Gwalior Sheetla Mata Temple Truck Accident NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the deaths of 14 people after a truck crashed into devotees waiting near a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior and announced ex gratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased.Nearly 40 people…
Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain (Agency Image) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named a six-member commentary panel for the men’s ODI tri-series involving Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka, scheduled to be played from October 18 to 31, with prominent English commentators Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain missing from the line-up.The omission comes two months after…
On the Changala family farm in Tulare County, California, a dirt road and a barbed-wire fence separate two very different ways of using the same land. On one side, wheat grows with little irrigation. On the other, rows of solar panels turn sunlight into electricity for thousands of Southern California homes. For Alan Changala, the…
Kolkata stampede kills 19, Amit Shah visits injured at hospital NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday visited Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, where people injured in the stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata are undergoing treatment.At least 19 people were killed and 25 injured in the stampede at the…
Kumar Kushagra (PTI Photo) Kolkata: Kumar Kushagra’s maiden India call-up has given Jharkhand’s young Ranji Trophy squad another reason to believe, with coach Ratan Kumar hoping the wicketkeeper-batter’s rise to the national side will inspire his teammates to follow suit as they prepare for a challenging away clash against Maharashtra in Pune.Kushagra, initially drafted into…
In 1968, Cassandra Henderson graduated from a North Carolina school; 58 years later, she returned to its restored building, now 53 senior apartments (Image Credit: The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition) Nearly six decades after graduating from Dillard Junior High School in Yanceyville, North Carolina, Cassandra Henderson has returned to the same building, this time…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has departed for India amid a temporary pause in President Donald Trump’s tariff threat over Russian oil purchases, with energy cooperation, trade and strategic ties expected to dominate his October 20 visit.According to new agency ANI, Rubio departed from Joint Base Andrews late on Saturday (local time) for Uzbekistan…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav and Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Chennai: Kuldeep Yadav often finds himself outside the Team India playing XI after an odd bad day in office. Indian spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin feels the treatment meted out to the left-arm wrist spinner is often “unfair”.“Kuldeep has produced results over the years and it is unfair…
Bittu Tabahi’s river clean up (Instagram) For eight months, Surendra Singh Choudhary aka Bittu Tabahi worked hard and non-stop to give a polluted river in Madhya Pradesh a new life. The young environmental activist shot to fame after he removed tonnes of garbage from the Ajnar River. He was often working alone, with little equipment…
The draft amendments were published in the Gazette of India on Oct 16 (AI image) NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed two changes to food safety rules: prohibiting the addition of sucrose and fructose to products meant for babies up to six months and setting maximum residue limits…