Kuwait has rejected reports that it took part in military strikes on Iran, firmly denying claims that it secretly deployed fighter jets to attack Iranian targets earlier this month.Iran’s Mehr News Agency, citing the Kuwait News Agency (Kuna), reported that Kuwait’s ambassador to the United States, Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah, wrote to The Wall Street Journal’s…
In 1979, Sweden made history by becoming the first country in the world to ban all forms of corporal punishment of children, including inside the home. At a time when spanking was widely accepted in many societies, Sweden chose a different path. The law was never intended to criminalise ordinary parents. Instead, it sought to…
“Sometimes dynastic politics has its benefits,” Akhilesh Yadav said with a laugh. NEW DELHI: Asked whether defections by MPs could lead to political parties splitting, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the SP had a built-in advantage because five members of his family are among its MPs.He suggested that even if some MPs…
Inside a limestone cave on the Gower Peninsula in south Wales, eleven parallel horizontal lines of red pigment have been sitting on a cave wall for roughly 17,100 years. They were first noticed by scientists in 1912, declared a remarkable example of Palaeolithic cave art, then reclassified as a natural mineral seep sixteen years later,…
The political feud between Taylor Swift and Donald Trump stretches back years. Taylor Swift‘s music has disappeared from several social media videos posted by US President Donald Trump’s campaign and the White House after her songs were repeatedly used in Trump-related content in recent months.One of the affected videos was posted by the Team Trump…
Firefighters work to contain Spain’s largest blaze of the year Spain’s largest wildfire of the year has burned approximately 16,000 hectares and continues to burn, but authorities are hopeful to contain it by Sunday. More than 1,100 people have been evacuated as firefighters continue their efforts to subdue the fire, according to Spanish public broadcaster…
NEW DELHI: With TVK projected to secure a historic mandate in Tamil Nadu, an old video of political strategist Prashant Kishor has gone viral on social media.In the clip, Kishor responds to a question on TVK’s electoral prospects, saying data suggested that if Vijay contested alone, “he stands a very good chance… I don’t mean…
There is no registry for Huntington’s disease, a rare neurodegenerative hereditary disorder, because it is not listed as a rare disease. And without a registry to officially quantify how many suffer from it, patients and their families are struggling to get it included as a rare disease. Caught in this chicken-and-egg situation, the Huntington Disease…
JAIPUR: Three Congress IT cell workers were among four arrested by police on Wednesday, a day after they were detained by MP police, for allegedly creating and circulating an AI-generated fake news video. It claimed former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje criticised the BJP’s handling of the Nari Shakti Vandan legislation. The purported fake video had…
Actor-singer-turned politician Manoj Tiwari‘s daughter Rhiti Tiwari, who recently entered Bigg Boss 20 as a contestant, opened up about the pressure of being Manoj Tiwari’s daughter. The singer-composer spoke about how difficult it is to carry her father’s surname and the things she has faced in her journey.The young girl said she has received death…