Ahmedabad: For Rafiq Mohammad, a 45-year-old taxi driver from union territory Diu, the clock stopped on June 12 last year when he lost his 25-year-old son Faizan in the devastating plane crash. But the months that followed brought not just the pain of bereavement, but a revelation that shattered the family’s understanding of the son…
‘Satluj’ actor Suvinder Pal Vicky (Image Credits IMDb) The release of ‘Satluj’ on ZEE5 on July 3 briefly marked the end of a three-year-long battle with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), which had kept the film off screens. However, the OTT platform abruptly pulled the film in India on July 5. The biographical…
Kolkata: Attacks on cops during protests — especially stone-pelting of the kind witnessed in Kashmir earlier — will not be tolerated in Bengal, CM Suvendu Adhikari said in Park Circus on Monday. The comment came a day after six cops and two CAPF men were injured in violence at Park Circus during a protest against…
On Monday, the city experienced the second consecutive day of heat over 44°C, as the maximum temperature touched 44.2°C, 2.6 degrees higher than normal. On Sunday, the maximum temperature rose to 44.8°C, giving Ahmedabad its third hottest April day since records began.On Monday, the city did not get any respite during night hours, either, as…
Woman dead, one injured in London stabbing. A 24-year-old woman was fatally stabbed and a man in his 20s was injured during a violent incident at a property in west London on Sunday morning, The Telegraph reported.Metropolitan Police officers were called to Uxbridge Road in Hayes shortly before 8am, where they found the woman suffering…
A recent study shows that urban tree canopies play a crucial role in combating the ‘Urban Heat Island’ (UHI) effect. They cut the temperature gap between cities and rural areas by almost half. Trees offer shade and cool the air through a process called transpiration, lowering summer air temperature by a population-weighted mean of 0.15…
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani buys one of the most expensive real estates in Europe One of Europe’s most famous private estates has entered a new chapter after being bought by one of Qatar’s wealthiest royal figures. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the billionaire former Prime Minister of Qatar,…
Phagwara: Mounting his attack on SAD and its chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’s family, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday blamed late CM Parkash Singh Badal for the 1978 Nirankari-Sikh clash, accusing him of facilitating the escape of the culprits and pushing Punjab into turmoil.Targeting the Badal family three days after the Akal Takht declared…
When Viral Sharma reached the UPSC Civil Services interview, he came close to achieving his dream. But he missed the final selection list. A similar disappointment followed when he reached the UPPCS interview but could not make the final list. For many aspirants, such setbacks could have ended the journey. Viral chose a different path….
