Who is Anand Varadarajan? Starbucks appoints Indian national as chief technology officer

Starbucks said on Friday it appointed an Indian national Anand Varadarajan as its new Chief Technology Officer, effective January 19. The move supports CEO Brian Niccol’s push for a tech revamp in stores to make labour more efficient. Varadarajan will replace Deb Hall Lefevre, who stepped down in September, after which Starbucks named Ningyu Chen […]

Donald Trump ‘saves’ Kennedy Center after 50 years of successful concerts by adding his name to it

TOI correspondent from Washington: Recognising his tasteful appreciation of fine arts and his architectural aesthetics, not to speak of his modesty and humility, the board of trustees of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC voted on Thursday to rename the national arts institution the Trump-Kennedy Center.The name change was […]

What happened between Jourdin Pauline and Tylil James? Controversy explored after Twitch streamer denies assault claims

What happened between Jourdin Pauline and Tylil James? Controversy explored after Twitch streamer denies assault claims (Image via Getty) Twitch streamer Tylil James is facing serious allegations after social media influencer Jourdin Pauline accused him of sexual assault. The claims came out on December 10, 2025, linked to an after-party following the Streamer Awards. Days […]

“Never liked Charlie”: Candace Owens accuses Ben Shapiro of foreign allegiance as conspiracy claims over Charlie Kirk’s murder intensify

Candace Owens has intensified her feud with Ben Shapiro by suggesting his strong condemnation of her conspiracy claims over Charlie Kirk’s murder signals deeper foreign involvement. Owens argues Shapiro’s focus and loyalties raise questions, while Shapiro has publicly denounced her allegations as baseless and morally dangerous, exposing a deep fracture within conservative media circles. Candace […]

‘Will be hit harder than before if … ‘: Donald Trump’s stern warning as US strikes ISIS targets in Syria; what he said

US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning against those who intended to “threaten or attack America” as the States launched Operation Hawkeye Strike against ISIS targets in Syria. The move came after two American soldiers were killed in the Syrian desert“Because of ISIS’s vicious killing of brave American Patriots in Syria, whose beautiful souls […]

From redacted names to blank pages: Everything wrong with the disclosure of Epstein files by the justice department

As hundreds of thousands of people waited for the Epstein files to be made public, a huge proportion were eager to see whether US President Donald Trump was named, given his past association with the convicted paedophile.When the Justice Department released the documents, it invited so much traffic that it made the official government website […]

Epstein files released: Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Bill Clinton, and many more pictured with convicted pedophile – see photos

Newly released documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein have put a spotlight on previously unseen photos of the late convicted sex offender with a host of high-profile figures, including legendary popstar Michael Jackson, musician Mick Jagger, and former US President Bill Clinton. The images were made public by the US Justice Department on Friday as part […]

‘They did know each other’: Claudio Neves Valente had ties to Brown University and MIT professor decades before deadly shootings

Suspicious links to the recent Brown University shooting and the murder of an MIT professor trace back 30 years and another country, reports the New York Post.Portuguese national Claudio Neves Valente, who killed two students at Brown and then two days later an MIT professor, Nuno Loureiro, first crossed paths with Loureiro between 1995 and […]

‘Visa applicants go through…’: Indian-origin Congresswoman weighs in on Trump suspending US green card lottery

Indian-origin Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal criticised US President Donald Trump on X after he ordered a suspension of the US green card lottery.She called the move an exploitation of a recent tragedy to push an anti-immigrant agenda.Pramila said that there is no doubt that visa applicants have to go through tough procedures before even setting […]

Massive protests in Bangladesh after anti-India radical dies

DHAKA: The death of Sharif Osman Hadi, an Islamic radical and well-known India-hater, plunged Bangladesh into anarchy with mobs rampaging through Dhaka and setting fire to buildings, including offices of the country’s biggest newspapers, and protesters seeking to storm the residence of India’s deputy high commissioner in Chittagong on Thursday night.Radicals seized control of streets […]