TOI correspondent from Washington: For a country whose Constitution famously avoids mentioning Jesus Christ even once, America is suddenly looking suspiciously like it is auditioning for a biblical reboot.Thousands of cheering conservatives gathered on the Capital’s National Mall on Sunday for “Rededicate 250,” an eight-hour, White House-backed prayer jamboree critics described as a giant Big […]
Friedrich Nietzsche (Image: Wikipedia) Few philosophers in history have dared to challenge human thinking as boldly as Friedrich Nietzsche. More than a century after his death, his words continue to spark debate because they challenge authority, morality, religion, truth and the way society shapes human behaviour. One of his most quoted remarks still is, “I […]
US President Donald Trump holds press conference US President Donald Trump on Monday held a press conference on Monday giving as his 48-hour deadline set for Iran looms. The US president gave out details on the 2 airmen rescued after US jets went down in Iranian territory, while reiterating his warnings to ‘take out Iran’During […]
This photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows a Rice’s whale at the surface in the Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA Fisheries (Permit #779-1633) via AP) A rarely used federal panel with the authority to override endangered species protections has approved a request from the Trump administration to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of […]
A small travel hiccup in Japan has turned into a surprisingly modern story about how artificial intelligence is slipping into everyday life. A US traveller, identified as Michael S. Galpert, reportedly woke up in the early hours feeling uncomfortable in a hot hotel room. The air conditioner remote was labelled in Japanese. No clear way […]
On Palm Sunday, Pope Leo XIV told worshippers that God does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, delivering a strong call for peace during Mass at the Vatican.Thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square for the service marking the start of Holy Week, which leads up to Easter. Palm Sunday […]
The real‑life house from Home Alone was owned during filming by John Abendshien (and his then‑wife Cynthia/ Image: Instagram For most of us, the Home Alone house lives in a kind of snow-globe fantasy. The red-brick Georgian at 671 Lincoln Avenue, under a layer of powdery snow and threaded with fairy lights, is the shorthand […]
A graduate assistant at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on administrative leave after a student filed a discrimination complaint over a graded essay in a psychology course. The essay, written by student Samantha Fulnecky, repeatedly referenced the Bible while responding to an article on gender stereotypes in a course taught by a transgender […]
Mark Carney comes under attack as Trump ends trade talk with Canada, Doug Ford claims he didn’t make a fake ad featuring Reagan. Ontario premier Doug Ford whose ad campaign is believed to be the reason that rankled US President Donald Trump to the point that he announced the end of trade talks with Canada, […]
A pilot was rescued within 30 seconds after his flight ended in a shocking splashdown off Oak Island, North Carolina, when the single-engine plane’s motor suddenly cut out mid-air. Mark Finkelstein, who’s been flying for 17 years, was forced into a dramatic emergency water landing. The small aircraft somersaulted as it hit the waves, flipping […]
