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8 June 2023
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Odisha train crash: Man rejects news of son’s death, finds him alive… in a morgue
The father, Helaram Malik, is a shopkeeper based in Howrah, and his son, Biswajit Malik, 24, was on the ill-fated Coromandel Express, which...
Even as train movements have just begun along the tracks where the massive crash occurred, near Bahanaga Bazar station, another goods train...
Home Minister Amit Shah meets protesting wrestlers, asks them to trust the law
Protesting Indian wrestlers met Home Minister Amit Shah late on Saturday evening at his Delhi home.
World Bicycle Day: Cycling can be humankind’s solution to global warming, as replacing a car ride with a bicycle ride on some or most days...
Odisha train crash: Death toll from three-train pile-up rises to 280, with more than 900 injured
A massive rescue operation has been launched, with the locals first on the scene. People have readily queued up to donate blood in Balasore...
Offbeat India: Woman cries ‘bomb’ at Mumbai airport to wriggle out of paying excess baggage fee
Her bags exceeded the airline’s checked-in baggage weight limit by more than 7kg — the limit was 15kg, and her two bags had a combined...
Russian sanctions leading to increasing rupee surplus in India
A combination of economic sanctions on Russia and a lopsided trade relationship with India is leading to USD 1 billion each month in Russian...
Viral video of paan dosa leaves netizens amazed and aghast
The person behind the creation of paan dosa explains in the video that the idea of the dish came from the thought: “Kuchh meetha ho jaaye...
AMM Foundation, Borussia Dortmund team up to expand youth football projects across India
The AMM Foundation has been running its football academy since 2015 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and now, with the German club’s help, is set...
Indian priest in Singapore gets 6-year jail term for pawning temple jewellery worth SGD2.33 million
In his defence, the former priest, named Kandasamy Senapathi, said that he was helping out a friend’s mother, who was undergoing treatment...
Indian-origin Tamil worker in Singapore wins SGD18,888 in Squid Game-themed company event
He plans to use the prize pot (equivalent to more than INR11 lakh) to fund some family goals back in his home state of Tamil Nadu, southern...
Scaling Mt Garbage: A sad sight on Everest as the world marks 70th year of Hillary-Tenzing feat
The revolting pile of trash represents an uncontrolled number of climbers on Mt Everest, climbers who very often do not have the experience...
Protesting wrestlers break down on the banks of the Ganga; set five-day deadline for government
Grapplers protesting against the Wrestlers' Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have raised the stakes and reached...
“But in the end, the mountain has the last say,” wrote singer Sushma Soma on Instagram, quoting her husband, Mt Everest summiter...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the new Parliament building amid a boycott by opposition parties, which insisted...
Purulia Chhau is a vehicle of empowerment, says scholar and change-maker Sneha Bhattacharyya
One of the most spectacular folk art forms in India, Purulia Chhau recently visited Singapore to take part in ‘A Tapestry of Sacred...
Singapore investors sign six MoUs with Tamil Nadu; CM Stalin proposes monument to Lee Kuan Yew
MK Stalin addressed Singapore investors and met Singapore ministers, inviting them to a global business forum to be held in Tamil Nadu in...
Tipu Sultan's personal sword auctioned for record price of INR 140 crore
The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of Mysuru, sold for INR 140 crore (GBP 14 million pounds or USD 17.4 million) at...
Congress joins opposition boycott of new Parliament, as ‘the soul of democracy has been sucked out’
A joint statement of 19 opposition parties in India, including Congress, said that all of them would boycott the opening of the new...
Reports have emerged that Lawrence Bishnoi, a gangster who is now in Tihar Jail, wanted to kill Salman as the Bollywood actor illegally...
Singapore sends largest delegation for Srinagar G20 tourist meet; enhanced security in place
Security measures and decorations were both on full display in Srinagar which is the venue for the third tourism working group meeting of...
Infosys techie drowns in Bengaluru as car gets stuck in flooded underpass
An Infosys techie named Bhanu Rekha, 22, who was out in a vehicle to see Bengaluru with her family members from Andhra Pradesh, died from...
Always be ready to seize the day, says serial entrepreneur and travel curator Bhavna Prasad Rastogi
Bhavna Prasad Rastogi, who curates women-only holidays under the brand Carpe Diem, tells CtoI about moving from being an employee to an...
Panel investigating Hindenburg allegations against Adani Group gives clean chit to SEBI
A Supreme Court-appointed expert panel investigating India's regulatory mechanism regarding the Hindenburg allegations against the Adani...
2,000-rupee notes being withdrawn by RBI; lifecycle ends on September 30
The 2,000-rupee banknotes are still legal tender, but all of them must be deposited in bank accounts by September 30, 2023, or they can be...