Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday today – the first ever US president to reach the century mark and another extraordinary milestone for the one-time peanut farmer who found his way to the White House. Carter’s longevity – he began hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, more than 19 months ago – has…
Japan’s next prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, says he reads three books a day and would rather do that than mingle with the ruling party colleagues who picked him as their new leader today The 67-year-old’s successful leadership bid after four failed attempts puts the self-professed lone wolf at the helm of a Liberal Democratic Party…
Backed by Iran and hated by Israel, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah is Lebanon’s most powerful man. He enjoys cult status among his Shiite supporters, is equipped with a formidable arsenal far bigger and more modern than the national army’s, and holds sway over the country’s institutions. Nasrallah has rarely been seen in public since his…
Former British TV news presenter Huw Edwards has been charged with three counts of making indecent pictures of children. Court documents indicate the charges involve 37 images found on a child’s phone, shared on a WhatsApp chat between December 2020 and April 2022. Edwards was arrested on November 8, 2023, and charged on June 26, 2024,…
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran, on July 31, the Palestinian militant group said. According to Iranian state media, Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed in a strike on the building they were staying in. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the…
Yamini Krishnamurthi, one of the foremost Bharatnatyam dancers of India, died yesterday marking the end of an era. Yamini Krishnamurthi’s death puts the spotlight on the golden age of Indian classical art forms- one where it had transitioned from the temples to a wider audience. The 1960 -70 saw state patronage allowing arts and artists…
If coolness had a face, it would be Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec’s. The 51-year-old, who won the silver in 10-metre air pistol mixed team event at Paris Olympics without any special gear and a hand in pocket, is now the among the most searched persons on Internet and the inspiration behind numerous memes. Back home…
Sanjeev Jain, the CEO of Parsvnath Landmark Developers, a subsidiary of Parsvnath Developers, was arrested on Saturday after a 60 km chase. The Delhi Police Special Task Force (STF) apprehended Jain at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in connection with a case filed by Rajat Babbar. He had fled when police came to arrest…
Hours after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement proposed an interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus. The student movement cited the emergency, including indiscriminate firing, attacks on temples and widespread looting, as the reason for announcing the proposal earlier than expected….
Bangladesh is pinning its hopes on one of the nation’s most acclaimed intellectuals to bring stability to a country scarred by coups and political upheaval. Muhammad Yunus, whose work alleviating poverty won him a Nobel Peace Prize, was named the head of a new interim government on Tuesday following the sudden ouster of Sheikh Hasina…
