An anonymous donor has given 21 kilograms of gold bullion, worth about $3.6 million, to the city of Osaka. The donor asked that the gift be used only for water and drainage works. City officials said the gold was delivered last November and formally accepted after internal checks. The donation was made without conditions and…
Prince Andrew Blackballed From London Private Members’ Clubs Amid Social Ostracism If Prince Andrew’s recent arrest sounds like royal drama, it only does so because modern monarchy exists inside a very soft, carefully upholstered version of history. In the long and extremely violent story of European thrones, being briefly detained would barely qualify as an…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In a sweeping consolidation of federal health leadership, US President Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American Dr Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The move marks the first time any individual has led the nation’s premier medical research…
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and exiled prince Reza Pahlavi Iran’s exiled prince Reza Pahlavi has mounted a forceful and deeply personal attack on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, accusing Iran’s clerical establishment of betraying the very faith it claims to defend. Calling on the country’s majority Shia population to rise and “reclaim faith,” he described…
58-year-old Quentin Griffiths, co-founder of online fashion retailer Asos, died after mysteriously falling from the 17th floor balconyt of an apartment building in Pattaya, Thailand. The incident took placeon February 9 but came to light after 10 days. A police investigator told the BBC that Griffiths, a British passport holder, was by himself in the…
An Indian-origin motel owner has been arrested in Springfield, Ohio, after a woman was found held against her will inside the property. 64-year-old Dipak Kumar Patel had no role in keeping a woman captive but cops said Patel suppressed critical information and altered records which delayed the investigation. Springfield Township Police said they were informed…
Vic Mensa praised IShowSpeed’s 28-day Africa livestream tour, saying it helped challenge long-held stereotypes and reshape global perceptions of the continent. Speaking on a podcast, Mensa noted that millions experienced Africa in real time through Speed’s streams. He believes the journey provided authentic cultural insight, while Speed himself said the trip deeply inspired him and…
King Salman ordered over SAR3 billion in Ramadan aid for social security households/Image: SPA As Ramadan gathers pace, Saudi Arabia has announced the disbursement of more than SAR3 billion to social security beneficiaries, following a royal directive aimed at easing financial pressures during the holy month. Royal directive backed by Crown Prince The Custodian of…
Years after his death in a jail cell, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein‘s estate has agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle claims from victims who allege abuse or trafficking by him over more than two decades.The proposed court judgment was filed Thursday and covers alleged assaults from January 1, 1995, through Epstein’s…
Everest wasn’t always a mountain! These 200 million-year-old marine fossils prove the Himalaya was once underwater Imagine standing 8,000 metres above the sea floor at Mount Everest, and you find a marine fossil. You should not be surprised because fossils of marine animals have been documented near the summit of Mount Everest, findings that continue…
