Charlie Kirk said he hated the word empathy. In 2022, Charlie Kirk, the late conservative political activist and the co-founder of Turning Point USA, made these remarks about sympathy and empathy. “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new-age term, and it does a lot of damage,” Kirk said….
China’s economic growth rebounded more than expected in the first quarter of 2026, suggesting limited immediate spillovers from the Iran war while giving policymakers more room to delay additional stimulus. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s second-largest economy expanded 5.0% year-on-year in January-March, the fastest pace in three quarters, according to data released by…
At least eight people are dead and 34 remain missing after a rain-triggered landslide buried residential buildings in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality on Friday.The landslide struck at around 9.08 am in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, after local officials reported sporadic rockfalls about an hour earlier and began evacuating residents. Despite the early warning,…
The State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a Sub-Inspector posted at BPTP police station for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a complainant in exchange for helping him in a cyber crime case and releasing his seized motorcycle. Gurgaon: The state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (ACB) arrested a sub-inspector posted at BPTP…
New Delhi: Ahead of the monsoon season, the Public Works Department (PWD) has stepped up its flood-preparedness efforts, assigning supervisory officers to hundreds of waterlogging-prone locations across the capital. The department has also warned that officers could face disciplinary action if flooding occurs in areas under their charge.According to an order, the PWD, in coordination…
Bengaluru: City police have arrested a manager working with Axis Bank (Hesaraghatta branch) in northwest Bengaluru and two of his associates on charges of duping a businessman of Rs 2.6 crore.The accused — manager Vinod Kumar, Arun, and Kiran — have been taken into police custody for further questioning. According to police, the gang duped…
Chandigarh: The much-awaited meeting between the Charanjit Singh Channi-led dissident faction and Punjab in charge Bhupesh Baghel took place on Saturday but the deadlock remains.The Channi camp unanimously reiterated its demand for the removal of Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, with former deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa telling reporters that Congress needed “a…
Chennai: In a corner of the forensic museum at Madras Medical College, inside an old wooden, glass‑fronted cupboard, a jar holds the sawn‑off half of a human head, with a small label — M 11. There are no records or documents describing the specimen, but professors say it belonged to C Alavandar, a pen salesman…
Varanasi: The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has begun preparations for the upcoming Rath Yatra festival and decided to keep the event completely free of banned plastic and polythene this year as well.To enforce the ban, shopkeepers, vendors and stall owners setting up shops, carts and kiosks at the fair will be required to submit affidavits…
LUCKNOW: For nearly 10 months, every knock on the door, every unknown phone call and every passing day carried a faint hope for Chhotu Shukla and his family. Their 12-year-old son, Ajay, had vanished without a trace in August last year, leaving behind unanswered questions and a family trapped between hope and despair. That agonising…
