In Surat, there is a shrine where flowers and sweets are not the only offerings placed before the deity. Devotees also arrive carrying cigarette packets. Some light the cigarettes and leave them before the shrine, believing that their prayers will reach Banjara Bhoot Mama, a guardian figure worshipped at this unusual temple. Located in the…
Authorities in Nepal have warned of further flooding after heavy rainfall, as China sheds more light on the scale of the disaster in its Tibet region. Five days after floodwaters unleashed by a glacier collapse buried communities under thick mud, rescuers in Nepal were still struggling to reach devastated areas as the full extent of…
More than 20 people are thought to be missing or unaccounted for after flash flooding swept through parts of the Grand Canyon. It hit at around 14:30 local time (22:30 BST) on Saturday in Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch area, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Sixty-two people have so far been airlifted…
Robot attends puja, dances at Ujjain shop launch A sandwich shop opening in Ujjain has caught attention online for an unusual reason. The event featured a humanoid robot in a role usually reserved for a well-known guest, turning an ordinary business launch into a scene that quickly got people talking.The inauguration took place on Sunday,…
At least 20 people are missing or unaccounted for after flash floods overwhelmed a remote area of the Grand Canyon, including a historic lodge near the bottom of the site, officials said Sunday. The National Park Service is asking for information about anyone who may have been hiking or backpacking along the Bright Angel Creek,…
Larak Island is just offshore from the key port of Bandar Abbas and sits right on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global shipping. Iran is currently making tanker traffic pass by this island for checking and reportedly forcing vessels to pay $2m (£1.5m) to cross. Hossein Mohebbi, the IRGC’s spokesman called the…
Aeny Mishra with her mother Lopamudra Kar and father JyotiRanjan Mishra The internet came across Aeny’s story through a video posted on her Instagram account. In the clip, 5-year-old Aeny is learning to walk with a cane, taking careful steps as her mother, Lopamudra Kar, guides her from a distance.Aeny moves forward, feeling her way…
A New Mexico man is accused of fatally shooting his cousin after an evening of drinking escalated from an argument over enchiladas into a fistfight, according to an arrest warrant. Ervin Joaquin Gutierrez, 22, is charged with an open count of murder in the Aug. 27 killing of Nathaniel Cavazos at an apartment complex in…
A British woman has died after being stabbed at a railway station in southern Germany in the early hours of Sunday morning, police have said. The 31-year-old woman was attacked at the station in Rosenheim, Bavaria, shortly before 01:00 local time (00:00 BST). She was taken to hospital where she died as a result of…
This reflects the boom in total tourism to Japan since the pandemic, with a record number of foreign visitors in 2025. The Brits in their 20s and 30s I spoke to gave a long list of reasons for wanting to go to Japan – the cityscapes, food, anime, nature, history, gaming, temples. But they largely…