The cruel irony of the sad demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi along with the country’s foreign minister and several other officials 20 May after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region in the country’s northwest is that the chopper was manufactured in the US, the regime’s sworn enemy. The maintenance of the helicopter had suffered...

The Union Territory of Ladakh carved out of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir in 2019, went to polls today. What makes the contest for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Ladakh, the country’s largest Parliamentary constituency in terms of area, significant is that the outcome of the election may be considered a referendum on the...

Los Angeles: Actor Jason Momoa, who was previously married to Lisa Bonet, has confirmed that he is dating actress Adria Arjona. The 44-year-old star took to Instagram, where he shared photos from a trip to Japan. Some pictures feature actress Arjona. In the photos, the 'Aquaman' star can be seen cuddling up to the 32-year-old actress in...

Los Angeles: Actress Scarlett Johansson shared that she turned down OpenAI‘s request to lend her voice to ChatGPT system, and added that she was ‘shocked’ and ‘angered’ that the company went ahead and used a voice that sounded very similar to hers anyway. Johansson said that her lawyers contacted OpenAI to have the voice of Sky, one...

Pune: Police have detained the father of a 17-year-old boy allegedly involved in a car accident that killed two persons in Maharashtra's Pune city, an official said Tuesday. The Porsche car allegedly driven by the 17-year-old, who the police claim was drunk at the time after consuming liquor at a bar, knocked down two motorbike riders in...

United Nations: The United States said Monday that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part of weaponising space, a possible future global trend that members of the United Nations Security Council condemned even as they failed to pass a measure against it. The Security Council resolution drafted by Russia rivalled one backed by the...

Jerusalem: Newly-released satellite photos reviewed by the Associated Press show a large exodus of Palestinians from the southernmost Gaza city of Rafah earlier this month ahead of a feared Israeli ground invasion there. The photos taken three days apart — first May 5 and then May 8 — show the change on the ground after Israel issued...

Washington: The Biden administration is deeply committed to promoting and protecting universal respect for the right to freedom of religion and has engaged many countries, including India, on the importance of equal treatment for members of all religious communities, a senior US official has said. “We have engaged many countries, including India, on the importance of equal...

Jerusalem: By accusing the heads of Israel and Hamas of war crimes, the International Criminal Court's top prosecutor placed them among world leaders infamous for heinous acts against humanity. The chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced arrest warrants Monday against two Israeli leaders — including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — and three Hamas leaders. The prosecutor focused on...