New Orleans attack: Why Isis jihadis use vehicles as ‘mowing machine’
Jabbar’s case is particularly unsettling because of his background. Once a decorated soldier, he served in Afghanistan before transitioning to a civilian career at Deloitte, a major consulting firm. On New Year’s Day 2025, as fireworks lit up the French Quarter and revelers filled Bourbon Street in New Orleans, a pickup truck tore through the […]
Parental consent must for kids’ social media accounts: Draft data privacy rules
Representative Image NEW DELHI: The government has moved to make parental consent mandatory for children to open social media account. The Centre in draft rules for Data Protection has mentioned that “verifiable consent of parents to be obtained by data collecting entity before processing children’s personal data”.The consent must be obtained prior to any data […]
“Misjudged”: British Minister Slams Elon Musk’s Intervention in UK Politics
A senior British government minister on Friday criticised Elon Musk’s latest intervention in the country’s politics as “misjudged and certainly misinformed”. The tech billionaire accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer a day earlier of failing to bring “rape gangs” to justice when he was director of public prosecutions. In a string of posts on his X […]
Trump-Backed Republican Mike Johnson Elected Speaker Of US House
Republican Mike Johnson was returned as speaker of the US House of Representatives on Friday with the crucial backing of incoming president Donald Trump, ending a bitter standoff that threatened to see the 2025 session opening in chaos. Johnson had angered backbenchers by working with Democrats to pass legislation, and his victory was secured only […]
BPSC Protest: Case Against Pappu Yadav, 7 Others For Disrupting Railway Operations
The Government Railway Police (GRP) at the Patna Junction has registered an FIR against Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and seven others for their role in blocking railway operations at Sachiwalay Halt on Friday. The protest, led by Pappu Yadav, aimed to express solidarity with the agitating BPSC candidates demanding the cancellation of the 70th […]
LIVE | Nigel Farage Delivers Fierce Blow to UK’s Labour Government with Direct Challenge | UK Polls
Join us for live coverage as Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, delivers a passionate speech at the East Midlands Conference in Leicester. Farage sharply criticizes the Labour government’s economic policies, labeling them as "disastrous" and detrimental to the nation’s prosperity. He outlines Reform UK’s bold vision, including plans to reduce taxes, freeze non-essential immigration, […]
Man Arrested For Supplying Drugs To Liam Payne: Argentine Police
Argentine police on Friday arrested one of the two men accused of supplying drugs to British singer Liam Payne before he fell to his death from the third floor of his hotel room in Buenos Aires. Braian Paiz, who is accused of having supplied cocaine to Payne, is one of five defendants indicted in connection […]
As China Gets Another Covid-Like Scare, Beijing Calls It ‘Winter Occurrence’
As photos and videos emerge on social media showing hospitals in China swamped with people amid rising cases of human metapneumovirus or HMPV – a respiratory illness with symptoms similar to those of a flu – there are serious concerns of another health crisis after COVID-19. Beijing however, has downplayed the developments in recent days, […]
Tejasvi Surya Likely To Marry Renowned Carnatic Singer: Reports
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya is likely to get married to Sivasri Skandaprasad, a renowned Carnatic singer, soon. Though no official statement has been made from either side, several reports suggested that the BJP MP from Bangalore South is set to get engaged to and marry Ms Skandaprasad, who is based in Chennai. […]
86-Year-Old Woman, Son Die, 1 Injured As Mud Wall Collapses In UP
A 86-year-old woman and her son died and a boy was severely wounded when a mud wall collapsed on them here on Friday, police said. The incident happened in the Ajuwa locality under the Saini Police Station’s jurisdiction. Saini Station House Officer Brijesh Karwaria said Sharif, 56, was sleeping in a thatched mud-wall house with […]
Senior Karnataka Cop Allegedly Sexually Assaults Complainant In His Office, Arrested
A Deputy Superintendent of Police was arrested and suspended after a video, which allegedly showed him sexually harassing a woman who approached him with a complaint, went viral on social media, police said on Friday. The 58-year-old officer, identified as Ramachandrappa, was posted as DSP in Madhugiri, they said. In the purported video, the senior […]
Trump Slams Biden’s Presidency, Blames Him For “Radical Islamic Terrorism”
President-elect Donald Trump has strongly criticised President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, blaming them for the recent surge in violent crime across the United States. Trump’s concerns were heightened following the deadly attack in New Orleans and the explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Trump took to Truth Social to express his discontent, […]