Rs 5 Lakh Aid Announced For Families Of Victims In Lonavala Drowning Tragedy

Mumbai: Families of the five individuals who tragically drowned near the Bhushi dam in Lonavala will receive financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each from the Chief Minister’s relief fund, the Maharashtra assembly was told on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar made the announcement, emphasising that warning signs will be installed

Moscow Swelters At 32 Degree Celsius, Beats Record Set In 1917

Muscovites tried to cool down in public fountains and parks. Moscow: Moscow and the surrounding region sweltered Wednesday as temperatures soared to levels unseen in over a century, with the state weather monitor warning of dangerously hot nights.  Temperatures in the Russian capital hit 32.5 Celsius (90.5 Fahrenheit) Wednesday, beating a record established in 1917,

“Alarm Bell”: UN Rights Chief On Rising Hate Speeches During Elections

“This is an alarm bell,” Volker Turk told reporters in Geneva. Geneva: The UN rights chief voiced alarm Wednesday at a hardening of rhetoric, including hate speech and dehumanising language against migrants and other minorities, linked to elections in Europe and elsewhere. “This is an alarm bell,” Volker Turk told reporters in Geneva. He warned

“Stampede Due To Anti-Social Elements”: ‘Godman’ On Hathras Deaths

Bhole Baba, the ‘godman’ whose ‘prayer meet’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras Wednesday ended in a stampede that killed 121 people, and who has been absconding since, issued a statement this evening declaring he will take legal action against “anti-social elements” that allegedly engineered the horrific chaos. Bhole Baba, whose real name is Suraj Pal Singh,

Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Passengers Served ‘Contaminated’ Food

The crew reportedly decided to land the aircraft after consulting with medical experts. A Delta Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in New York after passengers received a meal service that was reportedly “spoiled.” According to the New York Post, the A330 plane, which had 277 customers on board, left Detroit Metropolitan

Cop Mowed Down By Tractor Carrying Illegally Mined Gravel In Rajasthan

The driver hit the head constable and left him grievously injured, police said (Representational) Jaipur: A Rajasthan Police head constable was mowed down by a tractor driver who was transporting illegally mined gravel in the state’s Tonk district, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the Kotwali police station area when Head Constable Khushiram

‘Bhole Baba’: Ex Cop-Turned-Preacher At Centre Of UP Stampede Horror

Spiritual leader Bhole Baba, former police constable-turned-preacher, is missing since his latest sermon ended in a stampede that killed 121 of his followers on Tuesday evening in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras. A police report says more than 250,000 people attended Tuesday’s satsang or prayer meeting at Hathras, some 200 kilometre from national capital Delhi, despite permission