Britain extracted 25 million years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados: Report A report presented in Barbados states that the British colonial practices drained nearly 25 million years of life and forced work from enslaved Africans. Value lost through such extraction may reach £1.6 trillion, as researchers seek to quantify historical harm. The…
Mother convicted of baby’s murder after blaming another child In Glasgow, a judge found a woman guilty of killing her infant in a case that unfolded in Greenock, Inverclyde, on July 14, 2023, where evidence showed that the child suffered severe head injuries inside the family flat. The trial revealed that Nicole Blain inflicted fatal…
Quote of the day by Immanuel Kant (Image source: Wikipedia) For hundreds of years, people have thought about self-respect, dignity, and personal responsibility. One of the thinkers who looked deeply into these ideas was Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher whose work still has an impact on ethics, philosophy, and modern thought. His quote, “One who…
F1 confirms 2027 return to Türkiye with Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park under multi-year deal through 2031. F1 is set to return in 2027 to a nation absent from the calendar since 2021, with the Turkish Grand Prix confirmed on the World Championship schedule through 2031 under a multi-year agreement announced on April 24…
João Cancelo/ Image: Instagram João Cancelo is on the verge of a milestone no player has reached before, with the Portuguese full-back one league title away from winning four of Europe’s so-called “Big Five” leagues, a benchmark that even Cristiano Ronaldo did not complete during his peak years across the continent. Barcelona’s position at the…
TOI correspondent from Washington: He thinks diet soda kills cancer cells inside the body when consumed because it scorches grass when poured on it. He claims noise from windmills causes cancer. He most famously mused about injecting disinfectants into the body to kill the covid virus. Even in a presidency not known for scientific temper,…
Japan’s rapidly ageing population is forcing a rethink of how the country supports its elderly, with some care providers turning to an unexpected workforce including bodybuilders and combat sports athletes. Companies such as Visionary have begun recruiting physically strong men to help with demanding caregiving tasks such as lifting, mobility support and daily assistance. The…
The United States has introduced a new requirement for visa applicants, asking them to declare that they do not fear persecution in their home countries, as part of the Donald Trump administration’s broader effort to tighten immigration and restrict potential asylum seekers.The directive was issued in a diplomatic cable sent this week to all US…
China is accelerating the use of robotics in one of its most critical systems: the national power grid. The state-owned State Grid Corporation of China has outlined plans to invest about $1 billion (roughly 6.8 billion yuan) to procure around 8,500 robots, with deployment expected to scale through 2026. These machines will assist with inspection…
A senior figure in Reform UK has said he would bar New York’s mayor Zohran Mamdani from entering Britain after he called for the return of the Kohinoor diamond to India.Zia Yusuf, who is expected to take on a senior government role if the party comes to power, criticised comments made by Mamdani ahead of…