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Indian Shooting stalwart and coach Jaspal Rana passes away at 49

New Delhi, June 12 -- Former India shooter and renowned coach Jaspal Rana passed away in New Delhi on Friday after battling health complications. He was admitted to Max Hospital in Saket, South Delhi,... Read More


Haryana CM urges Centre to include state among first 50 industrial parks

Chandigarh, June 12 -- Seeking a special incentive package from the Centre to develop Haryana as a semiconductor, data centre, and electronics manufacturing hub, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Th... Read More


In a first, railways pump oxygen into nullah to clear lethal gases and aid manual cleaning

India, June 12 -- In a first-of-its-kind operation during its annual pre-monsoon cleaning, the railway authorities pumped oxygen into a 250-metre-long Dadar-Dharavi (DD) nullah to enable conservancy w... Read More


Class 9 student gives birth in hostel in Karnataka

Karwar, June 12 -- A shocking incident has come to light in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, where a Class 9 student reportedly gave birth to a baby while staying in a hostel in Sirsi taluk. The ... Read More


Revolt aboard a floating brothel?: Tahmima Anam discusses her new book

India, June 12 -- What forms can rebellion take on a fast-sinking desolate island? Inspired by Banishanta, a real-life "floating" brothel settlement in Bangladesh, Tahmima Anam's new novel, Uprising ... Read More


Sensex surges 1,695 pts, Nifty tops 23,600 as oil tumbles on US-Iran peace hopes

Mumbai, June 12 -- The benchmark indices surged on Friday amid easing US-Iran tensions and hopes of a peace deal. Investor sentiment improved after Brent crude fell to $87 per barrel mark. Buying was ... Read More


Maggie Gyllenhaal to direct adaptation of Rachel Kushner's 'Creation Lake'

Washington DC, June 12 -- Actor-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal is set to reunite with Warner Bros. for a new project, with the studio acquiring Rachel Kushner's acclaimed novel 'Creation Lake' for her to... Read More


Students in remote Baglung walk up to four hours daily for school

Baglung, June 12 -- Children in remote settlements of Tamankhola Rural Municipality-6 in Baglung are forced to undertake a gruelling daily journey of up to four hours each way to attend secondary scho... Read More


Shipping's Climate Leaders Cut Emissions Last Year and Still Fell Further Behind

LONDON, June 12 -- The companies that move the world's coal, grain and iron ore did better on carbon last year, and it was not enough. That is the uncomfortable shape of the news from shipping's own c... Read More


America Tells Europe to Spend More, Then Pulls a Third of Its Fighter Jets Off the Continent

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The administration that has spent the year telling Europe to stop free-riding on American protection is preparing to remove a third of the fighter jets it commits to the contine... Read More