Workers secure a giant 70-foot Lionel Messi statue with ropes in Kolkata as authorities assess structural safety concerns after reported wind movement/ Photo credit: AFP A 70-foot statue of Argentine football legend Lionel Messi in Kolkata is set to be removed after engineers reportedly found the structure unsafe following complaints from local residents that it…
Lynne Cox: The Swim That Lifted the Iron Curtain Fifteen years after setting a world record in the English Channel, 30-year-old American endurance swimmer Lynne Cox entered the 38°F (3.3°C) waters of the Bering Strait and completed a historic 2.7-mile swim from the United States to the Soviet Union. On 7 August 1987, Cox swam…
Howrah: Fifteen-year-old national-level shooter Damayanti Sen, whose disappearance from her Howrah home on Thursday morning triggered widespread concern and viral social media appeals, was found on Saturday morning near Ramkrishnapur Ghat. But her return, as puzzling as her disappearance, has left police and family members searching for answers.Damayanti had reportedly left home to buy milk…
Tragedy struck a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur as an ammonia gas leak claimed five lives by Monday morning CHENNAI: The death toll in the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district has risen to five, with three more fatalities reported by 7 am on Monday, according to a Health…
Repairs on the main trunk line have necessiated the cut Ahmedabad: Water supply will remain shut in several areas of the city’s West Zone on Tuesday evening as AMC repairs a major pipeline leak. A breach occurred in the 1,600mm diameter western trunk main line that supplies water from Kotarpur Water Works to distribution stations…
Hisar: In a significant development in a long-pending case linked to the Jat reservation agitation, a Hisar court has granted anticipatory bail relief to an accused, Karambir Dhillon, resident of Adarsh Colony, Azad Nagar, Hisar, observing serious procedural lapses and lack of justification for arrest after more than a decade.The order was passed by additional…
People often remember public figures not just for what they did, but also for how they made them feel. Princess Diana said, “I don’t go by a rule book … I lead from the heart and not the head” is a way of thinking that goes beyond what is expected of you in your job….
Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor’s relationship was once among Bollywood’s most-discussed romances, but their Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani co-star Vishwanath Chatterjee has now revealed that he never witnessed any signs of a budding romance between the two while filming the movie. Instead, he recalled being impressed by Katrina’s discipline, fitness, and commitment to her…
New Delhi: Tuesday afternoon’s intense rain led to widespread waterlogging and damage across the city.At Tis Hazari Courts, water entered the premises and lawyers’ chambers. A video circulating on social media showed people questioning how the area remained flooded despite claims that drain-cleaning and desilting work were completed in June.Sadar Bazaar’s Teliwara or Mahavir Bazaar…
More than 50,000 people participate in Yoga event hosted by Isha Foundation across India More than 50,000 people across India participated in nearly 1,000 free yoga and meditation sessions organised by the Isha Foundation on Sunday to mark the 12th International Day of Yoga. The venues included corporates, educational institutions, medical establishments, government bodies, defence…
