With the benefit of hindsight – much like Ultron deciding to destroy the world after spending a few seconds online and seeing humans interact with one another – the warrior priest Parashurama’s divine fury is quite understandable, given how the word “Brahmin” has become a bogeyman in modern parlance, not just in India but globally….
A federal judge on Sunday temporarily halted aircraft carrying migrant children who were waiting on tarmacs to be deported to their home country of Guatemala. The judge sided with the children’s lawyers, who said the government was violating the law and putting their clients in danger.From tarmacs in Texas to a courthouse in Washington, the…
Netflix is facing fresh calls for cancellation from supporters of US President Donald Trump, after the platform’s co-founder Reed Hastings made a donation and rumours spread online about a deal with comedian Stephen Colbert.The backlash erupted on X over the weekend, with several MAGA-aligned accounts declaring they would end their Netflix subscriptions. The anger was…
The “Man” — the towering wooden effigy that serves as the symbolic centrepiece of the event (Pic credit: Instagram) A grim shadow was cast over Nevada after a man was found in a “pool of blood” at the Burning Man festival on Saturday night in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.The Pershing County sheriff’s office said they…
Houthi fighters take part in a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen (File – PTI) The United Nations on Sunday said Yemen’s Huthi rebels detained at least 11 of its staff in raids on UN premises in Sanaa and Hodeida, days after Israel’s strike killed the group’s prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi.According to the…
US President Donald Trump walks at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling. (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Sunday silenced a swirl of speculation about his health, saying that he has “never felt better” after a relatively quiet weekend. People on social media had come up with several weird theories and speculations…
Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that the Trump administration is considering expanding immigration enforcement operations to more US cities. “We haven’t taken anything off the table,” Noem said on CBS News’ Face the Nation when asked about the possibility of widening immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) activities.“I think there’s a lot of cities…
It may be known as the happiest place on earth, but behind the scenes Disney World has a language of its own that guests rarely hear about. A recent Reddit thread has uncovered a list of secret code words used by staff to discreetly handle incidents across the park. In the r/todayilearned forum, one user…
Rudy Giuliani (File – AP) Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was seriously injured in a car accident in New Hampshire on Saturday night and is currently hospitalized with multiple injuries, his spokesperson confirmed.According to the New York Post, Giuliani, 81, sustained a fractured vertebrae, cuts and bruises on his left arm and lower…
Houthi fighters take part in a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen (File – PTI) The United Nations on Sunday said Yemen’s Huthi rebels detained at least 11 of its staff in raids on UN premises in Sanaa and Hodeida, days after Israel’s strike killed the group’s prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi.According to the…