Missing Indian man Sandarsh Krishna found dead in Grand Canyon, no cause of death established yet
Hiker Sandarsh Krishna, who went missing inside the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, has been found dead.
After a 10-day search, the body of Sandarsh Krishna, a 26-year-old Indian man who went missing inside Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, was recovered, but no cause of death could be established. Park officials announced Tuesday that the body was found below the South Rim near Verkamp’s visitor center on Saturday. The body was transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office, where it was identified as Sandarsh Krishna, who had been missing since April 28.The incident is being investigated by the National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office.Krishna was last seen inside the park between 4 pm local time on April 27 and midnight on April 28. “The last possible known location was on the Rim Trail along Hermit Road between Bright Angel Lodge and Mohave Point,” officials said at the time. After she was reported missing, park officials asked for the public’s help and released her photo.Around 7 am on April 28, a backpack, believed to be Krishna’s, was returned to hotel personnel at Bright Angel Lodge. Investigators asked for help in identifying the person who returned the bags as they believed that person may have taken them to Krishna.Krishna did not have a vehicle in the park and officials said he probably came on a taxi service or rideshare.In an interview with NBC affiliate KPNX last week, Krishna’s brother, Adarsh Krishna, said Sandarsh would not hurt himself.“We don’t want to believe that he was hurt,” Adarsh told the outlet. He added, “We need proper closure. We don’t know what really happened to him.” “He’s not the kind of kid who will hurt himself,” Adarsh said. Sandarsh had told friends about the trip and said he would return on April 28, his family told KPNX.
Monsoon may hit Andaman this week: IMD india news
New Delhi: India Meteorological Department Two new services were launched on Tuesday, including an AI-enabled monsoon advance forecast system that will provide information on the progress of seasonal rainfall and “local weather information” up to four weeks in advance to support farmers in 16 states and over 3,000 sub-districts.The second product, launched as a pilot service, will provide high-resolution spatial rainfall forecasts for Uttar Pradesh. It can generate operational rainfall forecasts at 1 km resolution up to 10 days in advance using dense observation networks and AI techniques. Similar services will be gradually extended to other parts of the country with the continued growth of observational infrastructure.The pilot system uses advanced AI-powered downscaling techniques and integrates data from automated rain gauges, automated weather stations, Doppler weather radar, and satellite-based precipitation datasets.Apart from using various methods including mobile applications, SMS alerts, WhatsApp, farmer portals, other digital platforms and television, hyperlocal forecast information will also be disseminated through displays installed in vegetable and other markets.Union Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said these products mark a major shift from traditional weather forecasting towards impact-based and decision-support forecasts, capable of providing “accurate, location-specific and actionable information” to farmers, administrators, disaster managers and citizens.
Insurance pool of Rs 13,000 crore for Indian ships. india news
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday launched the $1.5 billion India Marine Insurance Pool, backed by a $1.4 billion sovereign guarantee (Rs 12,980 crore), to provide risk cover for Indian ships on international routes, including in war zones. The move is expected to reduce shipping insurance premiums and ensure coverage even as global insurers pull out due to rising risks. The pool was approved by the Cabinet last month after reinsurance premiums skyrocketed in the wake of the Middle East conflict.“For claims up to $100 million, the pool will service the claims using its capacity, and beyond that, sovereign guarantees will be invoked as a last resort to pay claims,” Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju said.This pool includes all ships flagged or controlled in India and all ships originating from or originating from India carrying Indian cargo. This includes all marine risks such as hull and machinery, cargo, safety and indemnity and war risks.
