Nikita had a miraculous escape on the night of June 30 when a flashflood, triggered by a cloudburst, struck Talwara village in HP’s Mandi district. KULLU: It does take a village to raise a child. An 11-month-old baby was left all alone when her parents and grandmother were swept away in flashfloods following a cloudburst…
MOHALI: Four men in Nihang attire abducted a woman in her own car, pushed her off at Airport Road in Mohali, and drove off with the vehicle in the early hours of Friday. Thanks to quick work by Haryana Police, they were arrested from a gurdwara within 10 hours.The stolen car was recovered from the…
BHUBANESWAR: The 20-year-old student posted on X days before setting herself on fire outside her college in Balasore that she would end her life if no action was taken against a faculty member she accused of sexual harassment.She created the account in June and on July 1 shared a copy of her complaint to the…
PATNA: Raju Sinha has been eagerly waiting for booth-level officers (BLOs) to deliver enumeration forms (EFs) to his residence in Patna’s Patel Nagar for the past 18 days. A health worker posted in Bhojpur district, he leaves for office early every morning and, after reaching work, repeatedly calls his wife to check whether the forms…
NEW DELHI: In a special message read out at a day-long conference organised here to mark his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama said “we Tibetans” are deeply indebted to the govt and people of India for the warm hospitality they have shown since 1959, even as he indirectly questioned China’s claim over Tibet.The Tibetan spiritual…
Texas is grappling with renewed heavy rains and flash flooding, just days after a devastating natural disaster claimed over 120 lives. Kerr and Gillespie Counties faced life-threatening conditions, prompting evacuations and halted search operations for victims of the previous floods. Governor Abbott has expanded rescue operations to include multiple counties, as communities brace for further…
Harvard rebrands DEI offices amid renewed US federal scrutiny Harvard University has begun a widespread rebranding and restructuring of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) infrastructure, replacing it across several graduate schools with offices focused on “community and belonging” or “academic culture and community.” The changes come amid increased federal pressure, as the administration of…
Mumbai: The heirs of Partition, who were displaced from their homes for a second time, are finally experiencing a modicum of relief. Residents of 19 Mhada buildings in GTB Nagar near Sion, which were declared dilapidated and demolished by BMC in 2020, see a ray of hope with the sanction of the redevelopment proposal. These…
The autorickshaw driver was not only assaulted but also forced to apologise to a passenger with whom he had refused to speak in Marathi VASAI: Days after a video showing an autorickshaw driver’s refusal to converse in Marathi had gone viral, the driver was traced and assaulted by a group of men, allegedly from Shiv…
Horrific tales of the next of kin who were given jobs emerged, ironically, on a date opposition parties in the UT want designated ‘Martyrs’ Day’ (Picture credit: ANI) BARAMULLA: As the J&K government dismantles the terror ecosystem by going after terrorists and overground workers (OGWs), it has embarked on a parallel journey to honour, compensate…
