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RAIPUR: Six workers were killed and four others seriously injured after a coal kiln exploded at a steel plant in Chhattisgarh’s Baloda Bazar- Bhatapara district on Thursday, triggering a major rescue operation amid fears that more people could still be trapped.The blast occurred at Real Ispat & Power Ltd located in Bakulahi village in rural…
NOIDA: A newly surfaced video has added a chilling final chapter to the death of 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta, revealing how close he came to being saved — and how helplessly time slipped away.The clip, shot from the edge of a vast, water-filled excavation in Noida’s Sector 150, shows near-total darkness pierced only by…
A man was brutally shot dead on camera in the Churachandpur district of Manipur. The man, who reportedly belonged to the Meitei community, was captured by the suspected Kuki militant when he was visiting his wife, who belongs to the Kuki community.The video shows a man kneeling on his knees with his hands folded in…
MUMBAI: The suicide of a student at IIT Kanpur this week has once again drawn attention to a deepening mental health crisis across India’s premier technical institutes, with figures showing that the Kanpur campus alone accounted for nearly 30% of all IIT student suicides over the past two years. According to data maintained by the…
Rakesh B. Pal speaks English with near-perfect accent and enunciation. He is sharp, intelligent, and an avid reader. He trains in martial arts every morning, attends dance classes in the evening, and drives an auto for a living. What makes his story striking is not just where he is today, but where he once was.Rakesh…
NEW DELHI: Government Thursday asked airlines to “submit their requests and preferences” to airport operators for IndiGo slots that have become available after 10% of its current winter schedule flights were cancelled following last month’s disruptions. It has directed airports to “compile the requests received from airlines and forward the same to” it.The aviation ministry…
BENGALURU: Before Ganesh Satish became part of Vidarbha’s cricketing folklore as a vital cog in the team’s transformation from also-rans to champions, he was an integral member of one of Karnataka cricket’s most successful phases — a period that unearthed talent which served the state with distinction.His departure from Karnataka after the 2013-14 season, despite…
As we commemorate Sushant Singh Rajput’s birth anniversary, Manoj Bajpayee reflected on their enduring friendship, offering heartfelt insights. He recalled encouraging Sushant to cultivate resilience amidst the cutthroat nature of Bollywood. Bajpayee passionately defended the late star’s reputation, emphasizing his profound intelligence and inquisitive nature, spanning topics from science to spirituality. Today marks the birth…
Indian-origin immigration attorney Rahul Reddy commented on the India-hatred coming from US commentators, politicians and bureaucrats and advised the Indian diaspora to remain careful as an atmosphere of fear has been created. Reddy said he does not think that Indians are being targeted specifically, like the Somali community in Minnesota but chances are and hence…
MUMBAI: The death of a student by suicide at IIT-Kanpur on Tuesday again swivelled the spotlight on a mental health crisis on the campuses of India’s premier technical institutions: over a dozen young lives lost every year on average over the past five years.At least 65 students have taken their own lives across the Indian…
