Since taking over as FBI director, Kash Patel has dramatically increased the use of polygraph tests inside the bureau, not just to vet security risks, but to root out internal dissent. Under his watch, the lie detector has become a controversial tool wielded not only to enforce secrecy, but also to gauge loyalty, with employees […]
The elite federal task force known as DOGE, formed to overhaul the US government under Elon Musk’s watch, is rapidly losing its grip on Washington. In recent months, several top DOGE officials and engineers have exited their posts, following Musk’s own departure from day-to-day operations, reports Politico.For six months, anyone trying to enter DOGE’s main […]
Scorpions to light up Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 21, 2025/ Image: @scorpions/X TL;DRScorpions are playing one night only at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi on October 21, 2025Part of their “Coming Home” tour celebrating 60 years of musicExpect the classics, loud guitars, and a packed crowdScorpions are back. And this time, it’s more […]
Elon Musk (Image credits: ANI) As Tesla CEO Elon Musk launched his political “the America Party” last week, he reacted to a post that painted a ‘dystopian’ future under which Kamala Harris won the 2024 election and US President Donald Trump is imprisoned and heavily fined.The post, which Musk responded to with a terse “Good […]
Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her work supporting women’s rights and freedom of expression in Iran, has received death threats from the regime, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Friday. Mohammadi, 53, has spent several years in jail and was recently released on temporary medical […]
Australia’s climate visa (Image: AP) In the tiny South Pacific nation of just over 10,000 people, one in three citizens has already entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa which would allow them to permanently migrate to Australia. Tuvalu is classified as extremely vulnerable to climate change and rising seas. Funafuti, the country’s capital, […]
In the 1974 Bollywood classic Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Amitabh Bachchan and Manoj Kumar portrayed the eternal struggles of ordinary people fighting for the basic necessities of food, clothing, and shelter. It was a film about survival, sacrifice, and betrayal – where even the noblest intentions could be crushed by circumstance and shifting loyalties.Decades later, […]
Unregulated heavy rare earth mining in war-torn Myanmar is poisoning the Kok River in Thailand. Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter based in Bangkok, spoke to locals about the negative effects. Source link
Investigators at crime scene Ukraine’s intelligence agency has launched an investigation after a person it identified as its employee was shot dead in the war-hit country’s capital, Kyiv, on Thursday.“A criminal investigation has been launched into the murder of an SBU employee in the Golosiivsky district of Kyiv,” the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told […]
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (Image credits: PTI) Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday officially revoked a long-standing directive from the Sheikh Hasina administration that required public officials to address her and other senior women officials as “sir.” The order, in effect for nearly 16 years, was deemed ‘inappropriate’ by the Yunus- led government.The decision was […]
