New York, 13/8: An elderly Sikh man was assaulted in Los Angeles and suffered a skull fracture and potential brain trauma, as authorities announced a suspect has been arrested for the attack. Harpal Singh, 70, was assaulted by “unhoused” man Bo Richard Vitagliano while he was taking his daily walk near the Sikh Gurdwara of…
Mumbai: Hindi film industry superstar Akshay Kumar gave a glimpse of a light-hearted moment with wife Twinkle Khanna, revealing that he still “falls for her every day.”Sharing a throwback video from their luxury getaway in the Maldives, the actor wrote on his social media, “I fall for her daily… sometimes after an elbow #Throwback.” In the…
Kyiv, 21/9: Residents of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv found themselves under bombardment again Wednesday after Russian missiles struck apartment blocks wounding at least one civilian just as Moscow announced an escalation in its war. Our area was relatively quiet, and now you see what happened,” Lybov Grygorivna, 65, told AFP outside a badly damaged housing…
Bhubaneswar, 5/8:The Government of Odisha has appointed Smt. Shovana Mohanty from Karanjia, Remuna, Balasore, as the Chairperson of the Odisha State Commission for Women. Smt. Mohanty will serve a term of up to three years, effective from August 5, 2025. The Odisha State Commission for Women works to safeguard and promote the rights…
Bangalore, 12/1:With two new teams — Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants — in the fray, the 15th IPL auction, scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13, will see over 590 players go under the hammer. This is the last mega-event as the BCCI is planning to do away with the…
New Delhi, 17/9: Defending Champions India registered a thrilling 1-0 victory on Tuesday against China to clinch Asian Champions Trophy 2024. India quickly established a fluid passing tempo, asserting their dominance over China in the opening quarter and commanded the lion’s share of possession. If not for the Chinese goalkeeper, India would have at least…
USA: Two men in Rochester, New York, tragically lost their lives after inhaling harmful fungal spores from bat faeces. The bat droppings are commonly known as guano. They were planning to use the guano as fertilizer for growing cannabis plant. The two men contracted a rare lung infection called histoplasmosis. This is caused by a fungus…
New Delhi, 6/9: In a major political development, BJD MP Sujeet Kumar on Friday resigned from the membership of Rajya Sabha. It is for the second time that a BJD MP has resigned from Rajya Sabha. Earlier, Mamata Mohanta had resigned as MP and from primary membership of BJD. Notably, Mamata was again re-elected to…
New Delhi, 27/8: Amid ongoing tariff tensions, India is likely to sign a mega defence deal with the US to buy 113 additional F-404 engines from General Electric for 97 Tejas LCA jets, which the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited will manufacture. The deal worth around $1 billion is likely to be inked by September, according to…
More than 200 people died after the Rubaya coltan mine collapsed in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking one of the deadliest mining disasters in recent years.The collapse occurred on Wednesday, but the full scale of casualties became clear by Friday. Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of North Kivu,…
