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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...

Devastating CCTV footage from China-Nepal border A landslide struck the China-Nepal border in Tibet’s Gyirong county on Wednesday, leading to “major casualties” and leaving several people missing at the Gyirong Port, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua.The landslide occurred at around 10.30am (local time) and began on the Nepalese side before hitting the key...

Dev Chaudhary (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: The inclusion of little-known cricketer Dev Chaudhary by New Delhi Tigers has raised serious questions over the Delhi Premier League’s player-selection rules and put the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) under scrutiny.New Delhi Tigers are currently last among the eight teams, with just one win from 10 matches. Chaudhary...