VTuber AZKi has entered a real-life role as she was appointed by Japanese police as a Traffic Regulation Ambassador. This is part of a new campaign to promote awareness about new traffic regulations, particularly a major change in which speed limits on residential streets will be reduced. There has been a trend of authorities engaging…
An Indian-origin woman has alleged that she was slapped by a stranger in Ireland, claiming the incident was racially motivated. The woman shared her account on social media Reddit, where it went viral and sparked debate around racism and safety abroad, especially for Indians. According to her post, the incident involved a “white girl” who…
Incidents of “blood rain” during times of war usually evoke fear and many unfounded stories and speculations. This phenomenon is particularly common during war times and in war-torn regions, especially when the sky turns red, and it appears to be raining blood. However, the real explanation for this phenomenon is quite simple and not so…
US Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division conduct a live-fire training exercise at Fort Polk, Louisiana, March 23, 2025. The US has moved to deploy around 3,000 troops from its elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, signalling heightened military readiness at a time…
The deployment of ICE agents at airports across the country to help the understaffed TSA has pressed the panic button for many as they are scared that airports will become the ground of violent action by the ICE. The immigration officials asked to help the TSA at airports to ease the long queues owing to…
Arsalan Chaudhary pleads guilty to Canada’s largest gold heist that took place in 2023 at Toronto Pearson Airport. In 2023, the Toronto Pearson Airport witnessed the country’s biggest gold heist as Arsalan Chaudhary masterminded a theft of 6,600 gold bars valued at $22.5 million along with millions in foreign cash. Two Air Canada employees (now…
Kermit Gosnell, a former abortion doctor from West Philadelphia, has died at the age of 85 while serving multiple life sentences in prison. He had most recently been lodged at the State Correctional Institution-Smithfield, located nearly 60 miles south of Pittsburgh.A Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokesperson, Maria Bivens, said Kermit Gosnell died on March 1…
A viral social media post stirred a row about in-flight etiquette after a US-based techie said he was approached by a passenger asking him to swap seats on an international flight.Saran Shanmugam, an Indian-American and director of Information Technology at the Biophysical Society, was travelling to India on a Middle Eastern airline. He had pre-booked…
A Sikh teacher has challenged Quebec’s Bill 21 after the law required her to remove her turban and kirpan to work as a teacher. The legislation prohibits certain public sector employees in Canada from wearing visible religious symbols at work. The case is now before the Supreme Court of Canada and centres on whether it…
A US Air Force refuelling aircraft crash in western Iraq has left six servicemembers dead, including 28-year-old Tech Sgt. Tyler Simmons, in one of the deadliest recent incidents linked to ongoing US operations in the region.The aircraft, identified as a KC-135 Stratotanker, went down on March 12 while operating in what officials described as “friendly…
