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Thiruvananthapuram: A family of four, including two children, has been missing from Nadayara near Varkala since Aug 31 morning. Ayiroor police began an investigation after relatives filed a complaint on Wednesday. Police suspect that the family left home amid mounting financial liabilities, though the probe is yet to establish the circumstances behind their disappearance.Rauf, 52, his wife Haseena, 42, and their sons Rasool, 12, and Rasel, 5, have been untraceable since Monday morning. According to police, the family members searched the houses of relatives and other places where the family would likely have gone. They later lodged the police complaint.Police…
Tram revamp plan to boost services Kolkata: The Bengal govt is planning to revive and modernise Kolkata’s tram services through a public-private partnership (PPP), with companies from Australia and Belarus expressing interest in participating in the project.“We will float tenders seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from private players after examining the recommendations of the RITES study on the city’s tram network. The process will be used to identify operators capable of running, upgrading and modernising tram services,” said state transport minister Arjun Singh.Under the proposed model, the govt will retain ownership of the tram infrastructure while a private partner will…
Bright Angel Canyon, damaged by floods, flows into the Colorado River (Image: AP Photo/John Locher) A routine hike through the Grand Canyon turned into a fight for survival when a sudden flash flood sent torrents of muddy water, rocks and debris through the canyon. Three women found themselves trapped during the storm and spent about five hours clinging to a rock ledge, uncertain whether they would make it out alive. At one point, they were separated from one another and each feared the others had been swept away by the floodwaters. According to 98 Rock Online, the survivors were sisters…
The report concluded AI scribes can help with administrative work but more research needs to be done to understand how they work in specific healthcare settings and how their design supports both patients and clinicians.It comes months after the BBC heard from doctors in the West Midlands, who said their workload had been significantly cut by using the transcription tool Heidi.At one clinic in Dudley, the tool was credited with reducing a backlog of posting patient letters from six months to 14 days.One of the key findings by the University of Edinburgh was that although AI tools can help capture…
Attacks on military and defence targets are not new, although previous acts of sabotage linked to Russia include more puzzling targets – such as an Ikea store and a Polish paint store.The novelty now is the concentration of cases.”The intensity of military sites being attacked we’ve seen over the past couple of weeks is unusual,” Daniela Richterova of the Department of War Studies at King’s College says.She links the spike to developments in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”We’ve basically seen Ukraine take the war to Russia and strike deep inside Russian territory…They [Moscow] are under pressure, they have to do something.”Whilst…
A woman has been given a suspended prison sentence after an XL bully dog attacked and killed her cousin.Kelcie Reed, 24, of Bristol, previously admitted being in charge of a dog dangerously out control, causing the death of Morgan Dorsett.The 19-year-old, from Shrewsbury, died from neck injuries caused by the attack, which happened at Reed’s flat in south Bristol in February 2025.At Bristol Crown Court, Judge Anna Richardson sentenced Reed to 18 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months. She will also be required to undergo mental health treatment.Emergency services were called to the dog attack at a flat in…
Sachin Tendulkar is an icon in India, and it would be no exaggeration to say that every budding batter in the country looks up to the Master Blaster. Karan Sharma is no different. The right-handed batter, who recently led the Kashi Rudras in the fourth edition of the UP T20 League, has been an admirer of Tendulkar since his childhood, and it is no surprise to see that the 27-year-old is slowly and steadily rising through the ranks and making a name for himself.Karan Sharma amassed 361 runs in the latest season of the UP T20 League.Karan is on his…
Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala receives medical attention after an on-field collapse during their pre-season friendly against RB Leipzig on August 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala said on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) he has been diagnosed with a neurological disorder after collapsing during a match for the second time in four days.Also read | England, Bayern Munich star Harry Kane set to receive ‘Golden Shoe’ awardThe 23-year-old went down six minutes after coming off the bench in Bayern’s 4-2 friendly win at Heidenheim and required medical attention before being assisted from the pitch.The Germany international…
Justice Gita Mittal. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has rejected the Justice (Retd.) Gita Mittal-led panel’s recommendation to have five Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) in the 15-member Executive Committee (EC).At the Extraordinary General Meeting held in New Delhi on Sunday to ratify amendments to the AITA constitution to bring it in line with the National Sports Governance Act, members voted to have two SOMs, the minimum number mandated by the Act.According to the press release issued on Sunday, the AITA has also chosen to have four women in the EC as against Justice Mittal’s proposal of five.The EC is set to…
Trainer Imtiaz Sait’s ward Tyrannus, ridden by Antony Raj S, won The Hindu Trophy, one of the events held on the ‘Media Day’ organised by the RWITC here on Saturday (Aug. 22).The winner is owned by Mr. C. Aryama Sundaram.1. FREE PRESS JOURNAL TROPHY (1,400m): FLASH MOB (C. Umesh) 1, Phantasmique (Ramswarup) 2, Remy Red (Aditya) 3 and Whisper (Vishal) 4. 1-1/2, 1-3/4 and Head. 1m 26.97s. ₹147 (w), 22, 14 38 (p). SHP: 40, FP: 1,136, Q: 240, Tanala: 5,220 and 4,474. Favourite: Phantasmique.Owner: Mr. Cowas D. Bajan. Trainer: Faisal A. Abbas.2. RACE MIRROR TROPHY (2,000m): LITTLE JOHN (Neeraj…