Jory Thomas used his rodeo lasso skills to save a man from the fast-moving Yellowstone River (Screengrab: KTVQ news) A family camping trip along Montana’s Yellowstone River turned into a life-saving rescue by a 14-year-old boy. The teenager usedthe roping skills he had learnt on a ranch to pull a struggling man out of the…
An Indian national has been sentenced to four years in prison in the United States for his role in a cross-border fraud scheme that targeted elderly Americans and laundered millions of dollars obtained through impersonation scams.According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 22-year-old Roshan Shah was sentenced by US District…
MUMBAI: As online shopping increasingly becomes the norm in smaller cities and towns, Amazon and Flipkart are mounting a fee war-they are doing away with commissions or fees charged to sellers for transacting on the platforms. The companies have done it twice since last year for a wide range of products across categories priced within…
Quote of the day by Neeraj Chopra (AP photo) Sport is full of predictions made long before anyone actually competes, favourites picked out in advance, rankings treated almost like guarantees. Neeraj Chopra, India’s Olympic javelin champion, put it more simply than most. “Medals are decided on the day, not before that,” he said. Past results…
Inclusive English learning programme aims to improve education and workplace access for Deaf learners. (AI Image) NEW DELHI: A new English learning initiative tailored for Deaf and Hard of Hearing learners seeks to address longstanding barriers to literacy, education and employment by introducing accessible, visual-first teaching methods supported by Indian Sign Language (ISL). The programme…
Ajinkya Deo credits Nitesh Tiwari for his grounded portrayal of Sage Vishwamitra in Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi’s ‘Ramayana’: ‘I believe I was chosen’ As excitement continues to grow around Nitesh Tiwari‘s ambitious adaptation of ‘Ramayana’, the makers have unveiled the first look of veteran actor Ajinkya Deo as Sage Vishwamitra. Speaking about portraying…
Ryder Williams saving a boy from drowing (screenshot from the video) A 16-year-old California State Parks lifeguard is being praised nationwide after a dramatic ocean rescue in Santa Cruz. Ryder Williams, who was on his first season on the job, pulled a 10-year-old boy from powerful surf at Seabright Beach and later helped save two…
Between crowded roads and layers of concrete in São Paulo, a long strip of greenery now breaks up the city’s urban landscape. The area was not always a place where people came to walk beneath trees or watch birds. For years, it was an abandoned stretch of land known for neglect and insecurity. According to…
Sebi (representative image) MUMBAI: National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday said that markets regulator Sebi has accepted in-principle revised terms of settlement for certain past regulatory lapses, against a payment of Rs 1,491 crore. The settlement issue which was under process for several years, now paves a smooth sailing of NSE’s IPO for which the…
The controversy surrounding the Indian hockey teams’ change in jersey colour ahead of the World Cup took a fresh turn on Friday after Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey — a veteran of 412 internationals for India — wrote to the federation’s executive board claiming that the decision was taken without his knowledge.In an email sent…
