A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Easy like Sunday morning quiz Bob Dylan recorded a song on June 15, 1965, that transformed him from a folk musician to a rock star. START THE […]
US President Donald Trump received a mix of boos and cheers as he arrived in a tuxedo at the Kennedy Center for the opening night of “Les Misérables” in Washington.It was his first visit to the venue since becoming president again and came as he works to reshape the institution in his own way.While Trump […]
(Source: Donald Trump’s Truth Social account) The much-hyped “Trump Card” is now officially open for registration, offering wealthy foreigners a chance to join a waiting list. US President Donald Trump describes it as a premium route toward US citizenship, for a hefty $5 million price tag.The official website, TrumpCard.gov, features an image of the shiny […]
What truly stood out on Sunday was Alcaraz’s extraordinary comeback from being two sets down. | Photo Credit: JULIAN FINNEY Grand Slam finals carry an unmistakable aura. When a Slam final stretches into a five-setter, it signifies an enthralling contest between evenly matched rivals. Add multiple tie-breakers into the mix, and the sense of parity […]
More than 1.5 million people travelled to Saudi Arabia this year for the haj. Only three of them rode on horseback all the way from Spain, recreating the pilgrimage of Andalusian Muslims centuries ago and sharing their travels in the most modern way with big followings on social media.In Bosnia, they lost days looking for […]
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio US secretary of state Marco Rubio is pushing to investigate whether Harvard University violated federal sanctions by collaborating on a health insurance conference in China that may have included officials blacklisted by the US govt, according to people familiar with the matter and documents seen by the NYT.Rubio signed […]
DHAKA: A mob attacked and vandalised the ancestral home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district, leading authorities to constitute a three-member committee to investigate the incident, according to media reports on Wednesday. On Jun 8, a visitor went to the Kachharibari, also known as Rabindra Kachharibari or Rabindra Memorial Museum, located in […]
Bobby Mukkamala delivers his first speech as the first AMA president of South Asian descent (Photo: X) In a historic first, Indian-origin doctor Bobby Mukkamala has been sworn in as the 180th president of the American Medical Association (AMA).He is the first physician of Indian heritage to lead the influential organisation.The appointment comes just months […]
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from continuing to detain Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a legal US resident and former graduate student at Columbia University, must be released from immigration detention. Khalil was detained in March following his participation in campus pro-Palestinian demonstrations against Israel’s military action […]
Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center in Washington with Melania Trump Donald Trump has reiterated his hard stance on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, stating that the United States will not allow the Middle Eastern nation to possess nuclear weapons. His comments came just as the US ordered a partial evacuation of its embassy in Iraq, citing […]
