A California jury has ordered veteran comedian Bill Cosby to pay more than $19 million to a woman who says he drugged and raped her more than five decades ago, in a civil trial that concluded on Monday in Santa Monica.The jury’s verdict found Cosby liable for sexual assault and sexual battery in the case…
In the temperate rainforests of Chile’s Alerce Costero National Park, deep in the ground, is an ancient conifer called ‘Gran Abuelo’ that has been protecting a hidden secret for thousands of years. A recent study published in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation has revealed the tree’s greatest value lies in what is hidden beneath the…
One of the pilots killed in the Air Canada plane crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport has been identified as Antoine Forest, a 30-year-old aviator at the start of his career.Forest was among the two fatalities in the late-night collision on Sunday, which also left dozens of passengers and crew members injured in what authorities…
Indian-origin British MP Priti Patel has strongly condemned the arson attack on ambulances serving the Jewish community in north London, calling it a “dark moment” for the country.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the Opposition Conservative MP and UK shadow foreign secretary said:“So important to be in Golders Green with the Jewish community today after the…
Concrete has been the backbone of construction for centuries. Roads, bridges, skyscrapers, and all of it rely on the same old inert material. It is hard, durable, and predictable. But a new material is quietly challenging that norm. It grows, breathes, and even heals its own cracks. Scientists have created a living wall material that…
Former Google executive Matt Brittin is set to become the next director-general of the BBC, according to multiple media reports, including The Times, which said the broadcaster’s board has approved his appointment. However, there has been no official confirmation from the BBC so far.If confirmed, Brittin would succeed Tim Davie, who is due to step…
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after three people were found dead inside a camper in North Carolina’s Robeson County, in a case officials have described as a “senseless and tragic” triple homicide.Deputies responded to a property on Melinda Road near Pembroke early Sunday morning after receiving reports of two bodies…
A migrant who was granted asylum in Britain after saying he was gay has admitted he left behind a wife and child in his homeland of Cameroon.When 35-year-old Marius Kamna first travelled to Britain from Cameroon on a temporary visa to attend a United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, few would have expected him…
An Indian immigrant’s claim that she was tricked into using a fake nursing certificate has been rejected by an Australian court, which found her guilty and described her defence as a string of “outright lies”.33-year-old Harpreet Kaur was convicted in Adelaide of falsely presenting herself as a registered health practitioner, reports Australia Today. The case…
Man caught urinating in front of an Indian restaurant in Plano, Texas in a viral video. A video of a man confronting another man after the latter was caught on camera urinating in front of the Mumtaz Indian Restaurant in Plano, Texas went viral — bringing shame to the Indian community as many social media…
