NEW DELHI: At least 18 people died, including 14 women and three children and over a dozen sustained injuries in a stampede that occurred on Saturday night at the New Delhi Railway station. The incident occurred after a massive surge in passengers heading to Maha Kumbh and those waiting for the trains that had got…
File photo: Muhsin Hendricks (Picture credit: X) Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s first openly gay imam, was shot dead Saturday near the southern city of Gqeberha, South Africa, police said.The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims, was in a car with another person when a…
BAREILLY: There was nothing for over a decade. Mohammad Usman‘s whereabouts had remained a mystery. A resident of Deepa Sarai in Sambhal, he vanished in 2012 without a trace – no calls, no letters, no clue about his fate. Then, on Saturday, the silence was shattered. Police suddenly received a letter from the home department…
HYDERABAD: At less than one per million population, India has one of the poorest organ donation rates in the world. But Mucherla in Telangana’s Hanumakonda district is known for another kind of statistic – the 500 residents of this village have all pledged to donate their eyes after death.Over the past few years, around 70…
Matthew Kuhnemann of Australia bowls during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Australian cricket star Steve Smith has expressed confidence that spinner Matt Kuhnemann will pass all tests on his bowling action, stating he was “surprised” when told the left-armer had been reported. Kuhnemann is set to undergo…
ROHTAK: Two undergraduate students of Ashoka University were found dead between late Friday and early Saturday on the campus in Haryana‘s Sonipat. The bodies of a 20-year-old undergraduate student from Telangana and another undergraduate student, 19, from Bengaluru were found near the hostel and the main gate of the institute, respectively. The causes of the…
Pakistan cricket team vice-captain Salman Ali Agha (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricket team vice-captain Salman Ali Agha has emphasised that winning the Champions Trophy is more important than merely defeating arch-rivals India in the upcoming ICC event. He also expressed confidence in Pakistan’s ability to win the tournament. “I am excited for the Champions…
PANAJI/BELAGAVI: Former Goa MLA Lavoo Mamledar (68) died in Karnataka’s Belagavi on Saturday after being assaulted by an autorickshaw driver in an instance of road rage. The accused, Amirsuhil Shakilsab Sanadi (26), was arrested and sent to jail.Mamledar’s car brushed against an autorickshaw in Khade Bazaar area, leading to a heated argument between him and…
On Friday, Vicky Kaushal roared at the box office with his latest outing, ‘Chhaava.’ The versatile star, plays Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. This historical drama has not only become the biggest opener of Vicky Kaushal’s career but also the biggest opener of 2025 so far. Further, after just two days of…
AMRITSAR/JALANDHAR: Leader of opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa criticised Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann and the state’s AAP-led govt even as a US aircraft carrying Indian deportees was to land in Amritsar on Saturday, accusing Mann of failing to curb the human trafficking of Punjabis in the last three yearsThe Congress politician…
