Ashiq Ali, the prime suspect in the death of Gauhati University student Nimisha Thakuria, sustained a leg injury (File photo) GUWAHATI: Ashiq Ali, the prime accused in the murder of Gauhati University student Nimisha Thakuria, was shot in the leg in a police encounter early Tuesday after he allegedly tried to escape from custody at…
NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc on Tuesday stepped up its protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with opposition parties demanding his resignation, scrapping of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and restoration of deleted names from electoral rolls.The demands were raised as INDIA bloc MPs marched from Parliament towards the Election Commission of…
Kenya on Tuesday confirmed its first case linked to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa, the fastest-spreading in history, with a Kenyan citizen who arrived from Congo via Uganda testing positive for the infection.According to Kenyan health minister Aden Duale, the patient arrived in the country on October 3 and had been isolated and treated…
Tollywood star Nandamuri Balakrishna who had suffered an injury earlier in June while shooting an action sequence for his next film ‘Dada’ has reportedly fully recovered. If the reports are to be believed the Telugu veteran seems to have now returned to the sets as well. Nandamuri Balakrishna reportedly resumes ‘Dada’ shoot According to Cinema…
India’s Abhishek Sharma and Shafali Verma (Agency Images) India’s dominant run in international cricket has earned four of its stars a place on the ICC Player of the Month shortlists for September, with Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma nominated in the men’s category, while Shafali Verma and Shree Charani feature among the women’s nominees.Gill is…
Delhi police has issued body-worn cameras to officers deployed for crowd control at protests NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has issued body-worn cameras to officers and personnel deployed on the frontline in the New Delhi area amid allegations of excesses during recent protests, while a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed before the Delhi high court has…
Bangladeshi dancer Farjana Yasmin performing Assam’s Sattriya dance Guwahati: At a time when cultural conversations are often reduced to headlines and social media posts, Farjana Yasmin has chosen a quieter, more demanding path — one shaped by years of discipline, study and a deep engagement with India’s classical dance traditions.The 42-year-old Bangladeshi dancer has spent…
The incident took place on a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. (Photo: Reuters) The FlyDubai incident has raised a difficult question for the aviation industry: what happens when the threat is already inside the cockpit?Aviation safety expert Captain Amit Singh believes the incident should be a wake-up call for everyone – especially the…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A Delaware homeowner who represented herself in court has secured part of the relief she sought from her community’s developer, but not everything she asked for. The court ordered the developer to address maintenance problems involving ponds and ditches and provide information and documents concerning an alleged $44,329.59 loan involving the homeowners…
Abhishek Bachchan may not be familiar with all the music his teenage daughter Aaradhya Bachchan listens to, but a recent experience with her left him thoroughly impressed. The actor-entrepreneur recently attended an Ariana Grande concert with his daughter and admitted that he did not know even one of her songs, but was blown away by…
