Death Count In Vaping-Linked Illness Rises To 19 In US, Over 1000 Affected
WASHINGTON: The death toll in the United States from illnesses linked to e-cigarette use has risen to at least 19, health authorities say, as more than 1,000 others have suffered lung injuries probably linked to vaping. Officials have yet to identify the cause for the outbreak, which dates back to March, and are pursuing multiple […]
Indian royals win $43M in dispute over bank deposit from 1948
(CNN) – The High Court in London has decided that a deposit left untouched in a British bank account since 1948 is the rightful property of the descendants of the monarch who transferred it — and not Pakistan. The Nizam of Hyderabad ruled over his independent state from 1911 until 1948, when the Indian Army […]
War Movie Review: Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff film
Hrithik Roshan-Tiger Shroff starrer War was actually directed by Abbas-Mustan, and not Siddharth Anand, you’d believe us by the end of the 2-hour-34-minute action thriller. Hrithik Roshan vs Tiger Shroff war on the big screen, I was excited about the film and was waiting to see the two stars explode on the big screen. But, at […]
Two Indian children allegedly beaten to death for ‘defecating on a public street’
Two children from India’s lowest caste were allegedly beaten to death after defecating in public, according to authorities. Roshni Valmiki, 12, and her 10-year-old brother Avinash were attacked on Wednesday, Sept. 25 morning while defecating on a public street in Bhakhedi village in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India, said local […]
Today is the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birthday
Mahatma Gandhi, known in India as “the father of the nation,” was born 150 years ago today, on October 2, 1869. His birthday is a major national holiday called Gandhi Jayanti, and it is marked with a prayer for peace, ceremonies and events throughout the country. The United Nations has also declared October 2 as […]
Dozens more die in India monsoon rains
Heavy rains have killed at least 113 people in India’s Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states over the past three days, officials said on Monday, as flood waters swamped a major city, inundated hospital wards and forced the evacuation of inmates from a jail. Videos shared on social media show submerged roads and heavy flooding at […]
India’s First Farting Competition Runs Out Of Gas
A fart competition that took place in the India city of Surat last week has broken the internet. The ‘What the Fart’ competition put all things fart-related into the spotlight. Farting is a natural process of the human body in which the body releases excess gas generated through different digestive processes. People also refer to […]
Children for Sale: The Trafficking Ring Selling Babies
INDIA: once thought of as a country of more than a billion people living in poverty, has seen its economy boom, and has emerged as a new force in global manufacturing. But that is not the full story. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), more than 150 million children and teenagers are victims of child […]
Bard of Blood review: Emraan Hashmi’s new Netflix India spy series is a massive dead duck
Emraan Hashmi is back in our lives, ladies, gents and everyone else. And after binge-watching seven episodes of Netflix’s Bard of Blood, I can say for sure that it’s a good thing. The big-budget Netflix series, co-produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies, is a taut, ambitious spy/espionage thriller. The source material is a book written by […]
Dozens die due to heavy rains in India’s Uttar Pradesh
NEW DELHI: Almost 50 people have died in 24 hours due to heavy rains in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. The state, India’s largest, has witnessed constant rainfall in recent days and rivers have been flowing several notches above warning levels. The death toll “owing to torrential rain and […]
