FIR filed against wife, four others in B’luru techie suicide case
Bengaluru Police have filed an FIR against the wife of a Bengaluru-based software engineer along with four other family members for abetting his suicide. Atul Subhash, the 34-year-old software engineer originally hailing from Uttar Pradesh, had alleged mental harassment and extortion by his wife and her family, before ending his life. He sent a suicide […]
Bryan Adams fans groove to the icon’s foot-tapping music braving Shillong chill
It’s the cold winter of 2024 but music lovers of the region had been waiting, with endless breath, for the ‘Summer of 69’. And finally, the night came when they could enjoy the foot-tapping music of the singer whom they so love and adore. Braving the cold chill of Shillong, thousands of music lovers thronged […]
West Indies beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in 2nd ODI, seal 3-match series 2-0
West Indies won the 3-match ODI series against Bangladesh at home after defeating the visitors by 7 wickets in the second one-dayer at Basseterre, St Kitts. The hosts are now 2-0 up in the series with a match to go. After winning the toss and inviting Bangladesh to bat first, the hosts skittled the visitors […]
Woman fined Rs 5,000, ostracised in Assam’s Sipajhar for wearing salwar-kameez
A woman in Sipajhar town of Assam has been ostracized from society and fined Rs 5,000 for wearing salwar-kameez. The woman named Meghali Das, or Pinki as she is addressed to by family members and other close acquaintances, narrated her shocking ordeal after fellow villagers of Gongajani Kuworigaon imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 for […]
Israeli forces pound Syria with airstrikes after Assad’s ouster
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) carried out nearly 500 airstrikes on Syria in the past 48 hours, targeting critical military installations, reports stated on Wednesday. The attacks came after President Bashar al-Assad was forced to flee the country as rebel forces seized control of capital Damascus and other towns. Assad has reportedly sought refuge in […]
‘A statesman par excellence…’ PM Modi remembers former President Pranab Mukherjee on birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remembered former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary, calling him a statesman par excellence. Prime Minister Modi hailed him as an administrator and admired his contributions to the country’s development. “Remembering Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary. Pranab Babu was a one-of-a-kind public figure—a statesman par excellence, […]
GUWAHATI, Dec 10: Nearly 200 people were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners in Haiti.
GUWAHATI, Dec 10: Nearly 200 people were killed in brutal weekend violence reportedly orchestrated against voodoo practitioners in Haiti. The killings, which took place in the western seaside neighbourhood of Cite Soleil, were planned by a powerful gang leader who believed that his sick son’s illness was caused by voodoo practitioners, the civil organization the […]
Mumbai: Death toll in BEST bus crash rises to 6, 49 injured
GUWAHATI, Dec 10: The death toll in the BEST bus accident in Mumbai’s Kurla West rose to six while 49 others were injured. A bus had rammed into pedestrians and vehicles on Monday night after the driver lost control, reports said quoting police. The bus was plying under the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) […]
Bomb threat mail to 40 Delhi schools turns out to be hoax, nothing suspicious recovered
A multi-agency search conducted after around 40 Delhi schools received an e-mail warning about a bomb being planted in the schools turned out to be a hoax with nothing suspicious found, reports said. The threat was sent in a single e-mail marked to the some of the city’s prominent schools including DPS RK Puram; GD […]