Sometimes a good nap is enough to make you forget life’s problems. A man took this advice to a whole new level when he slept in the middle of a railway track in Prayagraj while holding an umbrella. A video going viral on social media showed a loco pilot walkingContinue Reading
Pakistan were docked six World Test Championship (WTC) points for slow over rate during the opening Test match against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. The Shan Masood-led side was found guilty of being six overs short during the encounter and as a result, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to dock sixContinue Reading
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, citing the case of neighbouring Bangladesh, has made a strong pitch for national unity, saying ” Batenge toh katenge (If we are divided, we will be destroyed).” The nation, he added, “will be empowered only when we stay united”. Speaking at a rally inContinue Reading
The US has deployed its new long-range air-to-air missile that could potentially disrupt the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific in the US-China ‘Cold War’. The AIM-174B missile, onboard the US Navy’s F-18 Super Hornet, as seen in many pictures, is known to have an operational range of approximately 400Continue Reading
BCCI secretary Jay Shah is likely to become the nest ICC chairman. According to several reports, he has emerged as the leading candidate to succeed Greg Barclay in the top post. To secure his nomination, the ICC requires a proposer and a seconder. Reports indicate that England and Australia areContinue Reading
Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has been reprimanded by the BJP leadership after her remark on the farmers’ protest triggered a controversy. A clarification by the BJP accompanied the reproof: Ms Ranaut’s remark does not represent the party’s views. The BJP expresses disagreement with it. The BJP’s disapproval came a day afterContinue Reading
A California man sang “I love you” as he was shot five times by policemen after allegedly decapitating his parents in a gruesome double homicide. Joseph Brandon Gerdvil faces two charges of homicide for the murder of his mother, Antoinette, 79, and father, Ronald, 77. On July 9, the 41-year-oldContinue Reading
In a sharp response to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after she highlighted incidents of rape across India, the Centre has now flagged that Bengal has been allocated 123 fast-track courts to hear cases of rapes and child abuse, but many of them are not functional yet. Under fireContinue Reading
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia had carried out strikes on Ukraine using more than 100 missiles and around 100 drones. “It was one of the largest strikes — a combined one. More than a hundred missiles of various types and about a hundred ‘shaheds’,” Zelensky said in aContinue Reading
Pavel Durov, the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested by French police on Saturday evening at Le Bourget airport. The billionaire founder, often referred to as “Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg”, was arrested on several charges including the alleged spread of criminal activity on Telegram, which has about 900Continue Reading