The property was more than a place connected to Johnson’s presidency. It was also a home for the Johnson family. (LBJ library photo) In 1972, former US President Lyndon B Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, gave their ranch house and about 600 acres of land to the National Park Service for use as…
The National Tax Service headquarters in Sejong South Korea’s tax agency has launched audits of 50 companies suspected of using corporate-owned luxury homes to provide private benefits to their owners and families, putting the spotlight on how high-end residential properties are being used to sidestep taxes and property regulations.The National Tax Service (NTS) said an…
File photo: Manhattan skyline during sunset, from the Top of the Rock observation deck, at Rockefeller Centre, in New York, US (Reuters photo) Union Square’s commercial revival is gathering pace, with office vacancies in the neighbourhood falling well below the Manhattan-wide rate and more storefronts being leased, according to the Union Square Partnership business-improvement district.The…
Indian women’s hockey team (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India’s women hockey players have made an emotional appeal to save the Women’s Hockey India League (HIL), insisting that the competition has played a crucial role in building the confidence of a young side that is on the brink of its best-ever World Cup finish…
Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul at Congress headquarters on Independence Day. NEW DELHI: Is the Congress trying to send out a subtle message signalling “soft minority appeasement”? Or has the party played to BJP’s strength by lapping up a controversy that may push it into a corner?The Congress’s decision to sing only two stanzas…
The reported crackdown came amid widespread protests in Iran, as authorities faced growing public anger and unrest. Iranian security forces used mosques across Tehran as bases to deploy personnel, monitor protesters and confront demonstrators during a deadly crackdown in January, according to evidence obtained by Iran International.Intercepted radio communications, video footage and eyewitness accounts reviewed…
Saransh Jain made his Test debut for India against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday, becoming the 320th player to represent the country in Test cricket.The 33-year-old all-rounder came into the team in place of Kuldeep Yadav, but the biggest moment of his day was sharing the achievement with his family, especially his late father,…
On 15 January 2022, an underwater volcano in the South Pacific sent an extraordinary amount of water vapour into a part of the atmosphere that is normally very dry. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption pushed the moisture high into the stratosphere, with the plume reaching as far as about 53 kilometres above Earth. Scientists estimated…
Image Courtesy: South China Morning post Chinese robotics company Unitree’s CEO Wang Xingxing has predicted that humanoid robots may still be years away from reaching their own “ChatGPT moment.” The chief executive of the world’s largest seller and manufacturer of humanoid robots has made this forecast despite growing interest in the technology. Speaking at the…
Bangkok taxi goes viral for unusual free service, passengers can take essentials without paying A Bangkok taxi is getting attention online for something passengers would hardly expect to find during a regular ride. Inside the cab is a collection of everyday products that people can take without paying for them. A video showing the unusual…