Expelled Chinese military generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli (File photo) The Chinese military’s mouthpiece on Wednesday hailed the recent expulsion of two top generals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), saying their removal would promote the “purity and honour” of the military and enable it to accomplish its…
An Oklahoma homeowner who bought five acres of land from his grandfather in 1994 has learned that local authorities claim ownership of a narrow strip of land right next to his house, which is now set to be sold at a public tax auction. Thirty-two years after buying the rural property, the homeowner was told…
Woman says she was forced to sit next to man who was masturbating, was later given $100 flight credit; United Airlines launches probe A 25-year-old woman, a pediatric crisis therapist, has complained that she was forced to sit next to a man who was masturbating on his seat while staring at her during an early…
SC delivers split verdict on CEC-EC appointment law challenge. Opposition targets CEC Gyanesh Kumar over SIR; BJP and EC defend panel. India rejects OIC remarks on J&K, calls them “factually incorrect”. BJP announces new state incharges; Smriti Irani named for Haryana, Chhattisgarh & Tawde for UP. Trump’s Board of Peace likely to unveil $2.45 billion,…
Pic credit: Bonhams Skinner Every thrifter dreams of it: buying something for less than a pizza, discovering it’s actually valuable, and walking away with a fortune. For Tracy Donahue, a New Hampshire resident, the dream happened to be real.In 2017, she picked up a painting at a thrift store for $4. She hung it in…
In 2020, George Floyd’s memorial GoFundMe raised $14.7 million; six years later, three of his siblings are asking brother Philonise for a full accounting of the fundraiser and its distributions (Image Credit: ANGELA WEISS/ Getty Images) When George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis in May 2020, donations quickly poured into a GoFundMe campaign created to…
SIR row explodes into political confrontation as Opposition demands action against CEC NEW DELHI: The reported objections raised by two Election Commissioners to decisions linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls triggered a major political confrontation on Wednesday, with opposition parties demanding action against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, an immediate halt…
32-year-old Foster City resident Anuj Kumar, an Uber driver, has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen passenger during a ride. A 32-year-old rideshare driver in California has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage passenger during a ride in San Jose, with investigators now warning that there could be additional victims.Police said…
Congress’ Milan Pradhan (File photo) NEW DELHI: A court in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district on Wednesday sent Milan Pradhan, the Congress‘ candidate for the upcoming Nandigram bypoll, to judicial custody until October 7, a day after voting, in connection with a 2007 criminal case.The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Contai Court remanded Pradhan to…
Why does Russia hold elections if Putin is bound to win Russians went to the polls. The votes were counted. Russian President Putin’s party United Russia won again, and comfortably.The result itself was hardly the mystery. The more interesting question is why Russia still goes through the elaborate business of elections when the system makes…