Controversy over Pete Davidson’s ‘dark humor’ on Charlie Kirk: ‘He constantly makes 9/11 jokes…’
A joke from Pete Davidson about murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked controversy after coming off awkwardly during a live roast of comedian Kevin Hart on Netflix. The punchline made the audience uncomfortable.The moment occurred at The Roast of Kevin Hart at the Kia Forum in California, where a number of comedians, including Tom Brady, Chelsea Handler, Jeff Ross and Dwayne Johnson, participated in the televised event.Davidson used dark humor and directed parts of fellow comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s set. While drawing a comparison between Hinchcliffe and Kirk, he said a line that caused a scream from the crowd.Davidson said, “Tony reminds me of Charlie Kirk, in that he’s definitely letting a guy put something down his throat on camera.”Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA and died during the Utah Valley University shooting in 2025. The reference to his death was seen as a cause for audience uneasiness.Davidson made another comment on Hinchcliffe’s podcast title after the joke, saying, “Please someone kill Tony.”The set also included a reference to rapper Kanye West, with Davidson saying, “I was in a feud with Kanye, so I’d better take shots from gay Nazis.” West had previously faced criticism over anti-Semitic comments, for which he later apologized in a public statement.Despite the reaction to parts of his routine, Davidson praised Hart’s influence on comedy. Before leaving the stage, he told the host, “You’ve always been very good to me.”The roast format is traditionally known for pushing boundaries, and the Netflix special has featured several comedians presenting similarly controversial material throughout the night. However, Davidson’s comments came to light.Online reaction was divided after the clip of the set aired, with some arguing that no topic should be off limits in comedy, while others said that the joke crossed a line given the circumstances of Kirk’s death.One user commented that while roast comedy is meant to be extreme, “it wasn’t even funny. Roasts are supposed to be shocking, but also funny. Not just shockingly insane.”Others defended the format, saying that performers at the roast are expected to take risks and push boundaries, regardless of sensitivity.Davidson is known for incorporating personal trauma into his comedy and has often spoken publicly about using dark humor as a coping mechanism. His father, a firefighter, died during the September 11 attacks, a loss that has shaped much of his material.The Netflix roast aired live as part of the platform’s comedy festival and was not subject to broadcast restrictions, allowing all content to be shown uncensored.
CBI takes over the investigation of the murder of Suvendu’s former associate. india news
New Delhi: CBI Rajshekhar Jha reports, has registered an FIR for the murder of Chandranath Rath, former personal assistant of West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, and has taken over the investigation. The agency has constituted a seven-member SIT headed by a DIG-rank officer to investigate the case. A meeting was held at the CBI headquarters in Delhi on Tuesday to review the incident. The team has sought remand of the arrested suspects. According to an office order issued for the formation of the SIT, the step has been taken after a case was registered by the anti-corruption branch of the CBI in Kolkata. The SIT is headed by DIG Pankaj Kumar Singh of CBI’s Special Crime Division in New Delhi. The team comprises a diverse group of high-ranking officers, including New Delhi SP Subhash Chandra Kundu and SP Anil Kumar Yadav along with DSPs and inspectors drawn from the bureau’s branches in Dhanbad, Patna, Ranchi and Lucknow. The operational monitoring of the work of the SIT will be the responsibility of the Joint Director, Kolkata Zone, who has been authorized to draft additional personnel from local units as and when required to ensure a detailed investigation.
Al Hilal ruin Al Nassr’s Saudi League title moment, leaving Cristiano Ronaldo devastated
Cristiano Ronaldo could do nothing but stare into the distance as Al Nassr ruined their long-awaited Saudi Pro League title moment against arch-rivals Al Hilal on Tuesday. Just minutes away from a potentially decisive derby win, Al Nassr conceded a stoppage-time equalizer in a painful 1-1 draw, once again delaying Ronaldo’s wait for a first Saudi league title.
For most of the night at Alawal Park, the script seemed perfect for Al Nassr. Then the final moments arrived and everything was completely resolved.
What initially seemed a harmless Al Hilal attack suddenly turned disastrous after confusion between goalkeeper Bento and experienced defender Iñigo Martínez. Neither of them handled the delivery properly, with the ball going into the back of the net.
