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DODA , Aug 9 : At least 10 passengers were injured after a tempo vehicle overturned on the Batote-Doda road in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.According to officials, the vehicle was travelling from Batote towards Doda when the accident occurred at Karmail Morh.The injured passengers were subsequently shifted to Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at Assar and Batote for medical treatment. Their identities have not yet been ascertained.Officials said an investigation into the circumstances leading to the accident has been initiated.Further details regarding the condition of the injured and the cause of the accident are awaited. Source link
Visuals from the crash site showed the aircraft’s wreckage, with local villagers and emergency responders gathering at the spot. NEW DELHI: A trainer aircraft operated by a private company crashed near the Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Sunday, police said.Visuals from the crash site showed the aircraft’s wreckage, with local villagers and emergency responders gathering at the spot.The exact cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained. Further details on the aircraft and those on board are awaited.The incident comes months after a plane crash in Baramati claimed the lives of Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP…
The event was scheduled for August 10 from 3 pm to 6 pm at the School of Social Sciences-I auditorium. NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cancelled a student-organised discussion on a book authored by former student Umar Khalid, scheduled on campus on Monday, citing “non-disclosure of the full facts” about the programme.The discussion was centred on Khalid’s book “Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power”, based on his PhD thesis submitted at JNU’s Centre for Historical Studies in 2018. Khalid has been in custody since September 2020 in connection with the larger conspiracy case related…
Agar tcha panunai vajood gharahakh / qasm dayes path, kamaal karhakh(If you chisel your own existence/By God you would do wonders)Short-sightedness sends foggy signals. Cold blood denies existence. A narrow heart affects bonds. But if simplicity is in one’s nature, it helps one bloom. If life becomes just a play, the misfit would be kicked like a football. Satirically, the poet says that without apprising our own capacity, we try to touch the skies and thus we are dwarfed. Instead of stretching ourselves, we ask the heights to shrink.The poet is pricked by her loss of identity as she is…
Punch, the orphaned baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, Tokyo, who conquered the hearts of millions while clinging to an orangutan plushie, has turned one. The monkey celebrated his first birthday on 26 June, and was flooded with messages from well-wishers and fans around the world. He is also making friends, and his enclosure is getting an upgrade, thanks to donations.Punch turns 1Punch, a Japanese macaque known for clinging to a stuffed orangutan, interacts with other monkeys at Ichikawa City Zoo in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Manami YamadaA year ago, Punch was a baby macaque abandoned…
The complainant alleged that the accused began following her despite her repeatedly trying to avoid him by moving to different locations (AI Image) HYDERABAD: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) police have registered a case against a 22-year-old man for stalking and threatening a 22-year-old cabin crew member of an airline at the airport on Wednesday evening.According to the complaint, the incident occurred around 6 pm on Aug 6 near the two-wheeler parking area close to an eatery at the airport.The complainant alleged that the accused began following her despite her repeatedly trying to avoid him by moving to different locations.When…
Leh, Aug 8: Ladakh’s tourism sector has witnessed a major surge this year, with tourist arrivals crossing 3.30 lakh during the first seven months of 2026, nearly matching the total footfall recorded during the entire year of 2025.According to Lieutenant Governor Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena, a total of more than 3.30 lakh tourists visited the Union Territory between January and July this year, against 3.35 lakh tourists recorded during the whole of 2025.The latest figures underline the growing popularity of Ladakh as a major domestic and international tourism destination, with the region witnessing particularly strong tourist movement during the peak…
Kharge demands PM Modi’s reply in Parliament over alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Congress president and Rajya Sabha leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi respond in Parliament to allegations of embezzlement of donations and missing valuables linked to the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.Kharge said the issue concerns the faith of devotees and claimed the Prime Minister should explain the functioning of the temple trust.Speaking to ANI in Rudrapur, Kharge said the opposition had raised the issue on behalf of people who have faith in the temple and Lord Ram.”We…
Tehran [Iran], August 9 : The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen only after the US “fully” accepts Iran’s conditions, even as Tehran and Oman said they are “very close” to a new shipping protocol for the key waterway, Al Jazeera reported. IRGC spokesperson Sardar Mohebi said that reopening the strait would depend on “specific mechanisms and conditions” separate from ongoing negotiations with Oman. He said reopening would be conditional on the US fully accepting Iran’s conditions and ending interference in regional negotiations. This came after the Iranian officials discussed negotiations with Oman over…
A joke and candid conversation by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about growing up with strict Asian parents has snowballed into a much larger public conversation about parenting styles, criticism, and how children process being pushed to their limits. During a recent conversation at a public event, Huang joked, “Once you’ve been raised by Asian parents, you need therapy for life.” He then explained that how his parents were ‘classic Asian parents’ who constantly pushed him to improve, rarely offering praise but always pointed out what could be better. Huang further added that his strict upbringing taught him humility and resilience,…