First Sikh deputy of Harris County Sheriff’s Office fatally shot
An Indian-American Sikh police officer died after being shot multiple times from behind in a “ruthless, cold-blooded way” during a traffic stop in the US state of Texas, a senior official said Saturday. Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, Sikh Harris County Sheriff’s deputy, was shot while conducting a traffic stop, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. He was in […]
Imran Khan & Donald Trump Are the Most Searched UNGA Leaders on Google
According to Google Trends, Pakistani Prime minister Imran Khan was among the five most searched international leaders attending the 74th session of United Nations General Assembly. PM Imran Khan—who was a popular cricketer who took Pakistan to World Cup glory before entering politics—was the second most searched UNGA leader on Google, beating Narendra Modi by […]
Two Indian schoolgirls spot Earth-bound asteroid
AHMEDABAD: Two schoolgirls from Gujrat in India have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid while they were going through images from a University of Hawaii telescope. The asteroid is presently near Mars and its orbit is expected to cross that of Earth in about one million years’ time, said SPACE India, a private institute where the two […]
India: Dalit woman’s body taken off funeral pyre in Uttar Pradesh
The body of a Dalit woman was taken off a funeral pyre in Uttar Pradesh by a group of upper-caste men who said she could not be cremated on communal land, police said on Tuesday, a case that prompted angry calls for an end to caste discrimination. The funeral was being held last week when […]
India’s Interior Minister Hospitalised With Coronavirus
NEW DELHI: India’s Interior Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to hospital after catching the coronavirus, he said on Sunday, becoming the most senior politician in the country to test positive for the disease. Shah, a close aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, heads a ministry that has been at the forefront of managing the […]
700 tons of ammonium nitrate stuck in Indian port since 2015
NEW DELHI: Almost 700 tons of ammonium nitrate, the substance that caused the mega-explosion in Lebanon, has been stuck in an Indian port since 2015, officials confirmed. At least 153 people died and more than 5,000 were injured when 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate languishing for years in Beirut’s port caused a colossal blast. Indian […]
Air India crash: Black box, cockpit voice recorder recovered as death toll rises to 18
The black box of the ill-fated Air India Express flight that could throw light on how it overshot the runway here and crashed has been recovered while the toll in the mishap rose to 18 on Saturday with a passenger succumbing to injuries, officials said. Hours after the AIE flight from Dubai with 190 people […]
Chinmayanand, accused of rape by law student
Swami Chinmayanand, the 72-year-old BJP leader accused of rape by a 23-year-old law student, has been arrested by a special team of Uttar Pradesh police and taken to a Lucknow hospital for medical examination. “Swami Chinmayanand was arrested around 9 am and taken for a medical examination at the district hospital. He will then be […]
Actor Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with India’s highest award in cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Minister of Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar took to Twitter to make the announcement. He tweeted, “The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for 2 generations has been selected unanimously for #DadaSahabPhalke award. The entire country and international […]
Mumbai fears for homes and lives amid rising seas
MUMBAI: Huge swathes of Mumbai´s beaches have already been lost to rising seas. Now shanty dwellers fear for their homes and critics say India’s largest metropolis — like other world mega-cities — is not doing enough to hold back the waves. During the monsoon, near-daily storms regularly flood Dharavi, one of Asia’s biggest slums and […]
