‘It went on like a normal day till it wasn’t,’ Smit recalled MUMBAI: Two hours into the flight from Dubai to Tel Avivi, flydubai commander, Capt Smit Machchar was checking landing time and fuel figures on the computer when something struck hard at the back of his head. He thought part of his Boeing 737’s…
Bengaluru: India’s Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson during the fifth and final T20I cricket match of the series between India and West Indies, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) India registered their fastest team fifty in men’s T20I cricket, reaching the milestone in just 2.5 overs against the West Indies in the fifth T20I in Bengaluru. However,…
In an official update, police said, “Today at around 7:40 pm, a stampede occurred at the exit gate of Sarada Park (Chor Bagan) Puja Pandal, under Girish Park Police Station, due to heavy crowds of pandal hoppers amid rainfall. The Puja Pandal has now been closed to visitors. All injured persons were rescued and shifted…
‘Thoughts with those who have lost their loved ones’: PM Modi on Kolkata stampede NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the deaths of 17 people and injuries to 15 others in the Kolkata pandal incident, calling it “extremely distressing”.PM Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the…
JAIPUR: Manav Suthar’s rapid rise in red-ball cricket has been an education in adaptability. From gripping the pronounced seam of the SG ball at home to working with the Dukes in county cricket and the Kookaburra in Sri Lanka, the 24-year-old from Rajasthan has negotiated markedly different conditions in a remarkably short span.Now, as he…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday backed the opposition’s call for ‘regime change’, saying a government that takes away people’s right to express themselves through voting and protests needs to be changed.“Police are assaulting youth and women, tearing their clothes….
A huge haul of Methamphetamine worth around Rs 50 crores, precursors and manufacturing equipment. NEW DELHI: In a significant crackdown on illicit drugs network in Delhi-NCR, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted two clandestine synthetic-drug manufacturing laboratories in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, seizing a huge haul of Methamphetamine worth around Rs 50 crores, precursors…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back in India’s T20I playing XI after four years, and the veteran pacer could hardly have asked for a more familiar setting for his return. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where he made his T20I debut, welcomed the Royal Challengers Bengaluru favourite with a roar as he returned to the…
Travis Kelce’s Chiefs role take a significant turn as Dave Toub prepares him for an emergency position(Image via Getty Images) Travis Kelce has another job to prepare for as the Kansas City Chiefs look to protect themselves against a special teams emergency. The veteran tight end already carries a big workload on offense, but special…
Violence has been escalating in Manipur A 36-year old man was killed and four others injured after suspected militants attacked Chassad village in Manipur’s Kamjong district on Saturday, triggering an exchange of fire between the assailants and a local armed group, police said.Several rounds were fired at the Kuki village around 2.30 pm, and the…