New Delhi, 6/10: A former policeman killed 34 people including 22 children in a gun rampage at a daycare centre in Thailand on Thursday, later shooting dead his wife and child at their home before turning his weapon on himself, police officials said. Police identified the attacker as a former member of the force who…
Washington DC, 6/10: The World Bank cut India’s economic growth forecast by a full percentage point, the most for a non-crisis economy in South Asia, citing risks from a global slowdown and the hit to demand from rising interest rates. India’s gross domestic product will grow 6.5 per cent in the year to March,…
New Delhi, 6/10: Playing in the IPL helps gather information on Indian cricketers which can be easily passed on for analysis during national duty, says South African pace ace Kagiso Rabada. The South African quick, who is currently in India for a white-ball series, has gained a lot of popularity in the country…
Mumbai, 6/10: The country’s new scheduled airline Akasa Air is “well capitalised” and will allow carrying of domesticated dogs and cats onboard along with passengers from November, according to its senior executives. The airline, which began operations on August 7, also plans to launch international operations in the second half of next year….
Sweden, 6/10: French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in literature for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Swedish Academy said on Thursday. Ernaux, 82, started out writing autobiographical novels, but quickly abandoned fiction in favour of…
New Delhi, 6/10: Congress leader Udit Raj stoked a controversy after he tweeted that ‘no country should get such a President’ referring to President Droupadi Murmu. After facing flak from BJP leaders, Raj clarified that the statement had nothing to do with Congress. The BJP on Thursday lashed out at the leader, terming his comment…
Lucknow, 6/10: The start of the first ODI of the three-match series between India and South Africa has been delayed by half-an-hour due to rain here on Thursday. The city has been experiencing rain for the past couple of days. Heavy showers are expected throughout the day. “Rain delay! After an early…
California, 6/10: Four members of an Indian-origin family, including an 8-month-old, who were kidnapped in California’s Merced city, were found dead in an orchard on Thursday. Sheriff Vern Warnke announced Wednesday that the bodies were found in a Merced County orchard and told reporters: “Our worst fears have been confirmed”. The announcement…
Gambia,06/10: The World Health Organisation on Wednesday raised an alert against four India-made cough and cold syrups whose consumption may have led to the death of more than 60 children in The Gambia, a country in west AfricaThe WHO has today issued a medical product alert for four contaminated medicines identified in The Gambia that…
Mumbai, 5/10: Describing the rebels as “Ravan” and “Kattappa”, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday launched a scathing attack at Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde saying that the brand of ‘gaddar’ will always remain with them. However, Shinde said that they are not ‘gaddar’ (traitors) but what happened was a ‘gadar’ (revolt)….
