Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau A 51-year-old Indian man on a six-month visitor visa has been convicted in Canada for criminally harassing two teenage girls outside a high school in Sarnia, Ontario, and will be deported with a permanent ban on re-entry. Jagjit Singh, who arrived in Canada in July to visit his newborn grandchild, began…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Social media went into overdrive after recent photos of Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup-winning captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, surfaced online—showing the former skipper looking remarkably slimmer and almost unrecognisable. Ranatunga was recently seen alongside his iconic teammates Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva, and Muttiah Muralitharan during the Tamil Union’s 125th anniversary celebrations,…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau As a strong earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale jolted Philippines’s Mindanao on Friday, viral videos on social media showed panic gripping people as they rushed out of buildings and looked for safety. One such video purportedly shows panicked students in a classroom screaming in horror as powerful tremors shake…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau After days of violent protests against corruption, Nepal’s capital began returning to normalcy on Saturday, with curfew restrictions eased and Sushila Karki sworn in as the country’s interim prime minister. Soldiers who had flooded Kathmandu’s streets earlier in the week scaled back their presence, while markets reopened, traffic resumed, and families…
Himalaya Harbinger Rudrapur Bureau United Airlines stated that a technical issue prompted the company to temporarily ground its flights at major airports across the US. “Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports,” the airline reportedly said. However, social media users are refusing to accept the explanation, speculating…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau Russia launched its largest aerial assault on Ukraine overnight, involving hundreds of drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, a Ukrainian official said Sunday. The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that an F-16 fighter pilot died while trying to repel the attack. The jet was reportedly flown away from a populated area before…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Ahead of the visit by the Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Uttarakhand police held a comprehensive security briefing at the Mini Stadium in Haldwani for all officers deployed on VVIP duty. Inspector General (IG) Crime and Law & Order, Uttarakhand, Nilesh Anand Bharne, briefed the police…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Bangladeshi prosecutors at the International Crimes Tribunal have formally charged former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity during the mass uprising in the country last year, local media reported. According to the Dhaka Tribune, besides Sheikh Hasina, the country’s former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and ex-IGP Chowdhury Mamun…
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau The United States has temporarily halted scheduling new student visa interviews at embassies across the globe. Interviews already booked will continue as planned. The Trump administration is set to make stricter rules on social media account checks of foreign students, leaving many international applicants worried about their future in the US….
Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Bureau A flight from Karachi to Lahore had a close brush with disaster on May 24 after getting caught in a sandstorm mid-air. Hair-raising footage shows the intense turbulence it faced while attempting to land at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport. According to a report in Gulf News, the flight was operated…