(Representative image: Google Earth) The mine is located to the north-west of Al-Nuhud town in Sudan’s West Kordofan. At least 82 people have been killed since a gold mine collapsed at Al-Nuhud town in Sudan’s West Kordofan on Sunday, with many more still missing and feared dead beneath the rubble.According to locals cited by the…
Hidden cost of US-Iran war revealed TOI correspondent from Washington: The war that Iran was supposed to lose in days if not hours has now lasted more than six months and is costing America billions – $33.4 billion to be precise. A Pentagon report and startling new photos of wreckage at US bases in the…
Priyank Kharge questions delay in Umar Khalid’s trial NEW DELHI: Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were “afraid” of jailed student activist Umar Khalid and challenged them to conduct his trial.“Why are they (BJP government) not bringing up the trial? It’s been…
What began as a low-key attempt to make friends in a new city has turned into an unexpectedly large event, complete with permits, safety requirements and a bill that could reach $4,000. According to The San Francisco Standard and San Francisco Recreation and Parks, Maya Juchtman’s casual picnic invitation drew hundreds of RSVPs, forcing her…
Businesses should bear modest UPI transaction costs, govt cannot subsidise everything: NITI Aayog VC Lahiri NEW DELHI: NITI Aayog vice chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri on Wednesday defended the Centre’s decision to introduce a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on high-value UPI transactions, saying businesses must find ways to become self-sustaining rather than depend on government subsidies.Quoting…
Listed with Eric Iantorno and Pilar Meza of Compass, the estate is asking $23 million, as a testament to the time, craft and vision poured into every square foot. When former professional baseball pitcher James Shields aka “Big Game James” and his wife, photographer Ryane Nicole, bought a vacant 2.44-acre parcel in Rancho Santa Fe’s…
Hollywood actress Cassandra Peterson shared this amusing story in an interview. A story about Brad Pitt and his former Los Angeles estate has drawn attention for an unusual reason. The actor reportedly bought a neighbour’s house while expanding his property, but allowed the elderly man living there to stay without paying rent until his death…
NEW DELHI: Actors Preity Zinta, Pankaj Tripathi and Suniel Shetty, filmmaker Priyadarshan and musician Ricky Kej are among 18 members named to the reconstituted Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), bringing prominent faces from cinema, television and music to the film certification body.The appointments take effect immediately and will remain valid for three years or…
US President Donald Trump. The Trump administration has cut or frozen up to USD 177 billion in federal grants since President Donald Trump began his second term, with disruptions affecting all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a tracking tool released by the States United Democracy Center and Grant Witness.According to the…
Delhi HC calls the incident ‘callous and criminal’ conduct NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Wednesday said the collapse of a multi-storey hostel building in Satya Niketan, which killed seven people including students, was “not an ordinary incident.“A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said four students who died had…