Representative image (AP) DETROIT: The Michigan supreme court on Wednesday dismissed appeals by families of students killed or wounded at Oxford High School in 2021, ending efforts to hold employees partly responsible for the mass shooting. Under Michigan law, immunity is a high hurdle to overcome in lawsuits against a government body, including public school […]
Texas governor Greg Abbott called for the death penalty for two illegal immigrants accused in the hit-and-run death of 18-year-old Ava Moore, a newly enlisted US Air Force recruit, who was killed while kayaking on Grapevine Lake during Memorial Day weekend.“Welcome to Texas. Here’s your death penalty,” the Republican governor posted on X, alongside a […]
Bangladesh minority group slams govt over alow action against preparators of recent attacks (AP) DHAKA: The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in the country, has expressed outrage over the lack of arrests in a recent attack on minority families in Dohor Moshiahati, Jashore.Despite a case being filed, no perpetrators have […]
Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan. File | Photo Credit: PTI Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan on Wednesday (May 28, 2025) refused to apologise for his ‘Kannada came from Tamil’ comment, which he made while speaking to Shiva Rajkumar during the audio launch of Thug Life in Chennai recently. Speaking at a promotional […]
Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni NEW DELHI: One of India’s most crucial all-rounders in recent times, Ravindra Jadeja, has revealed that the two most influential figures in his cricketing journey share not just a first name, but also hail from the same state — Bihar.In a candid conversation on the podcast ‘Kutti Stories with Ash’, […]
A federal judge has rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ request for a mistrial in his ongoing sex-trafficking and racketeering case, dismissing claims of prosecutorial misconduct related to an alleged arson incident involving rapper Kid Cudi.Combs’ defence team argued that prosecutors improperly suggested he was involved in the destruction of fingerprint evidence linked to a 2012 fire […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding a series of firm concessions from the West for ending the war in Ukraine, Russian sources familiar with ongoing negotiations reported.Putin’s proposals, described as “non-negotiable” by one source, reportedly include a “written” pledge from Western leaders to halt NATO’s eastward enlargement, effectively blocking Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova from joining […]
Representative image (AI) CAMPINAS: Gabi Matos looks the quintessential doting mum as she changes Ravi’s nappy, cooing reassuringly as he stares up at her.But this Brazilian “newborn” doesn’t seem to mind having his nappy changed. In fact, he has no real emotions whatsoever.Ravi is a hyper-realistic doll with an eerie resemblance to an actual infant.Some […]
Harvard University president Alan Garber acknowledged a lack of conservative voices on campus and a climate where some students and staff feel unable to express “unpopular” views.In an interview with NPR on Tuesday, Garber responded to recent moves by the Trump administration to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding for the Ivy League institution, […]
