SEVENTEEN workers were crushed to death while three got injured after a massive crane collapsed on a bridge slab while construction work was underway for a highway in Thane district of the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Tuesday (1), according to officials. The accident happened while the ill-fated workers…
FIVE people, including an Imam, were reportedly killed while at least 30 got injured in a violence that broke out between two groups in the northern Indian state of Haryana on Monday (31). The clash reportedly started during a religious procession taken out by a Hindu right-wing group in Nuh,…
ENGLAND beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval on Monday (31) and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2. Australia, chasing 384 to win, collapsed from 264-3 to 334 all out, with England's retiring paceman Stuart Broad taking the final wicket. England did…
INDIAN cricket fans were in for a pleasant surprise on Monday (31) as ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah made a comeback into the national side after a long injury break, not just as a player but also as the captain. The 29-year-old cricketer will lead his country in a three-match away…
HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Monday, July 31, 2023: Korean electronics major Samsung aims to capture 50 per cent share of India's super premium smartphone segment, currently dominated by iPhone-maker Apple, with its Galaxy Fold 5 and Galaxy Flip 5. The company's president,…
MORE than 2,000 people, including women and children, took shelter at a temple near Gurugram in the northern Indian state of Haryana on Monday (31) after a massive violence broke out on the streets. Two persons were reportedly killed in the incident. Stones were being pelted and vehicles were set…
THE Supreme Court of India on Monday (31) expressed deep concern over what it called an "unprecedented magnitude" of violence perpetrated against women in the north-eastern state of Manipur while addressing a series of pleas related to the ongoing ethnic violence there. The top court also refused to entertain a…
FORMER India cricket captain Kapil Dev is not pleased with the current functioning of the country's cricket and has slammed both players and the administrators over it. The 64-year-old former legendary all-rounder who led India to their first-ever world cup title win in 1983 beating the then mighty West Indies,…
TAIWANESE firm Foxconn has inked an agreement with the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to invest Rs 16 billion (£151.1 million) for setting up a new electronic components manufacturing facility to create 6,000 jobs, its government on Monday (31) said. A source in the government led by chief minister…
AN Indian-origin man named Rishi Casseeram has been handed a nine-year prison sentence by a court in the UK for a violent attack on one of his neighbors with a wooden pole. The incident, which occurred in June last year, left the victim with severe facial fractures and extensive bruising…