What began as US President Donald Trump’s ambitious $14 million effort to beautify one of the nation’s most iconic landmarks ahead of America’s 250th birthday has rapidly transformed into a spectacle. TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the US capital was designed to mirror America’s greatness. Instead, it is currently redolent…
Old wounds are best left forgotten. A Swahili saying literally translates to ‘stop scratching the cockroach’s scars when translated to English but its deeper meaning teaches us an important lesson on moving on. Cockroaches symbolize survival and their scars are tales of struggles. There is no use in scratching those scars as there is no…
Brazil suspects cyberattack for wrong emergency alert (Representative image) Brazil’s Civil Defense agency on Saturday said that a suspected cyberattack triggered a series of false warnings across the country overnight after which they temporarily suspended the mobile emergency alert system.The alerts, which were sent during the night between Friday and Saturday, caused widespread confusion and…
Four PTI leaders jailed for decade over 2023 riots as ex-foreign minister Qureshi walks free A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced four senior leaders of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan‘s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to 10 years in prison for their role in the May 9, 2023, riots, while acquitting former foreign minister…
Words once said can not be taken back. One should not let their mouth carry them where their foot can’t bring them back. It means do not say anything without thinking, out of rage, and regret later because you can’t take back those words. There is no easy way to say this: acting impulsively has…
Indian chief engineer admits to criminal violation two years after fatal Dali crash in Baltimore. On March 26, 2024, container ship MV Dali left the Port of Baltimore as it was heading for Sri Lanka. Shortly after leaving the port, the ship lost power and struck one of the pillars of the Francis Scott Key…
An 18-year-old man died after being found with a suspected stab wound outside Poole Hospital in Dorset during the early hours of Friday, prompting a major murder investigation and the arrest of five people.Police said the teenager was discovered in Longfleet Road, near the hospital, shortly before 2. 15am. Medical staff rushed him inside for…
Jaskirat Singh jailed in UK for 5 years/Image: BBC An Indian man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison after admitting his role in a smuggling network that transported migrants from the UK to France hidden inside lorries. Jaskirat Singh, 25, from Wolverhampton, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court after pleading guilty…
The case was probed by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London (Representational image) A UK court has convicted a man of possessing and distributing Islamist terrorist material after he came under scrutiny from security agencies following a visit to Pakistan two years ago.Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, 20, was found guilty on Friday after a two-week trial at…
Spanish PM’s wife Begona Gomez barred from leaving country by court A Spanish court has ordered Begona Gomez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, to stand trial by jury on corruption-related charges and barred her from leaving Spain.According to a court order released on Saturday, Judge Juan Carlos Peinado instructed Gomez to surrender her…
