- Tuesday, May 07, 2024
ONE woman is dead and dozens more are feared missing after two ferries, each carrying up to 90 people, collided on the Brahmaputra river in northeastern India on Wednesday (8), causing one vessel to capsize, officials said. A wooden passenger boat departing from Nimati Ghat in Assam state's Jorhat district…
AN Indian jewellery ad that featured a transgender model has been praised as 'pathbreaking' in the country. The one-minute-40-second video charts the story of the transition of a trans woman - an awkward teenager with facial hair and self-doubt who transforms into a beautiful confident bride. Titled Pure as Love,…
TWO Indian American students in Frisco, Texas are earning over $30,000 a month by mining cryptocurrency, according to a report in CNBC. Siblings Ishaan, 14 and Aanya Thakur, 9, have learned crypto mining from YouTube videos and updating their equipment from their earnings and a loan taken by their father,…
FOUR Indian Americans have been killed in the US states of New Jersey and New York after they were swept away by flash floods caused by Hurricane Ida. Hurricane Ida, which made landfall on August 29 in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, is the second-most destructive hurricane to hit the state on…
AN Indian court has ordered the government to offer a choice of a shorter four-week gap between doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to those paying for the shots, down from 12 to 16 weeks now. India doubled the gap between doses of the locally-produced Covishield vaccine in May, to help…
INDIA has revised its proposed $8 billion scheme for the auto sector which will now focus on incentivising companies to build electric and hydrogen fuel-powered vehicles, reported Reuters. This is a significant shift from the government's original plan to incentivise auto and auto part makers to build mainly gasoline vehicles…
OPENERS KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma put on an opening stand of 83 to haul India back into contention against England by lunch on day three of the fourth test at The Oval on Saturday (4). Resuming on an overnight score of 43-0, the two Indian batsmen initially saw off…
A NEW survey has revealed a shocking disparity in Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections in General Practice. The survey, carried out by the GP forum at the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO), has found out that over 70 per cent of GPs from black, Asian and minority…
A man who invaded the pitch in the fourth test between England and India at the Oval on Friday (3) has run into trouble with the authorities after he was arrested on suspicion of assault for colliding with batsman Jonny Bairstow. The man, identified as YouTuber Daniel 'Jarvo' Jarvis by…
AN Indian-American has died after being swept away by strong floodwaters resulting from Hurricane Ida in Edison, New Jersey. The body of Dhanush Reddy, 31, was recovered Thursday (2) morning, reported NJ.com. According to the report, Police in South Plainfield heard a woman crying out for help about (Reddy) being swept…
