Payal gone, Mumbai Coastal Road tragedy, IIT Bombay student death, Bengal bypoll turmoil, Asian Games triumph and major global flashpoints dominate Sunday headlines

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For India, Sunday carried sharply contrasting images: India’s tireless journalist gone, three young lives lost in a devastating Mumbai crash, a student death at IIT Bombay prompting serious allegations and protests, an unexpected political alignment in West Bengal followed by an arrest. At the same time, Indian athletes delivered moments of pride at the Asian Games, securing the country’s first medal and sending the women’s cricket team into a gold-medal contest.Continue Reading

WAR, MIGRATION, HUNGER AND DISASTER OPEN AUGUST IN TURMOIL

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GLOBAL DESK, AUGUST 1: The world entered August under extraordinary strain, as a massive migration crisis exploded on the frontier between Africa and Europe, wars burned across the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine, and earthquakes, wildfires and deadly accidents brought fresh devastation across continents. The most dramatic scenes unfolded atContinue Reading