A strong earthquake hit Hawaii on Friday, US seismologists said, but there was no danger of a tsunami. The 5.7-magnitude quake struck near Pahala on the main island of Hawaii, with its epicenter located around 37 kilometers (23 miles) below the Earth’s surface, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was felt all over the…
Meta on Friday confirmed it is assessing when the word “Zionist” should be deemed hate speech as online anti-Semitism escalates amid the Israel-Hamas war. The tech titan behind Facebook and Instagram confirmed a Washington Post report that it is thinking of expanding its hate speech ban to include more uses of the term, particularly when…
With top stock markets indices across the globe expected to hit their high this year, it is predicted that stocks will fall around 30% this year.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday trained his guns on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for not releasing to the state Rs 5,300 crore for the Upper Bhadra project announced in the union budget and the Rs 11,495 crore special grants recommended by the 15th Finance Commission. Days after staging a demonstration in New Delhi…
Taking a dig at the “excessive concern” Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shows in him, senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Friday asserted he was a “diehard samajwadi (socialist)” and would remain party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle. Shivpal Singh’s remarks are a response to Adityanath jibes that Akhilesh does not respect his uncle…
After getting elected by the people through a political party or political alliance, a person cannot change his stand against that political party or alliance without getting a fresh mandate from the electorate, the Kerala High Court has said, in a verdict that could have far-reaching implications. The court made the observation while dismissing a…
Following the February 8th elections in Pakistan, a 24-hour delay in announcing the results sparked a wave of hilarious memes across social media platforms. Facing overlapping political, economic, and security crises, Pakistanis used humor as a coping mechanism, poking fun at politicians and highlighting realities with lighthearted jabs. This election held particular significance for millions…
An all-European quartet of astronauts, including Turkey’s first, splashed down off the Florida coast on Friday morning, completing Axiom Space’s third private mission to the International Space Station. The Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) was the company’s first launch where all three paid seats were bought by national agencies rather than wealthy individuals. A live stream…
A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped and assaulted in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida with the police on Friday saying they have arrested the accused after a gun fight. The girl was found Thursday evening in a field outside Rabupura town when a local heard her screams and the matter was then reported to the local…
Mounting an all-out offensive against the Congress and the UPA government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the previous regime was a “rudderless and leaderless” one and Sonia Gandhi acted as the “Super Prime Minister”. In her reply to the debate on the white paper – comparing the economy under the Congress-led UPA…