New Delhi: A two-month, nationwide search for an elephant that was illegally whisked away by its mahout ended before dawn Wednesday when authorities found it hiding in plain sight — near the banks of Yamuna river in New Delhi, about 5 km from where it had disappeared, officials said. Forest Department officials had been searching […]
Read MoreKolkata: A television programme has helped reunite a mentally-challenged teenager with his parents over two-and-a-half years after he had gone missing. Family members of the 13-year-old boy were watching the news bulletin on ‘Doordarshan Kolkata’, when they spotted their ward among the inmates of a home for mentally ill persons, in Nadia district of West […]
Read MoreLos Angeles: Actor Liam Hemsworth could not believe when he learned about his split from Miley Cyrus on social media. According to Page Six, a statement went out from Cyrus while Hemsworth was in Australia. “Liam and Miley have agreed to separate at this time. Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this […]
Read MoreLONDON: A Scottish court dealt another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans Wednesday, ruling that his decision to suspend Parliament less than two months before the U.K. is due to leave the European Union was an unlawful attempt to avoid democratic scrutiny. The government immediately said it would appeal, as the political opposition […]
Read MoreLondon: Opposition politicians raged Tuesday at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s five-week suspension of Parliament before the deadline for Brexit, which drew angry and unprecedented protests in the House of Commons. Parliament has been prorogued — or suspended — at the government’s request until Oct. 14, a drastic move that gives Johnson a respite from rebellious […]
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