File photo: Demonstrators protest near the scene of a shooting reportedly involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the Bronx borough of New York City, US An ICE agent shot and wounded a Dominican man during an arrest in New York City on Thursday, triggering protests and drawing sharp criticism from local leaders…
Margaret Hamilton sitting in a mock-up ofthe Apollo command module in 1969. Thefamed Apollo programme allowed US tobeat the Soviet Union in the race to becomethe first humans to land on the Moon American scientist Margaret Hamilton, who led development of the computer system used by Nasa’s Apollo lunar program, has died at the age…
NEW DELHI: After IndiGo, Air India, Air India Express and Akasa have also hiked fuel surcharge due to spiralling price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF/jet fuel) and falling rupee, which is acting as a double whammy at a time when air traffic is also beginning to decline as higher fares are seeing price-sensitive domestic travellers…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi may still be waiting for his chance to play for India, but the 15-year-old made sure everyone noticed him during the team’s practice session ahead of the second T20I against the West Indies in Ranchi on Friday.The young batter went on an attacking spree in the nets,…
‘Baththa’ box office collection day 8 vs ‘Dorothy’. Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Baththa’ recorded a slight increase in its daily box-office earnings on Thursday, October 8. According to Sacnilk, the Tamil film collected Rs 1.34 cr in India net collections on Day 8, taking its cumulative domestic net total to Rs 15.42 cr. Its India gross collection…
Australia captain Pat Cummins has played down concerns that Usman Khawaja’s upcoming autobiography could bring fresh attention to the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, also known as Sandpapergate.Australia are returning to South Africa for the first time since the scandal. The three-Test series begins at Kingsmead on Friday, but Cummins said the incident had already been dealt…
Walt Disney’s plan for what would become Walt Disney World began with a remarkably quiet real-estate operation. According to Disney’s D23 archives, the Florida Historical Society and the Walt Disney Company, Disney Productions spent about 18 months secretly assembling more than 27,000 acres in Central Florida before publicly acknowledging that it was behind the purchases….
Abhishek Sharma (ANI Photo) Abhishek Sharma could turn Friday’s second T20I against the West Indies into another landmark night in his rapidly evolving international career. The India opener needs just 53 runs to complete 2,000 T20I runs, but the milestone itself is only half the story.If Abhishek gets there quickly enough, he could take down…
‘Hanuman Ansh’ continued its theatrical run with an unchanged daily collection on Thursday, October 8. According to Sacnilk, Vishal Chaturvedi’s film earned Rs 75 lakhs in India net collections on Day 63. The movie recorded 1,579 shows, matching Wednesday’s earnings despite a slight increase in its show count.The film’s India net collection has reached Rs…
Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment process was manipulated through an organised mechanism to generate proceeds of crime, ED said NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday claimed that in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) paper leak case, candidates for the veterinary officers’ exam were taken to resorts/Airbnb a day before the exam, provided test…
