Garhmukteshwar: They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They were sent away for being sick or outliving paychecks or simply growing too old. By the time they reached this home for the aged and unwanted, many were too numb to speak. Some … Read more
Ismail Haniyeh (Photo: Reuters) 6 min read Last Updated : Aug 01 2024 | 9:10 PM IST By Ronen BergmanMark Mazzetti and Farnaz Fassihi Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern … Read more
Getty Images Edwards admitted on Wednesday to having 41 indecent images of children, which had been sent to him by another man on WhatsApp Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will speak with BBC director general Tim Davie after former newsreader Huw Edwards pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. The pair are … Read more
5 min read Last Updated : Aug 01 2024 | 6:11 PM IST Speed is their strength. So when growth slowdown is bogging them down, quick service restaurant (QSR) chains are moving fast to turn the tables, and serve in places where they have never been before. In the first quarter of the … Read more
Lola James’s mum rang 999 after her partner brutally attacked her daughter, claiming she had fallen down the stairs There were “missed opportunities” to intervene before a toddler was murdered by her mother’s boyfriend, a review has found. Children’s services at Pembrokeshire council were “overstretched and morale was low” prior to the death of two-year-old … Read more
Getty Images Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have both been through the intensive vice-presidential vetting process themselves As Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris vets potential running mates, spare a thought for the contenders as they undergo a process that one past participant likens to “a colonoscopy performed with a telescope”. Have you ever paid for … Read more
Jacki Thrapp American Jacki Thrapp found that it was cheaper to fly to Europe to see Taylor Swift For Nashville native Jacki Thrapp flying to Europe this summer to see her idol Taylor Swift perform live was a “no brainer”. With the cheapest tickets for the remaining US dates of Swift’s continuing Eras Tour now … Read more
UNHCR/Cole Burston Judoka Nigara Shaheen is competing in women’s judo at the 2024 Paris Olympics Nigara Shaheen’s journey to becoming an Olympic judoka did not begin with judo. Instead, it began with a 30-minute karate lesson on her family’s balcony in Peshawar, Pakistan. She was 11 years old and had already been a refugee for … Read more
Italy, which receives the most migrant arrivals in the European Union, is partially outsourcing the challenge from today, as it opens the first of two planned camps in neighbouring Albania. The centres will be used to house up to 3000 migrants per month rescued en route to Italy as part of Europe’s first “offshoring” scheme, … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: A series of devastating landslides early on Tuesday morning triggered by a cloudburst and relentless rain hit Kerala’s hilly district of Wayanad, resulting in at least 125 deaths, 450 injuries, and hundreds missing, likely trapped under debris. The scale of the disaster evokes memories of the catastrophic 2018 floods that claimed nearly 500 … Read more