PHAGWARA: Two people, including an Australia-based NRI, died and one sustained serious injuries when the taxi they were travelling in collided with a sugarcane-loaded tractor-trolley at the Sugar Mill flyover on National Highway 44 here, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of NRI Dilpreet Singh (28) and…
The speaker of Liberia’s House of Representatives has denied being involved in a huge fire at the West African nation’s legislature. Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa was among those questioned by the police after the Capitol building was set alight. No-one was in the building at the time of the fire but the authorities have launched…
Ronald Diaz/ Conservation International An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and a blob-headed fish are among 27 new species scientists have discovered in Peru. They were found in an expedition to Alto Mayo – which includes the Amazon rainforest – by scientists from the non-profit organisation Conservation International and members of local indigenous groups. Up…
EPA Marcin Romanowski had failed to attend a court hearing before it emerged he had sought asylum in Hungary Poland has accused Hungary of acting in a hostile manner by granting political asylum to a former Polish deputy justice minister accused of defrauding the state. Marcin Romanowski, 48, is facing 11 charges in Poland, including…
“I’m very excited but also very overwhelmed. It’s an amazing feeling.” When Sawsan Abou Zainedin fled Bashar al-Assad’s rule more than a decade ago, she thought she might never return. Now, after the fall of the regime, she’s headed to her hometown in southern Syria to see her father for the first time in seven…
Cutting-edge aviation technology has made long-haul travel easier and faster than ever. This allows for state-of-the-art planes and optimises travel itineraries, meaning holidaymakers can spend even more time exploring the places they have chosen to visit. When most people think of the longest plane journey – people often think that travelling from the UK to…
The purpose behind the construction of Stonehenge, a monument dating back roughly 5,000 years, has long puzzled historians and archaeologists. However, a new study may have shed light on its origins, suggesting it served as a symbol of unity among the peoples of ancient Britain, according to the news outlet Daily Mail.Researchers from University College…
Ammar Bajwa/ Naveed Asghar Muhammad Sufyan (left) and Mohammad Abid (right) were among the victims after migrant boats capsized off Greece Javed Iqbal, a Pakistani carpenter working in Saudi Arabia, tells BBC Urdu that he deeply regrets his decision to illegally send his 13-year-old son to Europe. “The agents had sent dozens of boys from…
AHMEDABAD: Solidifying their presence in the US, Indians emerged as the second-largest group to gain US citizenship in FY 2024. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) department, 49,700 Indians were naturalised last year, making up 6.1% of new citizens. They cemented their place in the American fabric, just behind Mexico’s 13.1%.Naturalisation is…
Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband among dozens of men convicted in France rape trial – CBS News Watch CBS News The ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot was handed a 20-year prison sentence in a French court Thursday after he admitted to drugging her for almost a decade so that he and dozens of men could rape her. Another…
