Algerian military plane

Passenger plane crashes in Cuba, killing more than 100 people

The aircraft, on a domestic flight to Holguin in eastern Cuba, crashed shortly after taking off from Havana at 11 a.m. There were either 104 or 105 passengers, including five children, plus nine crew members, various state media said. May 19, 2018
global-warming

NASA study shows freshwater decline in India

The first-of-its-kind study used 14 years of observations from the US/German-led Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) spacecraft mission to track global trends in freshwater in 34 regions around the world. May 18, 2018
PNB

Fraud-hit PNB rapped for not making timely regulatory disclosures

PNB, India's second-largest state-run bank, said in February two jewellery groups had defrauded it of more than $2 billion by raising credit from overseas branches of other Indian banks via illegal guarantees issued by rogue PNB staff over several years. May 18, 2018
Holi sweets

Father motivates son who failed exam, throws impromptu party in MP town

The locals in the city were left astounded seeing the odd celebrations. However, they later joined in the party after the father made them understand why he was celebrating. He told them that he did not want his son to be discouraged and said that he can always reappear in the exam again next year. May 17, 2018