Thailand’s Buddhist clergy is facing a major crisis after a sex and extortion scandal involving at least 11 monks came to light this week. The monks are accused of breaking their celibacy vows and using temple donations to pay hush money to a woman who blackmailed them.Police say the woman seduced the monks, secretly recorded […]
Ghislaine Maxwell was the right hand woman of Epstein Ghislaine Maxwell’s family has claimed she was the victim of “government misconduct” and denied any wrongdoing in the Epstein sex trafficking scandal.Meanwhile, supporters of Donald Trump are turning against him over his team’s handling of the case.Maxwell is convicted for her role in recruiting and grooming […]
Two of the Pentagon’s leading investigative agencies are examining the involvement of two close aides to defence secretary Pete Hegseth in a controversy over the use of the Signal app for discussing sensitive government matters, according to three sources familiar with the investigations, as reported by Politico.An investigation was initially opened in early April by […]
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (AP) PARIS: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou struck a defiant tone in parliament on Wednesday as he insisted during a tense hearing that he only knew of claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school from media reports.The 73-year-old politician faced one of the most delicate moments of his five […]
French PM Francois Bayrou (ANI) PARIS: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday faces one of the most delicate moments of his five months in office as he responds to questions from a parliamentary committee investigating claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school.Bayrou has faced accusations from the opposition that as education minister in […]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the replacement of national security adviser Mike Waltz, stating that he would be nominated as the next ambassador to the United Nations.In the first major cabinet reshuffle, just over 100 days into his new term, following a string of controversies and internal tensions the President named secretary of […]
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has issued a fresh apology to the Brahmin community after facing backlash for his controversial remarks in a social media exchange. The Gangs of Wasseypur director, who earlier stirred controversy with his “will urinate on Brahmins” comment while reacting to a user’s post, has now shared a heartfelt apology in Hindi on […]
PORT LOUIS: With a former minister and central bank director embroiled in financial scandal, the island idyll of Mauritius is in political turmoil as French President Emmanuel Macron visits this week.At the centre of the mess is ex-finance minister Renganaden Padayachy, who was until recently seen as a key figure in making Mauritius one of […]
Anurag Kashyap has found himself at the centre of growing outrage after a controversial social media remark referencing the Brahmin community have gone viral. Despite posting an apology note yesterday – clarifying that he was not apologizing for what he said but rather for how a particular line was taken out of context – the […]
Mumbai’s fine-dining landscape found itself in the spotlight this week after YouTuber Sarthak Sachdeva conducted a series of so-called “paneer authenticity” tests at several high-profile celebrity-owned restaurants. The final stop in his video was Torii, the Asian fusion restaurant owned by entrepreneur, interior designer, as well as the wife of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan […]
