The first Women’s Cricket World Cup was held in 1973, two years before the maiden men’s version. India joined the tournament in its next iteration in 1978. But funding difficulties and lack of public acceptance meant that it wasn’t until 2005 that the Women’s World Cup was held on schedule every four years. Today, the...

A nurse was assaulted by an intoxicated youth late Wednesday evening in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. According to police sources, the victim was preparing to head home after her duty when a local man, allegedly drunk, entered the health centre and demanded medicine. When the victim refused to comply, an argument broke out. In a...

Jashanpreet Singh has been arrested for crashing truck in Ontario and killing 3. A 21-year-old Indian national, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, has been arrested in Southern California for causing a fiery crash that killed at least three people. He was driving an 18-wheeler truck under the influence.Police said Singh’s semi-truck plowed into slow-moving traffic on...