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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an unprecedented plan to return Bruce’s Beach to the evicted black family after they were evicted from Manhattan Beach nearly a century ago. Supervisor Janice Hahn reflected on all the legal, legislative, and very complicated real estate details that had to be worked out […]
In a telephone discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed India’s long-standing support for “dialogue and diplomacy”, in light of the unfolding crisis in Ukraine. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, in the backdrop of the unfolding situation in Ukraine, the Prime Minister restated India’s long-standing […]
North Korea has traced the origin of its Covid outbreak from “people touching alien things” near the South Korean border. In fact, the country is now battling its first outbreak of Covid infections, declaring a state of emergency in May after two years of enforcing tight restrictions to prevent the virus from entering the country. […]
The United States Supreme Court shall witness Ketanji Brown Jackson as an associate justice of the bench. On Thursday, she vowed as the first black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court judge and the 116th member. Currently, the SC is facing criticisms across the globe over certain decisions. Moreover, speculations say that the […]
They ruled the 1960s and 19670s and now four decades later, iconic Swedish group ABBA has reunited for the first time in public. The legendary members Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Reuss came together for a virtual-yet-live performance of their album “Voyage” at the ABBA arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park […]
An unusual double crater has been spotted on the Moon after an object crashed landed on the lunar surface earlier this year. NASA says the twin crater is the result of a rocket body colliding with the rocky surface, but the precise identity of that rocket currently remains a mystery. The rocket hit the Moon […]
Ghislaine Maxwell was handed a 20-year prison sentence by a court in New York on Tuesday for helping Jeffrey Epstein in sexually abusing girls. The Manhattan federal court announced the judgement after a long-drawn case, and this means that the 60-year-old will be spending a majority of her remaining life in prison. Maxwell, who is […]
Wildlife officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, arrested two Indian women after 109 live wild animals were found in their baggage before they boarded a plane to India, Monday. Sathon Khong-ngern, chief of the wildlife checkpoint at Suvarnabhumi, said the animals were found when officials X-Rayed the two suitcases. The duo stand charged with smuggling animals. […]
A Mercedes-Benz EV (electric vehicle) has broken its own range record by traveling more than 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) on a single charge. The Vision EQXX drove from Stuttgart in Germany to Silverstone in the United Kingdom in less than 15 hours.The electric vehicle accomplished the feat with a 100kwh battery pack, which is the […]
A massive comet claimed to be bigger than Mount Everest, named C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS), is on its way toward Earth. However, making its close approach on July 14, the comet first seen in 2017 proposes no danger to Earth. According to theories by Astronomers, the C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) has been travelling in a hyperbolic orbit. […]
Global sensation BTS will be headlining an international concert as the ambassadors to support the South Korean bid to host the 2030 Busan Expo, announced HYBE, on June 24. The city of Busan has reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the BTS label to promote the Expo. According to reports, Busan, the second-largest […]
After relentless Western sanctions that ended payment routes to its overseas creditors, Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century. It took months for the country to find ways around the sanctions imposed after the Kremlin invaded Ukraine. For the snared interests payments of around US $100 million that expired […]
Since the US Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion, it has sparked debate on one of the most divisive and contentious issues in American politics. Meanwhile, many people point out that abortion was legalised in India 50 years ago. In connection with this, a vintage Indian abortion advertisement is making the rounds on social […]
In the past couple of weeks, there have been rumours of a conspiracy to assassinate former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. Amid this buzz, an employee at Khan’s residence in was caught trying to install a spying device in his bedroom. According to sources, another employee foiled the attempt by alerting the security team […]
The Vatican’s Academy for Life and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) applauded the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed the right to abortion. The Vatican department said in a statement that because life has “broad social significance” it cannot be protected just through […]
Greece’s state-owned public radio and television broadcaster, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) raised eyebrows with its recent antic in which it showcased a step-by-step procedure on how to steal petrol from a car. With €2.50 per liter of fuel in Rhodes, and €2.37 per liter on average in Athens, fuel prices are spiraling like crazy […]
The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a landmark ruling that does away with half-a-century of Constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 “Roe v Wade” decision that enshrined a woman’s right to an […]
Maybe the planetary alignment is influencing Maharashtra’s political destiny but star gazers are definitely in for a major delight! In a rare planetary conjunction, five major planets namely, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, in our solar system will be visible brightly in a row onwards Friday. These planets can be seen through the naked […]
Bangladesh has been struggling with devastating floods since April this year, where 100s have lost their lives and millions have been stranded. Most of these people who died have believed to have drowned, but snake bites and other infections have also caused deaths. The affected areas are mostly in the northern part of the country. […]
Pic: Protestors rally against the verdict, Thursday As the United States deals with the rise in gun violence amid a wave of shocking mass shootings, the country’s top court has ruled that Americans have the right to carry firearms in public. This landmark judgement will now prevent states from imposing restrictions, and gun control rules […]
