For people living across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, early July brought another reminder of how quickly conditions can change in the western Pacific. Super Typhoon Bavi arrived as an exceptionally powerful storm, crossing near the islands with destructive winds, heavy rain and dangerous coastal flooding. According to Nasa, the cyclone reached its greatest…
Tributes pour in after Bonnie Tyler passes away. (Image Credits: Instagram) Bonnie Tyler, the revered Welsh singer, passed away due to a prolonged illness at the age of 85. The ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ hitmaker took her last breath in a hospital in Portugal, where she was placed in an induced coma after emergency…
Forty-nine days after the Class 10 Second Board exams concluded, CBSE is yet to announce the results. As uncertainty over Class 11 admissions grows, students and parents have taken to X, urging the board to declare the scores and end the prolonged wait. Nearly seven weeks after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) concluded…
India Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) ( India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s is a huge opportunity for her team to bounce back after their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign. She said a victory at the iconic venue would boost the team’s confidence and become a…
Shiv Sena corporator (L) was arrested for assaulting two doctors at a civic hospital. Hospital staff protested the unjustified assault and demanded his disqualification (R) MUMBAI: A Shiv Sena corporator, Ramesh Mhatre, arrested for allegedly assaulting two doctors at a civic-run hospital in Maharashtra’s Thane, was admitted to the ICU of the district civil hospital…
A couple was discovered deceased on railway tracks near Ghatkesar, prompting a police inquiry. HYDERABAD: The investigation into the deaths of a couple found on railway tracks between Bibinagar and Ghatkesar on July 2 has taken a new turn, with police probing allegations of forced religious conversion.According to Railway Police, the loco pilot of a…
The Calcutta High Court appointed a retired judge to oversee Trinamool Congress party expenses. KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Thursday appointed retired judge Justice Subrata Talukdar as a special officer to oversee the day-to-day expenses of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) from three bank accounts that were frozen as part of a money…
Chandigarh: Punjab’s ambition to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 faces significant hurdles, with the Centre flagging a higher-than-national-average TB burden and gaps in screening, diagnosis, preventive treatment and patient care. It has also raised concerns over maternal mortality, immunisation coverage and non-communicable diseases.The Union ministry of health and family welfare, in the National Health Mission…
Dibrugarh: Asomiya Yuba Mancha (AYM) members staged a symbolic protest in Sivasagar on Thursday over rising fuel prices.To highlight the burden of higher petrol and diesel rates, protesters pushed a car through key roads without starting the engine, drawing crowds of onlookers. They raised slogans against the Centre and the state govt, demanding an immediate…
Jaisalmer: A 60-year-old farmer was allegedly beaten to death by his son and several relatives during a dispute over money from the sale of agricultural land in Barmer district, police said Thursday.The incident took place Wednesday night at Siyolon Ki Dhani in Shobhala Jetmal village. The victim, Rawata Ram, sustained serious injuries after he was…
