Anguish of families waiting for cases to be resolved

Pumza FihlaniSouthern Africa correspondent, Johannesburg BBC Jason Pretorius’ mother Charlene died after her car was set alight Jason Pretorius has been waiting for his mother’s alleged killer to go on…

Forest encroachment in state smacks of bureaucrat-squatter nexus: Supeme Court | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Uttarakhand govt for being a silent spectator for two decades to rampant encroachment of forest land in Rishikesh, which was allotted in…

IMD flags ‘deficit winter’ for Himalayan states | Dehradun News

DEHRADUN: Following a record 100% deficit in rainfall and snowfall in Dec in Uttarakhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted below-normal winter precipitation for the state and other Himalayan…

Kevin Durant vs LeBron James’ net worth: NBA legends’ career earnings, contract details, brand endorsements, and more | NBA News

LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Image via: Getty Images Kevin Durant and LeBron James are the two true legends of the big league, and both have played together for Team…

‘Have to nurse the country’: Trump rules out Venezuela election in next 30 days; denies US at war

US President Donald Trump on Monday said Venezuela will not hold new elections within the next 30 days and that the country must first be stabilised following the capture of…

Series of blasts in Manipur leaves 2 injured | India News

IMPHAL: A succession of bombs, suspected to have been planted by militants, exploded at Saiton Nganukon village of Manipur’s Bishnupur Monday, injuring two people and triggering a backlash against security…

With Pongal event, Amit Shah reaches out to Tamil Nadu voters | India News

TRICHY: Union home minister Amit Shah’s two-day visit to poll-bound Tamil Nadu ended on an inconclusive note Monday, with no apparent breakthrough in BJP’s efforts to strengthen NDA in the…

‘Can’t handle the heat’: Vivek Ramaswamy mocked by rival for deleting social media apps to avoid ‘racist hate’

In a bold bid to reconnect with everyday Ohioans, Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has decided to distance himself from social media platforms. Ramaswamy argues that online interactions often lead…

$20,000 instead of Rs 20,000: Bank clerk’s typo leaves university poorer by Rs 16 lakh | India News

THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Kerala University’s Centre for Latin American Studies is paying the price for what could be the costliest ‘typo’ in its financial history – a careless bank clerk swapping ”…

Parents of doctor accused of sexual exploitation held for conversion bid | India News

LUCKNOW: Parents of the resident doctor of King George’s Medical University, who has been accused of sexually exploiting a colleague and pressuring her for religious conversion for marriage, were arrested…

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