Category: Events

A tiny watermelon-shaped accessory on Turkish tennis player Zeynep Sonmez’s racket has become one of the most talked-about moments from Wimbledon. Although the 24-year-old bowed out in the second round, the symbol drew attention far beyond the tennis court. Why a watermelon? The watermelon has become a widely recognized symbol of Palestinian identity and solidarity....

Representative image Almost 104 years after daily insulin shots were first introduced, Indian patients with diabetes now have access to a once-a-week alternative.Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk on Thursday introduced Awiqli (insulin icodec), the country’s first weekly basal insulin for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. India is among the dozen countries where the...

Lewis Hamilton and the billionaire reality TV star and popular entrepreneur Kim Kardashian have turned heads with their whirlwind romance, sparking chaos among many. While there have been many speculations about Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton heading for a break up, it seems the socialite has given this relationship a lot of thought. Lewis Hamilton...

Allows Headmistress’ Prosecution For Not Informing Cops Of Rape Plaint NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday ruled that any person who has knowledge that an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act has been committed but fails to report it to the police is liable for punishment under the law, and allowed...

English Skipper Harry Brook (ANI Photo) England produced a batting masterclass to thrash India by nine wickets in the fourth T20I at the County Ground, Bristol, sealing the five-match series with an unassailable 3-0 lead. Chasing 159, the hosts romped home in just 13.5 overs, thanks to a sensational unbeaten partnership between captain Harry Brook...

Police presence has been stepped up in Surjapur following the minor girl’s rape-murder and lynching of a man suspected to be an accused Dwaipayan Ghosh & Sarthak GangulyKolkata/Baruipur: Baruipur rape-murder accused Prabash Mondal, 38, was shot twice from close range while fleeing, with both bullets entering through the back and exiting the body, his autopsy...

Three policemen also received bullet injuries in the exchange of fire Gurgaon: Four alleged shooters linked to the Deepak Nandal gang were gunned down by police in an encounter in the heart of upscale Gurgaon on Thursday night.Police said the shooters were among five gunmen who had fired shots at a businessman’s house in Sushant...

A husband faces murder charges in Washington after his wife’s death was initially ruled sudden. HYDERABAD: What initially appeared to be a case of the “sudden death” of a 27-year-old woman has now unfolded into a chilling murder investigation, with US authorities arresting her 30-year-old husband, a software engineer from Telangana, for allegedly strangling her...

Vaishno Devi landslide JAMMU: Intense rainfall triggered a landslide near Himkoti on the new pilgrimage track leading to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in J&K’s Reasi district on Wednesday evening, prompting the temporary suspension of the battery car service on the route.The pilgrimage on the old yatra route remained unaffected. Hundreds of devotees continued their journey...

Farooq Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah reached across political divides, inviting BJP in J&K, Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Congress and other INDIA bloc politicians to join party’s July 20 protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar demanding restoration of statehood to the Union territory.NC spokesperson Tahir Sayeed said Thursday invitations...