The girl’s father, a daily wage labourer, has not had a job for over two months during the lockdown, according to reports. By Akshita Jain SIVARAM V / REUTERS Representative image. On Monday, as thousands of students in Kerala began attending virtual classes, a 14-year-old girl died by suicide in Malappuram district, allegedly over not having access to […]
The fracas around the TTD’s auction lays bare the contradictions between the ritual renunciation of wealth by shrine’s devotees and the staggering wealth and hardball political intrigue behind one of India’s most famous temple trusts. By Nikhila Henry UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP VIA GETTY IMAGES Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, Tirupati, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad, TELANGANA […]
Saifullah Mir, who follows in the footsteps of Burhan Wani and Riyaz Naikoo, once repaired medical equipment and was conferred with a certificate of excellence for it. By Riyaz Wani BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT. Saifullah Mir, a 31-year-old Kashmiri, was appointed the chief operational commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen in May. SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir ― Clad […]
IMD has said the the cyclonic storm will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts late in the evening on June 3. Press Trust of India IMD Cyclone Nisarga MUMBAI — The Maharashtra government on Monday sounded an alert in Mumbai and neighbouring districts in view of the approaching cyclonic storm “Nisarga”, which is expected to […]
The police department asked people to send in videos of “illegal activity” via its iWatch Dallas app, and Twitter users responded creatively. By Elyse Wanshel, HuffPost US Twitter users had a well-choreographed response when the Dallas Police Department asked the public to use its “snitching” app while anti-police brutality and Black Lives Matter protests erupted throughout […]
The president said he plans to invite Russia, Australia, South Korea and India to an upcoming meeting of the Group of 7 nations, which he’s postponed to the fall. ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 nations he […]
By Mohit Rao, for CNN Over 10 agonizing days, this migrant worker walked and hitchhiked 1,250 miles home. India’s lockdown left him no choice (CNN)Rajesh Chouhan had covered 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) in five days. His legs were swollen and his blisters had burst. A piece of Styrofoam trash he’d found on the roadside was […]
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s mosques opened their doors to worshippers on Sunday for the first time in more than two months as the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, eased restrictions imposed to combat the coronavirus. “It is great to feel the mercy of God and once again call people for prayers at mosques instead […]
Graham Keeley BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s prime minister said on Sunday he will ask parliament to agree to a last two-week extension of the state of emergency lockdown until 21st June, after which the government will no longer restrict citizens’ movements, newspaper El Pais reported. Pedro Sanchez told regional government leaders during a video-conference meeting […]
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Two members of a Reuters TV crew were hit by rubber bullets and injured in Minneapolis on Saturday night when police moved into an area occupied by about 500 protesters in the southwest of the city shortly after the 8 p.m. curfew. Police aim at a Reuters TV cameraman during nationwide unrest […]