KP Sharma Oli (File photo) A commission appointed by Nepal’s interim govt to probe alleged excessive use of force during the Sept 8-9 Gen Z protests will summon ousted PM K P Sharma Oli for clarification, officials said Thursday. At least 19 youths, who were demonstrating against the Oli govt in Kathmandu, were killed in […]
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr (AP image) The federal vaccine advisory panel, recently restructured by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, voted on Thursday to stop recommending a four-in-one shot for young children that protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.In an 8-3 vote, with one abstention, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) […]
Kristian Berg Harpviken, secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the panel considers each nominee solely on their own merits, and media attention or public campaigns “have no impact on the discussions that are going on in the committee.”This statement comes as Donald Trump, who returned to the White House in January, has repeatedly expressed […]
US House of Representatives committee released the first set of documents the investigation into notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday. Over 33,000 pages of records were uploaded to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform website. The documents were handed over by the Justice Department. Committee chairman James Comer said, “We’re in the […]
Represenatative image (ANI) The US House oversight committee is expected to receive hundreds of documents from the department of justice (DOJ) on Friday related to its long-running investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The records are being handed over in response to a congressional subpoena issued earlier this month, as confirmed by […]
A key US House committee is investigating the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, seeking access to files from President Donald Trump‘s Department of Justice and aiming to arrange a deposition with Epstein’s former associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, under Republican leadership, launched its inquiry just as House Speaker Mike Johnson, […]
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (AP file photo) US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Wednesday signed a recommendation to eliminate thimerosal from all influenza vaccines.Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used in vaccines since World War II, has long been criticised by anti-vaccine groups. Kennedy, a known sceptic of vaccine safety standards, said, “After […]
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 […]
Anthony Bernal, the top aide to Jill Biden, abruptly withdrew from his scheduled interview with the House Oversight Committee which is probing the alleged cognitive decline former first lady’s spouse, ex-US President Joe Biden.Bernal’s refusal to appear – his interview was scheduled for Thursday – was condemned by Oversight chairman James Comer of President Donald […]
What began as a routine segment on CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip Wednesday quickly turned into a combative on-air meltdown, with personal attacks, racial tensions, and an explosive exchange between The View host Ana Navarro and CNN contributor Shermichael Singleton.The debate centered on President Donald Trump’s controversial deportation of Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, accused […]
