Sometimes, the right gift, at the right time, can turn into something that thousands can benefit from. Just like the 100 acres of land a Texas family gifted to the City of Odessa, which is becoming a $145 million sports and recreation hub. The construction work will hit another major milestone next month, with a…
How well do India’s systems support students in crisis? (File Photo) Imagine finally admitting that you need help and dialling a 24/7 national mental health helpline, hoping a person will answer, only to hear: “All our counsellors are busy attending to other callers. This is taking more time than expected.” On some calls we made…
A 30-year-old Canberra father died after allegedly being struck by a semi-trailer on the Federal Highway at Bywong, near Lake George, last week, just three weeks after his family welcomed their newborn daughter.Harsh Sharma, an Indian national who had been living in Canberra with his wife and children for several years, was allegedly hit by…
Air India’s Bhopal to Delhi flight lands in Jaipur NEW DELHI: Air India flight AI1886, operating from Bhopal to Delhi on Sunday, was diverted to Jaipur due to a technical issue, the airline said.The aircraft landed safely at Jaipur and is undergoing checks in line with Air India’s safety standards, the airline said. Efforts are…
Photo credit: @johnkernickphotography / Instagram When Martha Stewart purchased a 152-acre farmhouse in Katonah, New York, in 2000, the property was more than a country retreat. It became a working farm, creative laboratory and carefully managed home for an ever-growing collection of animals. Over the next 26 years, the former farmhouse evolved into Bedford Farm,…
Chinese president Xi Jinping NEW DELHI: Chinese president Xi Jinping on Sunday called on Global South countries to jointly defend the rule of law in international affairs and strengthen cooperation across areas including artificial intelligence, trade, digital industries, manufacturing and science and technology.His remarks came at the second session of the 18th Brics Summit, where…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Medha Roopam moved Supreme Court days after she was reprimanded over the detention of a student protester under the National Security Act.This comes after Allahabad high court quashed the NSA against Akriti Chaudhary – a 25-year-old student – who was taken into custody in connection with Noida worker’s…
As per local reports, existing drone owners can sell their devices at designated buyback locations and receive a subsidy. They can also scrap and recycle the drones with a smaller subsidy, or move them outside Beijing before November 15. Beijing will ban residents and businesses from possessing or storing drones and key drone components within…
File photo: An Iranian Shahed exploding drone. Ukraine has expanded its fight against Russia beyond the battlefield at home, deploying drone specialists to Africa and military teams to the Middle East to train forces fighting Russian- and Iranian-made drones, according to a CNN report.CNN, citing Ukrainian soldiers, officers and a Ukrainian Defense Intelligence source, reported…
(Representative image: IANS) Panic gripped Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar area after a four-storey building suddenly tilted, raising concerns among residents living nearby. NEW DELHI: A four-storey building was vacated in Delhi’s Shahdara after a sudden tilt on Sunday, triggering panic among the nearby residents.Located in Shahdara’s Gandhi Nagar area, the building was immediately evacuated as a…