Val Ripley and her sister opened the Ty Twt Dolls House and Toy Museum in Newport (Wales). At eight, Val Ripley woke up on Christmas morning in 1932 to find a huge parcel waiting for her. Inside was her first dolls’ house. It was a gift from her parents. More than nine decades later, that…
NEW DELHI: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday spoke to his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma over the violence reported in Shillong after attacks on people from Assam during a students’ rally.In a social media post, Sangma said that they had agreed to work together to normalise the situation. He said designated cabinet ministers…
Waffle House cited repeated violations of its policy on unauthorised filming. (Facebook/theroundup) Edric Riley, known to Waffle House customers and co-workers as Rockstar Riley, became an online sensation after a rap song celebrating the restaurant chain went viral. His song ‘Waffy Options’ crossed more than 1 million views on TikTok and received hundreds of thousands…
Former hostage Eliya Cohen and Ziv Aboud got married. Former hostage Eliya Cohen and Ziv Aboud got married Wednesday, 10 months after their emotional engagement, at Ronit Farm in Israel in front of around 1,000 guests.According to the New York Post, the couple had been separated for more than a year after Hamas, a Palestinian…
Teerth Shah and Advik Yadav recount their hiking experience during which they had to call 911. Four Indian-origin teenagers from New Jersey, Jainam Bhavsar, Purva Jayani, Tirth Shah and Advik Yadav, set out on an evening hike in New Hampshire, which proved to be costly for them. Though they were all safe and back home…
A traditional medicine is driving demand for hides and reshaping an unusual export trade A donkey race in Karachi may look like an odd bit of local entertainment. But behind those small carts and cheering crowds is a story that stretches far beyond the streets of Pakistan. Donkeys have become increasingly valuable in Pakistan, partly…
Vijay also raised the issue of inter-state river disputes at the meeting. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Joseph Vijay on Thursday raised concerns over the proposed Delimitation Bill, 2026, saying southern states could lose their share of representation in Parliament if seats are redistributed mainly according to population.Speaking at the 31st meeting of the…
Schools cannot alter discipline rules to cut racial gaps, US Education Dept warns in new guidance. The US Education Department has told schools they cannot change student discipline policies solely to reduce racial disparities, arguing that doing so could amount to unlawful discrimination.The guidance, issued by the department’s Office for Civil Rights, comes as federal…
Nathan Cofnas (left), Jason Arday (right) Nathan Cofnas, who exposed Jason Arday’s plagiarism, faces ‘appropriate action’ from Ghent University after Arday’s deathGhent University has announced it will take “appropriate action” against one of its postdoctoral researchers, Nathan Cofnas, following the death of Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Cofnas, a philosopher of biology employed at the Belgian…
Screengrab from the video posted by Nitin Nabin NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded that Congress and Samajwadi Party provide proof or issue a public apology for claiming that saffron party president Nitin Nabin consumed non-vegetarian food during the ongoing Hindu holy month of Sawan.In a social media post on X, BJP said…