Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff US president Donald Trump has named his longtime aide and current deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, days after Republicans suffered a setback in the midterm elections.Trump announced the decision on his social…
Meta is challenging California’s new restrictions on children’s social media. The Facebook and Instagram owner has joined Google and TikTok in filing separate lawsuits seeking to block a law targeting features that could encourage compulsive use among users younger than 16. The legal challenge comes months after Meta agreed in August to pay up to…
On a June morning in 1959, a US Navy submarine became an unusual starting point for a postal delivery. Instead of loading its mail onto an aircraft or a conventional transport vehicle, the Navy placed thousands of letters inside a guided missile and launched it towards Florida. The journey took just 22 minutes as reported…
LONDON: The father of a nine-year-old British Indian Hindu boy is suing his son’s former primary school in the high court, King’s Bench Division, for unlawful religious discrimination and harassment for not allowing him to wear a tilak-chandlo at school, a manifestation of his Hindu Swaminarayan faith.The father, funded by UK Hindu network Action for…
Two high school history teachers from California are set to receive the first Meryl Streep Educator Award at a national awards gala on 6 November 2026. The award recognises their work to create the first Advanced Placement course focused entirely on American women’s history. The award ceremony will take place in Chicago. It follows a…
Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves found an unusual way to support children battling cancer during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The John Wick star offered a private 15-minute Zoom conversation to the highest bidder as part of an online fundraising initiative organised by Camp Rainbow Gold, an Idaho-based charity supporting children diagnosed with cancer and their…
Dal Lake floating post office SRINAGAR: Working hours at India’s only Floating Post Office, operating from a houseboat on Dal Lake in Srinagar, have been extended from five hours to 12 hours, Department of Posts announced Friday. According to the revised timings, the post office (PO) at Nehru Park will now remain open from 9am…
A 7-year-old boy in Ansonia, Connecticut, came up with a simple way to earn money for something he wanted for school: a new pair of sneakers. Landen set up a small stand outside his home, selling lemonade and cookies for $1 as he tried to save enough to buy the shoes himself. But his little…
Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah SRINAGAR: With National Conference (NC) facing its biggest internal challenge in recent decades, party president Farooq Abdullah and Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah held a meeting with 15 of the 25 rebel MLAs at the former’s residence for over two hours on Friday morning in a bid to…
Members of Southwark Council’s planning committee have unanimously rejected revised plans from housebuilder Berkeley Homes for the Bermondsey Place development on the Old Kent Road. The decision came after the company reduced its affordable housing offer from 40 per cent to just 12 per cent. Local councillors voted against the plans despite their own planning…
