Peter Van Geit recounts his six-year legal battle in an Instagram post. In June 2024, Belgian trekker and Chennai-based activist Peter Van Geit lost his 93-year-old mother, Irena Van Goethem. She died in Belgium, where Van Geit had wanted to be with her during her final years.Instead, he says, he was in India, after years…
‘Dhurandhar 2’ is slowing down at the box office. The film, directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh in the lead, witnessed another dip in numbers on Thursday, thus ending week three on a new low.Dhurandhar 2 Review ‘Dhurandhar 2’ day 22 box office collections The spy action film that has been on a…
At first glance, Joan R. Ginther’s story sounds almost too extraordinary to be true. The American mathematician, who earned a doctorate in statistics from Stanford University, won four major Texas Lottery prizes between 1993 and 2010, collecting more than $20 million in total. Her repeated success quickly sparked speculation that she had discovered a mathematical…
Ms. M. Padmavathi (PC: coroat) For M Padmavathi, helping people in need was a dream she wished to pursue as a district collector. Although she did not enter the civil services, the 54-year-old from Olaiyur in Tiruchy, Tamil Nadu, found another way to help people. Through the Community Renovation and Organisation Advancement Trust (COROAT), she…
Photo credit: Vata Foundation When a link road threatened around 800 mango trees on a 150-acre residential project in Hyderabad, developer Ashwin Rao faced a difficult choice: allow the trees to be cut or find a way to preserve them. He chose the latter, bought another plot of land and arranged to move the trees….
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday held separate discussions with his Kuwaiti and UAE counterparts, as well as with the GCC Secretary General, on containing disruptions in energy supplies and restoring trade flows at the earliest amid the ongoing West Asia crisis. India’s trade with West Asia has been disrupted severely because of…
Sunita Agarwal said she and her husband, Brij Agarwal, prefer to keep their philanthropic work out of the spotlight. Sunita Agarwal and her husband Brij Agarwal do not like to advertise their philanthropic works. After the Indian- American couple’s $5.5 million donation to the St Luke’s Foundation in Texas launched them into the limelight, Sunita…
Some stories on the internet do not try to go viral but still end up touching thousands of people. A simple travel moment, shared from a mountain route, is now getting a lot of attention online. It is not about a destination or a big event, but about two elderly women whose way of living…
When the world watches Lionel Messi, it sees goals, trophies and records. But away from packed stadiums and flashing cameras, the Argentine football legend is simply a father to three boys: Thiago, Mateo and Ciro. Despite being one of the most recognised athletes on the planet, Messi has often described his home life as “very…
Saif Ali Khan joins Instagram after years of staying away from social media; drops first post and follows wife Kareena Kapoor Khan first, she follows him back Saif Ali Khan has officially made his Instagram debut after years of keeping his distance from public social media. The ‘Haiwaan’ star created his official account on Monday,…
Erling Haaland with girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen Erling Haaland may be one of the most talked-about footballers in the world, but when it comes to his personal life, he keeps things surprisingly private. The Norway striker has built a huge online presence through football, gaming and fashion, yet he rarely shares much about the people…
Drivers in Florida are paying more at the pump as petrol prices continue to climb, with some stations already charging more than $5 a gallon for regular gas. On Wednesday, September 23, gas prices at a Delray Beach Shell station hit $5.19 a gallon, Reuters reported. Some rural stations are charging even more.The statewide average…
