Chants of “Om Shanti Shanti” reverberated across the hall as a Hindu priest began proceedings on day 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Rakesh Bhatt, a priest at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Maryland, chanted a Vedic prayer seeking blessings for a united country. “Even if weContinue Reading
A 24-year-old woman in the United States has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree reckless homicide in the killing of a man who she said trafficked her as a teenager. According to CNN, Chrystul Kizer was sentenced on Monday. She will also serve fiveContinue Reading
India’s women’s table tennis team made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics, making it past the Round of 16 for the first time ever in the nation’s history. India eventually lost the women’s team battle to Germany in the quarter-finals, where Archana Kamath was the only paddler to have wonContinue Reading
For Manu Bhaker, the Paris Olympics 2024 was a hugely successful one. The pistol shooter won two bronze medals to become the first athlete from India since independence to clinch two medals in one Olympics. Already a known name, for her exploits at the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and theContinue Reading
A full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport today following a bomb threat on an Air India flight from Mumbai, airport sources said. The flight landed at the airport around 8 am and was moved to an isolation bay, they said. Passengers are being evacuated from the flight,Continue Reading
The expanding glacial lakes in the Himalayas are a matter of serious concern and the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA has finalised a list of 189 “potentially dangerous” lakes. NDTV has learnt that of the nearly 7,500 glacial lakes in the Indian part of Himalayas, NDMA has finalised aContinue Reading
The 2024 Democratic National Convention continues today with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the running mate of Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, set to deliver the keynote address. As the convention enters its third day, anticipation is high for Walz’s speech. In addition to Walz, prominent figures such asContinue Reading
The success of Indian athletes at the Paris Olympics 2024 are set to bring alone huge boosts to their brand value. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and shooter Manu Bhaker – both of whom now have two Olympic medals – are experiencing the biggest surges in their brand value. Neeraj wonContinue Reading
In a tragic incident, an 11-year-old boy was electrocuted in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa town on Wednesday afternoon as his bicycle got entangled in an exposed live wire. Aadam, 10, who was riding pillion, was seriously injured in the incident. Tanvir and Aadam were heading home from school when they cameContinue Reading
Ten Kuki-Zo MLAs who have been demanding a separate administration carved out of violence-hit Manipur have requested the Commission of Inquiry, formed by the Home Ministry, to expedite looking into a purported audio tape of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, which, the Kuki-Zo MLAs claimed, proved the Chief Minister wasContinue Reading