32, and his wife Padmavathi, 29. BENGALURU: A WhatsApp voice message sent by a 32-year-old civil engineer to his mother around 1.30am on Thursday has emerged as a key detail in the deaths of a couple in Laggere, north Bengaluru.Sumant Jain, 32, and his wife Padmavathi, 29, were found dead at their rented...
‘Unfriendly look, but we get along great’: Trump posts old photo with Kim Jong Un
Donald Trump shared this image of him and Kim Jong Un US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) shared a throwback photograph with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, joking that despite their “unfriendly look” in the picture, the two leaders “get along GREAT.”“Despite the unfriendly look on this particular picture, there are many...
‘Awarapan 2’ crosses Rs 66cr worldwide in 2 days, beats Spider-Man in India
‘Awarapan 2’ box office collection Day 2: Emraan Hashmi starrer crosses Rs 66 crore worldwide in two days; surpasses ‘Spider-Man’ in India and ‘Batwara 1947’ Emraan Hashmi‘s ‘Awarapan 2’ made it to the theatres on Friday and is receiving massive praise from the audience. The same was reflected in its box office numbers. After earning...
Giant screens, fans, Carlsen: Chess at EWC gets louder on the esports stage
Magnus Carlsen (Image credit: Vineet Ramakrishnan/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in PARIS: Lucas had come to watch chess with his family. His wife was there, so was his young daughter and his 11-year-old son, Marius, who has been playing the game for only about a year.By the time they left the Esports World Cup arena at Paris Expo...
Feet moving, mind clear: How Devdutt Padikkal cracked spin puzzle
Devdutt Padikkal (BCCI Photo) The fabulous, fluent 131 not out off 178 balls against Sri Lanka on Saturday was more than Devdutt Padikkal’s maiden Test century. It was another comeback chapter for the resilient 26-year-old, who had waited 632 days for another India appearance.Padikkal’s career has been marked by such recoveries. After a modest 119...
Iran’s Pezeshkian greets PM Modi on I-Day, calls ties with India ‘valuable asset’
Pezeshkian said the longstanding ties between the two countries could help build a stronger future. NEW DELHI: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday extended greetings to India on its 80th Independence Day, highlighting the countries’ deep historical and cultural ties and expressing Tehran’s readiness to further strengthen bilateral relations.In a message to Prime Minister Narendra...
Full Vande Mataram rendition triggers fresh Congress-BJP clash
NEW DELHI: A political row erupted after a video from the Independence Day programme at Congress headquarters showed Congress Parliamentary Party (CCP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi gesturing and engaged in an exchange of comments with party president Mallikarjun Kharge, drawing the attention of others, including Rahul Gandhi, who was standing at some distance.BJP MP Anurag Thakur...
‘India’s tolerance should not be mistaken for weakness’: NSA Ajit Doval
NEW DELHI: “Thanks to our intelligence agencies… they did a brilliant job and within a short period of time, we were able to identify the perpetrators and act with precision,” Ajit Doval said. The national security adviser, widely seen as one of the architects of the retaliation for the Pahalgam attack, indicated that India had...
