Charlie Kirk said he hated the word empathy. In 2022, Charlie Kirk, the late conservative political activist and the co-founder of Turning Point USA, made these remarks about sympathy and empathy. “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new-age term, and it does a lot of damage,” Kirk said….
Picture credit: Associated Press For decades, the debate over religion in American public schools has surfaced in courtrooms, classrooms and election campaigns. Now, Texas has become the latest battleground after approving a statewide reading list that makes Bible stories required reading for more than five million public school students. The decision, approved by the Republican-controlled…
UK net migration fell below 200,000 UK net migration has fallen below 200,000 for the first time since the Covid pandemic, driven largely by a sharp fall in the number of people arriving for work, according to new official figures.Data released by the Office for National Statistics showed estimated net migration stood at 171,000 in…
MPSC Civil Services result 2026: The Maharashtra Public Commission (MPSC) has released the MPSC Civil Services Gazetted Combined examinations 2025. The prelims exam is the first stage in a three-tier selection process for Group A and B state civil services posts. The recruitment firm aims to fill 385 vacancies. The released result is in the…
Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan recently opened up about her turbulent childhood, rejecting the “nepo kid” tag as she revisited her family’s dramatic fall from wealth to poverty after her father Kamran Khan’s film Aisa Bhi Hota Hai failed at the box office. She added, “In Main Hoon Na, Amrita’s character came from me because my dad…
S&P Global Ratings has lowered its long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) on Oracle to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BBB’ — one notch above speculative grade, commonly known as junk status. White the rating agency maintained a stable outlook, it identified Sam Altman-led OpenAI as a “key credit risk” for the company. S&P said that it estimates that…
A China Coast Guard vessel sails near a Japan Coast Guard vessel around a group of disputed islands (Picture credit: Reuters) Japan and China on Tuesday exchanged conflicting claims after a maritime confrontation near disputed islands in the East China Sea, with both sides saying they forced the other’s vessels to leave waters they claim…
Min Aung Hlaing has been elected president of Myanmar after winning a parliamentary vote dominated by pro-military lawmakers, formalising his control over the country five years after leading a coup against an elected government.The 69-year-old general secured the presidency following a vote in a parliament largely controlled by the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party…
Amol Rajan, the Indian-born BBC presenter, has said he is considering moving his family to India, citing “big, big problems” in England and concerns about the country’s future.Speaking on Gyles Brandreth’s Rosebud podcast, Rajan said he is “very worried” about the direction of the UK and is reassessing whether it will remain the right place…
‘The Pitt’, the critically acclaimed medical drama that has been drawing strong viewership since its debut, is heading into its third season with some exciting new details now confirmed. The show, which follows frontline healthcare professionals navigating real-time emergencies at a fictional Pittsburgh trauma centre, has built a dedicated fanbase through its grounded and intense…
