Toronto At least four people were killed in a shooting in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton and one person was taken into custody, police said on Friday. Police in Fredericton, a city of about 56,000 that is the capital of the province of New Brunswick, said in a post on Twitter the incident was […]
Munnar 54 tourists, including 22 foreigners, who were stranded at a private resort in the popular tea county of Munnar in Kerala’s Idukki district, have been rescued. The roads leading to the resort were blocked due to landslides as rain continued to pound most parts of state. The army was called in to help the […]
Hyderabad Losing a leg in a road accident did not deter a 29-year old Manasi Joshi from pursuing her badminton dream, as she aims for glory at the forthcoming Para Asian Games in Indonesia. The Mumbai-born special player is training at the famed P Gopichand Badminton Academy for the past one month honing her skills […]
A young woman has become the butt of many jokes in Turkey after failing to answer a simple question: ‘Where is Great Wall of China?’. Su Ayhan, a 26-year-old student, was on the Turkish version of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ called ‘Kim Milyoner Olmak İster?’ (Who wants to be a millionaire), when she was presented with […]
E-commerce giant Flipkart has announced the Big Freedom Sale to take on Amazon and Snapdeal’s Independence Day sales. While Amazon is already live with its sale, Flipkart and Snapdeal sales starts from August 10. Flipkart Big Freedom Sale will start from August 10 and run till the midnight of August 12. The company is offering […]
New Delhi A Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lawmaker today dressed as German dictator Adolf Hitler to the parliament to demand special status category status for Andhra Pradesh. As the TDP leaders protested near the Mahatma Gandhi statue, Naramalli Sivaprasad showed up as Adolf Hitler — his look complete with Nazi uniform, toothbrush moustache and a […]
Thiruvananthapuram At least 20 people were killed rain-related incidents and landslides as heavy showers lashed Kerala on Thursday. Idukki district was the worst-affected with 10 deaths, including five of one family. Speaking to the media, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said rains have caused extensive damage to life and properties across the state. “We have […]
Pom-pom girls strut their stuff, pop music reverberates around the arena and a “kiss cam” trains its sights on the next unsuspecting couple. Sounds like a basketball or baseball match? Think again: this is badminton, and probably not as many imagined it. It is all part of an attempt by the sport’s governing body to […]
Washington (DC) After Tuesday’s primaries across four states, there are now 11 female nominees for governor and at least 173 so far for the House. The results were hailed as a continuing success story by activists for women in politics. There was also a key election for a House seat in Ohio, in which President […]
New Delhi Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published notification for the recruitment of Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers Training Academy through Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2018 (Including SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course). Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification […]