One Austin Franco (left) made an antisemitic comment, another got life threats. A Dallas attorney said he and his family members have been receiving threats after a namesake, much younger, turned down an internship with a Jewish-owned company, saying he was not interested in working for a Jew. This Austin Franco is a Cornell University…
Jean-Paul Sartre (Image: Wikipedia) There is something slightly ordinary but also oddly accurate in this line by Jean-Paul Sartre. It is not trying to sound deep at first glance. It just sits there, almost like a passing comment about time during an otherwise normal day. But the more it is read, the more it starts…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In a dazzling display of footballing resilience and bureaucratic survival, Iran’s national football team managed a creditable 2-2 draw against New Zealand in Los Angeles.It was a remarkable feat, considering the squad achieved it while operating under a logistical itinerary seemingly designed by Franz Kafka and implemented by the Department of…
An Indian man threw his daughter from a boat and then jumped into the river in a chilling murder-suicide case, in Australia. Two bodies were found in the Parramatta River in Sydney last Saturday, leading the investigators to a suicide note that led the authorities to classify the incident as a deliberate murder suicide. Cops…
Australian couple Quentin and Kylie Birt have donated more than A$100 million to charitable causes in the past two years, including a recent A$40 million contribution to FightMND. Despite becoming some of Australia’s biggest private donors, the Brisbane-based couple insist they are not trying to build a reputation as philanthropists. Quentin Birt, who made his…
Two friends Harshita Nair and Mahial Sran died after being swept into the waves in California. Two friends, Harshita Nair, 21 and Mahial Sran, 20, were killed when they were napping near a keyhole on the Bonny Doon Beach, known for its treacherous waves. The incident took place last Wednesday and now the sheriff’s office…
Fireworks explode above the White House during the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn, in Washington The FBI on Tuesday revealed an alleged plot to target the UFC America 250 event held at the White House over the weekend, saying multiple suspects had been taken into custody following a multi-state operation.FBI Director Kash…
Most people picture a black hole forming the same way: a massive star runs out of fuel, collapses under its own gravity, and disappears behind an event horizon. But Einstein’s theory of general relativity has always allowed for something stranger. Under specific conditions, spacetime itself, with no star involved at all, can organise into a…
The prison sentence handed to Vickrum Digwa, the man convicted of murdering 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, has been referred to the Court of Appeal for review under the UK’s Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Southampton Crown Court on June 1 and ordered to serve a minimum term of 21…
Warren Buffett, one of the world’s most successful investors and the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has long maintained that the vast majority of his wealth should be used for philanthropy rather than passed down through generations of his family. The billionaire has pledged to donate more than 99% of his fortune, which is valued at…
NEW DELHI: More than four years into the war and now longer than the duration of World War I, the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues with no signs of slowing down. Ukraine on Tuesday launched a drone strike on an oil refinery in the Moscow region, with Russian authorities confirming damage to the facility.Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin…
Brooms hardly get any popularity, unless its Harry Potter’s Firebolt, but this high-speed road-cleaning machine from China has done just that. Recently, a video showing an advanced road-cleaning machine operating in China has gone viral on social media, with many viewers expressing fascination over its speed, efficiency and futuristic appearance.The widely shared clip shows the…
