Pune: It was a narrow escape for advocate Nilesh Khollam and his family. They were just a few feet away from the iron bridge on the Indrayani River that collapsed on Sunday afternoon.“I was saved from the jaws of death. If I was just one step ahead, I would have been one of the victims,”…
PM Modi meets Vijay Rupani’s family NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the family of Vijay Rupani, the former Gujarat chief minister who died in the Ahmedabad air crash.Also Read | Air India crash: Gujarat ex-CM Vijay Rupani believed 1206 his lucky numberThe prime minister said he is not “ready to accept”…
A midair collision between two helicopters near Eura airfield in Finland has resulted in the deaths of five individuals, including two of Estonia’s prominent business figure — Oleg Snajalg, 58, a wind energy pioneer, and Priit Jaagant, 52, an Estonian business executive. The aircraft, both lightweight four-seater helicopters, were en route from Tallinn to a…
Agatha Christie is dead. But Agatha Christie also just started teaching a writing class. “I must confess,” she says, in a cut-glass English accent, “that this is all rather new to me.” The literary legend, who died in 1976, has been tapped to teach a course with BBC Maestro, an online lecture series similar to…
Vatican physician Dr. Andrea Arcangeli confirmed that Pope Francis died due to a stroke and irreversible heart failure, according to the official death certificate released on Monday. The document, made public by the Vatican, stated that the 88-year-old pontiff had slipped into a coma before his death, which occurred early Monday morning. This is a…
A Spanish executive who died along with four members of his family in a helicopter crash near New York City on Thursday was a top Siemens official whose international career was celebrated in his homeland. The Consulate General of Spain in New York confirmed on Friday that five Spanish citizens — two parents and their…
Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of the longtime Yankees player Brett Gardner, died of carbon monoxide poisoning while on vacation with his family last month, the Costa Rican authorities said on Thursday. A toxicology report after his death found high levels of carboxyhemoglobin, an indicator of carbon monoxide in the blood, according to a statement…
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was in an advanced state of Alzheimer’s and died of heart disease and other factors likely days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare syndrome spread by mice, according to autopsy results released on Friday in New Mexico. The 95-year-old Oscar-winning actor, 64-year-old Arakawa, and one of their dogs…
Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali has criticized the current ODI cricket rules that favor batsmen and expressed concerns about players choosing T20 leagues over the 50-over format.Moeen’s international cricket career includes 138 ODIs where he scored 2,355 runs and took 111 wickets. He also played 68 Tests, scoring over 3000 runs and claiming more than…
NEW DELHI: While 12 Indian nationals serving in the Russian army have been killed in the ongoing war, 16 others are reported to be missing, the govt said on Friday. In all so far, 126 cases of Indians joining the Russian army have come to light, out of which 96 have been discharged.Amid India’s efforts…