Ronaldo, who had already been substituted by manager Jorge Jesus in the 83rd minute, sat quietly in the dugout after the final whistle. After the final whistle, the Al Nassr captain sat quietly inside the dugout and looked away in disbelief. At one point, Ronaldo burst out with a brief smile of frustration, almost unable to understand how Al Nassr had let such a big moment slip so quickly.
How Al Nassr ruined the moment of their title win
The derby was never comfortable.
The tension of the title race took its toll on both teams and chances were limited for large parts of the match. But Al Nassr slowly crept into the game and eventually found the breakthrough through Mohamed Simakan’s brilliant first-half strike.
And once that goal went in, it really felt like it was enough.
Al Hilal struggled badly to create anything neat from open play, while Al Nassr looked comfortable controlling the tempo without taking unnecessary risks.
But the real chance to wrap up the match came just before half time.
Kingsley Coman intercepted a loose pass from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and suddenly found himself staring at an open goal opportunity. Since the crowd was already building in anticipation, Coman started the woodwork instead.
That moment would come back to haunt them mercilessly.
Because right at the death, Al Nassr made the kind of defensive mistake that could define the title race.
And then chaos ensued at the last minute.
A simple late delivery in the area somehow turned into a complete panic between Bento and Inigo Martínez. Instead of clearing the danger, both players hesitated and collided with each other in an attempt to reach the ball, even though no Al Hilal players were nearby. The collision caused the ball to slip and go into Al Nassr’s net, scaring everyone.
For Ronaldo and Al Nassr, it was the worst way to lose control of such a big moment.
Will Al Nassr or Al Hilal win the Saudi Pro League?
Ronaldo’s wait for a first Saudi league title is far from over, but Al Nassr have certainly made life more difficult for themselves now.
Despite the draw, Al Nassr still remain on top of the Saudi Pro League table with 83 points and need just one win in their final league match to officially secure the title.
This is the biggest positive side for them.
But the pressure has suddenly returned as Al Hilal are now firmly back in the race with 78 points and still two games left to play against Neom and Al Faha.
If Al Nassr fails to win its final match and drops points again, while Al Hilal wins both of its remaining matches, the title race could swing dramatically in Hilal’s favour.
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‘Big shock due to increase in oil prices’
New Delhi: Banker Uday Kotak On Tuesday he called for reducing dependence on foreign capital and warned that rising oil prices were a “big shock”.“In the last two months, we have not seen the impact of the Middle East (West Asia) war in terms of energy price changes, it is coming and it is getting bigger. Consumers have not felt any pressure at all. Consider a consumer whose income is limited to what he can spend directly on fuel and indirectly on other goods. The shock is coming, we had old inventory, we had the capacity to be a shock absorber for the oil companies. This is a huge amount and you are not far from shock until the Iran war stops tomorrow morning,” he said at the CII annual meeting. The comments come amid rising expectations of a rise in fuel prices in the coming days due to huge under-recovery by oil retailers.
The Kotak Mahindra Bank founder and director also said India needs to reduce its dependence on foreign capital and focus on building a strong domestic pool of long-term risk capital to achieve true economic self-reliance. He said a truly self-reliant country is one that “doesn’t need to depend on anyone else’s money or power” and referred to PM Narendra Modi’s call to avoid destination weddings abroad and hold them in India.“India has financialized very quickly,” Kotak said. He said many companies are overly focused on quarterly earnings, stock prices and employee stock option benefits rather than building the business with a three- to five-year view. “I would strongly urge companies not to be overly focused on short-term stock price… but to think about building a company for three to five years.”Kotak said India has been heavily dependent on foreign portfolio investment for many years and domestic investors have started playing a bigger role in the capital markets only after the pandemic. The veteran banker also advocated strengthening the country’s domestic private equity, venture capital and alternative asset ecosystem, saying these institutions are essential for funding entrepreneurship and long-term economic growth.
