Video shown in protest at Washington Hilton Hotel An unusual and deeply embarrassing protest targeting Donald Trump unfolded in the US capital a day before a high-profile White House media correspondents’ weekend dinner, as a projection of an old video clip featuring Trump alongside disgraced financier and sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein lit up a prominent building…
PC: Christian Daily International Egypt has once again drawn attention from the archaeological world after researchers uncovered a large monastic complex believed to be around 1,500 years old. The site sits in the Nile Delta, a region already known for layers of ancient settlement and religious history. Officials from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities…
It begins with an Instagram reel: an influencer touting the most potent weight-loss peptides. Two taps, and the feed is flooded with peptide-fuelled weight-loss journeys. Then the descent into rabbit hole begins: YouTube explainers, AIsimplified scientific papers, Reddit thread obsessions, private chat groups. It ends with a shipment from China of powdered weight-loss medication, unapproved,…
This subterranean marvel sustains billions in economic activity, supports towns, agriculture, and a unique desert oasis, proving that the most vital elements are often unseen. What comes to mind for most people when thinking of the outback? It is an image of a parched landscape featuring dusty, rocky expanses dotted with sparse vegetation. It is…
NEW DELHI: As efforts intensify to stabilise a shaky ceasefire between Iran and the United States, a new dimension has come into focus: China’s behind-the-scenes diplomacy. While Pakistan has positioned itself as the venue for talks, officials and analysts suggest Beijing’s role may ultimately prove decisive in determining whether the current truce evolves into a…
NEW DELHI: With villages around cities and towns acquiring urban characteristics – more built-up area, less dependence on agriculture for livelihood and more facilities like high-speed transport network – govt is looking at creating a new category – ‘functional urban settlements’ – in addition to the existing ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ classifications.An estimate based on the…
Meta laid off nearly 8,000 employees earlier this month as part of its latest workforce reduction. The layoffs began in Singapore, where at 4 am local time emails went out to workers who were being laid off. Alongside the job cuts, the social media giant has said that it plans to move more than 7,000…
Rupert Lowe (left) and Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (right) Indian-origin Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has hit back at Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe after he called for a ban on carrying the Sikh ceremonial kirpan in public spaces following the murder of British-Polish teenager Henry Nowak.Dhesi, the Labour MP for Slough and one of Britain’s…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned that Gulf nations would no longer shield US military bases or provide Washington a “safe haven” in the region. Amit Shah announced a high-level committee to study demographic changes in India caused by illegal immigration and other “unnatural reasons.” Pakistan rejected joining the Abraham Accords, saying it would not…
NEW DELHI: Looking for affordable accommodation? The government has launched a new housing initiative aimed at expanding low-cost rental homes for workers and economically weaker sections by encouraging government agencies and public sector bodies to build or convert residential complexes into affordable rental housing units.The ‘Scheme for Promotion of Affordable Rental Smart Housing (SPARSH 2.0)’…