WORLD
Eleven killed, at least 45 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan
Eleven killed, at least 45 missing as torrential rain pounds...
TOKYO, July 7: At least 45 people are missing as torrential rains that have killed 11 people pounded western and central Japan, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday, with more than 1.6 million people evacuated from their homes.
Jul 07, 2018
My City
Trishul Jatra: A shield against child infirmity
Trishul Jatra: A shield against child infirmity
The people present in the Pashupatinath temple premises seemed curious seeing a priest, donned in a red colored top, performing rituals to initiate the Trishul Jatra at Bastsaleswori. He was offering flowers, vermilion powder, fruits and incenses to the ‘khat’, a wooden palanquin, and in the meantim...
Jul 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Mustang mishap: 20 bodies sent to Pokhara
Mustang mishap: 20 bodies sent to Pokhara
PARBAT, July 7: The bodies of the 20 people who died in a road accident in Mustang on Friday have been sent to Pokhara.
Jul 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Jailed for destroying banana farm
Jailed for destroying banana farm
RATNANAGAR, July 7: A man arrested on the charge of destroying a banana farm in Jutpani of Kalika municipality-6 has been sent to jail.
Jul 07, 2018
Lifestyle
Sacred Games: How India’s first Netflix original came together
Sacred Games: How India’s first Netflix original came togeth...
July 7: Vikram Chandra’s novel Sacred Games tackles all the big themes: crime, friendship, betrayal, love. Most of all, though, the 900-page book is a story about Mumbai. Sprawling yet focused, there is something cinematic in the writing.
Jul 07, 2018
WORLD
Global Warming may be twice what climate models predict
Global Warming may be twice what climate models predict
July 7: Future global warming may eventually be twice as warm as projected by climate models and sea levels may rise six metres or more even if the world meets the 2°C target, according to an international team of researchers from 17 countries.
Jul 07, 2018
WORLD
Once hailed by Nehru for its beauty, ‘India’s Switzerland’ lacks access to power, water, h...
Once hailed by Nehru for its beauty, ‘India’s Switzerland’ l...
In days when even a 12-year-old in an Indian city would be carrying a smartphone and riding to school on a moped, in Baijnath village in UP’s Sonbhadra district, even pregnant women have to be carried to the nearest hospital on cots.
Jul 07, 2018
Lifestyle
Twitter suspends over 70 million accounts in two months
Twitter suspends over 70 million accounts in two months
Twitter Inc suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on the platform, the Washington Post reported.
Jul 07, 2018
SPORTS
FIFA invites Thai youth soccer team trapped in Thai cave to World Cup finals
FIFA invites Thai youth soccer team trapped in Thai cave to...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has sent a letter to the head of the Football Association of Thailand with an official invitation to attend the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final Match in Moscow - if the boys are rescued in time.
Jul 07, 2018
WORLD
Russia raises tariffs on US products
Russia raises tariffs on US products
MOSCOW, July 7: Russia says it is imposing additional import tariffs on some U.S. products in response to U.S. moves to slap duties on foreign steel and aluminum.
Jul 07, 2018