The discovery of a handwritten note threatening to hijack an IndiGo flight with 178 passengers aboard prompted the pilots to return to Bengaluru just 30 minutes after taking off for Lucknow Saturday evening. “The piece of paper (found in the toilet of the flight) carried the message: ‘This plane is going to get hijacked exactly…
Emma Watson’s contribution to the fight against sexual harassment in the UK has helped support a network of organisations working with survivors and campaigning for safer workplaces and communities. A new impact report by Rosa, the UK Fund for Women and Girls, has detailed the work carried out through the Justice and Equality Fund, which…
Maya, an elephant calf found alone as a newborn on a riverbank 18 months ago, was airlifted from Keralam to Vantara’s hospital in Jamnagar on Nov 5, after fractures in both front legs left her unable to stand.Acting on an initiative by RIL exec director and Vantara founder Anant Ambani, the organisation deployed a specialised…
A fundraising campaign intended to honour two Las Vegas police officers killed in the line of duty became the centre of a federal fraud case after more than $70,000 raised from donors was spent elsewhere. Michele Fiore, a former Las Vegas city councilwoman who also ran as a Republican candidate for governor of Nevada, was…
Leonora Carrington, known for her surreal art (image- Wikimedia Commons) Art often has a way of preserving stories that remain hidden for generations. Whenever something remains a part of a house for years, it is no longer just an object; it becomes a story in itself. And what could be more fascinating when that object…
Students may no longer have to fear failing the class X board exams as the CBSE has introduced a new rule that not only enhances the relevance of vocational education but also offers students an alternative pathway to pass. From 2027-28, students who fail a core academic subject such as Maths, Science or Social Science,…
NEW DELHI: BJP Saturday hit out at Sonia Gandhi over her statement that she had cried witnessing the demolition of Babri mosque, which stood at the site that is now home to Ram temple in Ayodhya, and said it has again exposed the “anti-Ram” face of Congress.“From Mahatma Gandhi’s conception of Ram Rajya, Congress has…
A battered moth that had spent decades overlooked in the Natural History Museum’s collection has helped scientists identify 11 species previously unknown to science. The tiny specimen was collected in Sarawak, Borneo, by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace around 1855-1856, but its significance went unnoticed for generations. Consisting of little more than a thorax and…
Laura Loomer claimed Trump was not aware of JD Vance’s X post blaming war for midterm defeat, he was in fact angry. Donald Trump was caught unawares by Vice President JD Vance‘s detailed analysis of the midterm defeat and in fact he was angry, Laura Loomer has claimed. The far-right activist, who took a break…
A Richmond, Virginia, restaurant has received a water bill of $51,594.99 after a damaged meter transmitter was found to have been recording zero consumption. Social 52 Kitchen and Craft Bar said the Department of Public Utilities billed it more than $50,000 in a single month because of a billing error dating back to 2023. Co-owner…