‘Indians are hiring Indians’: Former Google contractor says he was asked to train his replacement
A former Google contract employee told GB News how his team’s jobs moved to India, Ireland and the Philippines.
Stephen Vivian, a former Google contractor, said it was rude, harsh and inhumane when he was asked to train his replacement and sent his entire team’s jobs to India, the Philippines and Ireland. Vivian said this for an H-1B documentary for GB News, in which American techies who lost their jobs due to H-1B and mostly Indians were interviewed. The documentary also aimed to explore the difference in appointment patterns after individuals of Indian origin became CEOs of top companies.Vivian said that she discovered that whenever an Indian is hired, they share confidential interview questions with other Indians and the network flourishes in this ‘dishonest’ way.A former FedEx employee anonymously told GB News that things gradually began to deteriorate after Raj Subramaniam became CEO, as a downsizing program was underway. There was a lot of offshoring and their jobs also went to India. He said there were several managers on his team, and one of them, he thought, was visiting family in India but the manager was actually training replacement American workers in India.Indian-origin lawyer Navdeep Member, who was interviewed for the documentary, said that the CEO being of Indian origin has no impact on the appointment because the CEO does not know who is being appointed and these decisions are taken by lower level employees. But he confirmed that many tech workers go back to India as part of offshoring. Life in India is much better than the US as there are many domestic workers to be found there, Mimber said, adding Indians are moving back because they are getting the same pay with the same employers working from India.In the documentary, immigration expert Rosemary Jenks said that President Donald Trump cannot completely stop H-1B visas because Congress has started the program, but at least Trump has taken a disincentive step by imposing a fee of 100 thousand dollars on all new H-1B entries from outside the US. But this did not reduce the numbers because foreign students who are already in the US are not subject to the new fees and enter the job market through the OPT program.
India tells China to introspect on the reputational cost of supporting terror exporter Pakistan. india news
New Delhi: Amid reports of China providing technical assistance to Pakistan in the military conflict that followed India’s Operation Sindoor last year, the government urged China to introspect about the potential reputational cost of supporting terrorist infrastructure. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the reports only confirmed what was already known.“Operation Sindoor “There was a precise, targeted and calibrated response to the terrorist attacks in Pahalgam, aimed at destroying the state-sponsored terrorist infrastructure operating out of and at the behest of Pakistan,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, while responding to questions about China’s support to Pakistan at a media briefing, said.A State Department spokesperson said, “It is for nations that hold themselves responsible to decide whether supporting efforts to protect terrorist infrastructure affects their prestige and reputation.”Last week, reports from Beijing said that China had confirmed that it had provided on-site technical assistance to Pakistan during the conflict with India in May last year. The confirmation was based on an interview broadcast by China’s state broadcaster CCTV with Zhang Heng, an engineer at the Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, a key developer of China’s advanced fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle designs.The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, citing CCTV, reported that Zhang had provided technical assistance to Pakistan during the four-day war last May. The Pakistan Air Force operates a fleet of Chinese-made J-10CE jets, manufactured by China’s subsidiary Aviation Industry Corporation of America.
Lok Adalat for check bounce cases on May 30, July 18. chandigarh news
Panchkula: : Special Lok Adalats for check bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act will be held on May 30 and July 18 at the District Court premises here.This announcement was made by Chief Judicial Magistrate and Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Ajay Kumar Ghanghas during a legal awareness camp organized at Swami Devi Dayal Law College on the occasion of International Technology Day.Addressing students and teachers, Ghanghas highlighted the growing role of technology in the legal system and said it has made justice delivery faster, more transparent and accessible.He encouraged the students to use technology responsibly in legal education and awareness initiatives. An interactive session was also organised.Resource Person Rajat Handa, Panel Advocate, DLSA Panchkula spoke on digital literacy and use of e-courts and online legal services.Ghanghas also briefed the participants about the Special Lok Adalats and the “Samdhaan Samaroh” initiative of the Supreme Court, which aims to promote mediation and reduce pendency of cases.