Category: Events

A Chinese Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite exploded shortly after liftoff from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in southern China on Monday, news agency Reuters reported.According to footage circulating on social media, the rocket exploded near the coastal spaceport about 85 seconds after liftoff.The rocket lifted off at 8.02 pm Beijing time...

Pankaj Kumar, an aide of Devendra Mahto, claimed that he was injured during lathi-charge by police near the assembly. NEW DELHI: Devendra Mahto, on fast for the past 9 days over the “anomalies” in the government exams, was hospitalised after his health deteriorated during the planned march to assembly on Monday.Doctors described Mahto’s condition as...

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked western Colombia causing widespread damage A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 47 people and causing widespread destruction across several cities, news agency AP reported.Buildings collapsed, residents rushed out of homes and panic spread as strong tremors were felt as far away as Bogotá and neighbouring...

PV Sindhu (Photo by @BAI_Media on X) PV Sindhu has reacted to the unusual but detailed preparations being made to keep animals away from the BWF World Championships in New Delhi.The tournament begins on August 17, with organisers taking extra precautions after pigeons and a monkey disrupted the India Open earlier this year.Organisers have even...

NEW DELHI: Union minister JP Nadda on Monday countered leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, refuting his allegations that the government ordered the Delhi police to fire upon students protesting against the NEET paper leak on July 20.During a press conference, the Union minister accused Rahul of “shifting goalposts” to prevent Parliament from...

US Huey helicopter spraying Agent Orange in Vietnam (Source: Huey Defoliation, National Archives) Some of us are lucky enough to catch a shooting star when we look up at the sky — a faraway light to make a wish upon. And some of us are unlucky enough to watch the decisions of old men in...

Beijing increasingly controls the marginal barrel of demand – whether it is purchased, stored, released or withheld. For half a century, the global oil market has revolved around two centres of power. The Gulf, led by Saudi Arabia, controlled spare production capacity. The US supplied military protection and financial muscle to Gulf oil. Together, Washington...

The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium will host the BWF World Championships from August 17 in New Delhi. (Image: TimesofIndia.com) New Delhi: The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi has received a fresh coat of paint, new infrastructure, and swanky lights ahead of the BWF World Championships, which return to India after a 17-year gap....

Pakistan hockey team player (File photo) Pakistan will enter the FIH World Cup with goalkeeping coach Bob Johan Veldhof as their head coach after Herman Kruis returned to the Netherlands to continue with his existing assignment.The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) announced the change just hours before the Pakistan squad left for the World Cup. Kruis,...

Thalles Winner DeSouza with Terry Smily and Usama El-Sehrawey celebrating his acceptance into Yale A Wendy’s worker who survived a shooting in Brazil is heading to Yale University after his bosses helped him pay for college.Thalles Winner DeSouza, 23, had started working at a Wendy’s restaurant in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while he was still in...