New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen Romanch Mahajan’s death. The death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, an Indian teen, falling from a Central Park horse carriage, strengthened calls to end the horse carriage industry as there have been eight horse-related incidents in Central Park over the past 13…
Abraham Alvarez is one of five co-conspirators in a drone attack plot targeting the UFC event at the White House A Mexican national who entered US as a child and later received protection under a programme introduced during Barack Obama’s presidency has been identified by authorities as the alleged ringleader of a foiled attack plot…
‘Crooked logs also make straight fires’ Crooked logs also make straight fires Not every piece of wood is perfectly straight. Yet when placed in a fire, even a twisted log burns just as well as a straight one. That simple observation lies behind one of Germany’s most enduring proverbs: “Krummes Holz gibt auch gerades Feuer.”…
This Georgian proverb of the day teaches us the real meaning of wealth. We often think wealth comes from accumulation. We earn money, buy things, acquire knowledge, gatekeep success secrets, build collections, save resources but there is a profound paradox. Things that we hold too tightly are often lost without being properly used. An old…
Indian man narrates how he struggled with a job and an H-1B visa in the US and is now coming back to India ‘feeling completely defeated’. A 25-year-old man narrated his ordeal in the US as he said he is now returning to India after five years, feeling completely defeated. His US story involves a…
Samanta Bullock in New York City (Source: Instagram) A model and business executive has claimed she was stopped from boarding a British Airways flight at New York’s JFK Airport because she was travelling alone while using a wheelchair.47-year-old Samanta Bullock, founder of disability inclusion company Bullock Inclusion, said she was due to fly from New…
In his new book ‘Communion’, JD Vance reveals he would take the hardest path if he believes in something. US Vice President JD Vance has come up with a new memoir, which is primarily about his faith. Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, published on June 18, 2026, traces his spiritual journey, how he…
The man argued against a 1968 law barring guns from anyone who uses drugs illegally (AP Photo/File) The United States Supreme Court on Thursday issued a unanimous ruling siding with a Texas-based marijuana user who wants to legally own a gun.The justices ruled in favour of Ali Danial Hemani, who argued that a law barring…
Bill Yuen (left) and Peter Wai have been jailed for 8 and 10 years respectively A British court on Thursday jailed two dual Chinese-British nationals for spying on UK-based Hong Kong dissidents, calling their actions “deliberate, concerted, and serious.”Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grub sentenced former UK Border Force official Peter Wai, 40, to 10 years in prison…
Whop has emerged as a fast-growing layered digital marketplace reshaping how creators monetise online audiences through courses, communities, tools and niche digital products. Unlike traditional platforms, it enables individuals to build multiple income streams by serving tightly defined micro-niches that scale through volume rather than celebrity influence. Founder Steven Schwartz, whose unconventional upbringing spanned countries…
