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Plane door blows out mid-air, forces emergency landing

An Alaska Airlines flight, carrying 171 passengers and 6 crew members, made an emergency landing on Saturday after one of its doors blew open mid-air. Photographs: X Videos taken by passengers......

Seen The Moon Like This?

The Orion capsule returns to earth after a 26 day mission orbiting the Moon and back. The successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja......

Hate crime in US increased by 12% in 2021: FBI

Hate crimes in the United States increased by about 12 per cent in 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has said, highlighting that 64.5 per cent of victims were targeted because of race or......

4 Indian-American women racially abused in Texas, told to 'go back'

Four Indian-American women have been racially abused and smacked by a Mexican-American woman in the United States state of Texas who hurled racist slurs at them that they are 'ruining' America and......

More trouble for Uber, this time in US

International taxi-booking service Uber, which has been banned in Delhi after a woman passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, has been sued by the United States city of Portland for operating......

Akasa Air may launch commercial services by July

New airline Akasa Air on Monday said it is on track to receive its first Boeing 737 Max plane by mid-June and launch commercial operations by July. Photograph: Kind courtesy Akasa Air/Facebook The......

Playing Moneyball With The IPL?

'Did the Moneyball philosophy get redefined in the domain of the cash-rich IPL, which has become an integral part of the cricketing ecosystem?', asks Atanu Biswas. IMAGE: Team Sunrisers Hyderabad......

Infosys BPO buys Australian firm

Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of the information technology giant, has signed an agreement to acquire all the share capital in Portland Group, an Australian company, for......

Green concrete cuts 90% more greenhouse gases

Louisiana Tech University is developing geopolymer concrete, an innovative and environmentally friendly building material, with a life cycle greenhouse gas reduction potential -- as much as 90 per......

This man lives in a Boeing 727!

Deep in the Oregon woods and rolling hills outside the Portland suburbs, where orchards dot the landscape, a Boeing 727 appears to have landed at the top of a steep dirt driveway encircled by......

'My love life is always on everyone's mind'

'My experience in Bollywood has been an interesting one.''It has shaped me as a person.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nargis Fakhri/Instagram Nargis Fakhri makes a comeback to the Indian spotlight......

PIX: Vahbiz Dorabjee's lovely London holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to bring you their travels with a special series. Television couple Karan Patel and wife......

NBA stars among dozens arrested in illegal gambling probe

IMAGE: Terry Rozier, a guard with the Miami Heat, was one of several National Basketball Association insiders who allegedly provided non-public information about upcoming games to their criminal......

NBA to review betting rules after player, coach arrests

According to the memo, the NBA said that with sports betting occupying a significant part of the current sports landscape, every effort must be made to ensure that players and coaches are aware of......

Double podium finish for India in Portland

Photograph: Kind courtesy AFI/X Asian Championships bronze medallist runner Sanjivani Jadhav won the gruelling women's 10,000m race at the Portland Track Festival High-Performance Meet, clocking a......

LeBron James makes history in Lakers' win

IMAGE: Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reacts after scoring against Golden State Warriors during the second half of their NBA match at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. Photograph: Gary......

Messi named MLS Most Valuable Player for 2024

IMAGE: In his first full MLS season after joining Miami in July 2023, Lionel Messi scored 20 goals and had 16 assists in 19 matches. Photograph: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Lionel Messi......