DHAKA: The house of a Hindu schoolteacher was set ablaze by a mob in Bangladesh’s Sylhet district, as violence against minorities continues ahead of the Feb 12 parliamentary elections in the country. Birendra Kumar Dey and his family members, residents of Bahor village, had a narrow escape. Nobody was injured in the incident on Wednesday…
Across provinces near Beijing, govt has banned burning coal for residential heating to reduce pollution. At first, local govts eased the transition by heavily subsidising natural gas, which is cleaner but expensive. But this winter, officials cut the subsidies. Now, villagers are forced to sunbathe for warmth (NYT photo) QUYANG: The temperature was 28, but…
The Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh interim govt has appointed slain radical Islamist leader Sharif Osman Hadi’s brother Omar Hadi as second secretary at the Bangladesh assistant high commission in UK’s Birmingham on a contractual basis, days after his sensational allegation that a section of the govt was behind Osman’s murder, reports . Govt sources said there…
The Most Googled queries about Mira Murati’s personal life Mira Murati was one of the most visible and influential figures at OpenAI as artificial intelligence moved from specialized research to everyday use. Joining in 2018, she spent over six years shaping the company’s technical direction, eventually becoming chief technology officer. In that role, Murati oversaw…
Kai Cenat, one of the best known Twitch streamers and YouTubers, has finally ventured into the world of fashion with his newly founded clothes brand, Vivet. The news about his foray into fashion spread through a cinematic 23-minute YouTube video titled *I Quit* posted on January 13th, 2026. Through this video, Kai has revealed his…
US President Donald Trump was handed the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.After the rare move, a statement was released by the Norwegian Nobel Committee clarifying that the prize itself cannot be transferred.On Thursday, Machado visited the White House and presented the medal in a golden frame. In return,…
President Donald Trump stopped to take a grilling question from a reporter who asked him what he intended to do with María Corina Machado‘s Nobel Prize and why he would want someone else’s Nobel Prize. “Well, she offered it to me. I thought it was very nice. She said, you know, you’ve had eight wars…
The ongoing legal dispute between Hunter Biden and the mother of his daughter has taken another sharp turn.New court papers filed urged an Arkansas judge to have former US President Joe Biden‘s son arrested for failing to provide proper child support.34-year-old Lunden Roberts and the mother of Hunter’s 7‑year‑old daughter, Navy Joan Roberts, filed the…
The death of a man held at a federal detention camp in Texas in early January may be investigated as a homicide after the local medical examiner reportedly found the preliminary cause was “asphyxia due to neck and chest compression”.Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban migrant arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in July…
The latest Visa Bulletin from the State Department does not offer any good news for Indians waiting for their Green Cards as there is little to no movement. The average waiting time for Green Cards in the US is over 10 to 15 years due to the per-country cap of 7% of the annual limit….