- Thursday, March 06, 2025
At least 12 people were killed while five were injured after a passenger vehicle they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge near Palla village in Chamoli district of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday (18) afternoon. This is the third major road accident in the state…
The future of Twitter seemed to hang in the balance Friday (18) after its offices were locked down and key employees announced their departures in defiance of an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk. Fears grew that a fresh exodus would threaten the very existence of one of the world's…
Asia's richest man Gautam Adani on Saturday (19) said India, which took 58 years to become a trillion-dollar economy, will add an equivalent sum to GDP every 12-18 months and will be the world's second-largest economy by 2050. Speaking at the 21st World Congress of Accountants in Mumbai, he said…
British prime minister Rishi Sunak has expressed fears over his daughter's safety on her walk to school, thanks to the growing number of crimes against women and girls in the country. The 42-year-old leader, who has two girls with Akshata Murty, said during a conversation with reporters this week that…
World Cup debutants Qatar and South America's lowest-qualifying nation Ecuador both know Sunday's (20) opener is their best chance for a win in Group A before facing much scarier rivals. Ranked a lowly 50th and 44th in the world respectively, Qatar and Ecuador will be hard-pressed to progress as one…
Australia wrapped up the three-match one-day international series with a comprehensive 72-run win over England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Chasing 281 to level the series after Australia won the first match in Adelaide on Thursday, England appeared well on track as Sam Billings and James Vince shared…
Indian Police raided the houses of several journalists on Saturday (19) in an investigation of anonymous online threats to around a dozen journalists in Indian Kashmir, a top police official said. Police have blamed Pakistan-based Laskhar-e-Toiba and its offshoot the Resistance Front for the threats. New Delhi has been fighting…
Things looked far from rosy at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt as nations struggled to reach a consensus with some even threatening to walk away if the negotiators could not make progress on combating climate change. With talks going beyond the scheduled close, officials from the 27-nation strong European…
Star Indian table tennis player Manika Batra clinched the bronze medal at the ongoing ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup tournament on Saturday (19), becoming the first Indian female paddler to win a medal at the event. She won the bronze medal match against World number six and three-time Asian champion Hina Hayata…
In a move that would make many hearts melt, a man in India quit a high-paying job to spend time with his newborn daughter. Ankit Joshi, a graduate from India's premier IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Kharagpur, recently revealed during an interview with Humans of Bombay that made "bizarre decision"…
