At least two people died and five others, including three pedestrians, were injured when a car filled with explosives barreled into a crowd of people leaving a rock concert in upstate New York on Monday (January 1, 2024). The fiery crash occurred at 12:50 a.m. outside the Kodak Center in Rochester, where roughly 1,000 people […]
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US downs Houthi boats, kills 10 militants following Red Sea attack
Yemen’s Houthi group on Sunday (December 31, 2023) said 10 of its fighters were killed by US naval forces in the Red Sea while they were trying to hijack a commercial ship in international waters. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement broadcast live by the group’s al-Masirah TV that the US forces […]
American intelligence says Chinese spy balloon used a US internet provider to communicate
US intelligence agencies claimed that the Chinese surveillance balloon that transited the United States in early 2023, used a US-based internet service provider to send short, periodic transmissions of data related to navigation and location back to China, media reports said. This connection was one of the ways that the US was able to track […]
Indian-origin couple, daughter found dead at USD 5 million home in Massachusetts; domestic violence suspected
A wealthy Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter were found dead in their USD 5 million mansion in Dover, Massachusetts, United States. It was suspected to be a case of domestic violence, according to media reports. The bodies of Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Ariana, were found in their […]
“Christmas miracle” for Indian-origin man, as NY squatters who told him to “go back to Pakistan” finally vacate house
Bobby Chawla, an Indian-origin man who had purchased a house in Long Island, New York, at a bank auction, finally saw a “Christmas miracle” this year. The Long Island squatters who were hanging on to his house — they had also told Chawla and his family to “go back to Pakistan” — finally moved out […]
UN budget: General Assembly approves $3.59 billion for 2024
The General Assembly has approved a $3.59 billion budget for the United Nations for 2024, including the establishment of a special account to finance the Organization’s peacebuilding fund. In actions taken late evening on Friday, the 193-member General Assembly also adopted nearly $50 million in additional funding for decisions taken by the Human Rights Council, […]
Lyft driver flees with Indian student’s luggage in Boston; CEO apologises on LinkedIn
An Indian student found herself stranded on the streets of Boston after a cab driver, with whom she had booked a ride through Lyft, abruptly cancelled the trip and fled with all her belongings. Shreya Verma, a Harvard University Graduate School of Design student residing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, revealed her ordeal on LinkedIn. Shreya was […]
Pornhub’s parent company Aylo admits to profiting from sex trafficking
Pornhub’s parent company Aylo has admitted it featured women who were coerced into performing sexual acts on camera by a production company. “Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Aylo Holdings S.A.R.L. (formerly MindGeek S.A.R.L.) (Aylo), parent company to Pornhub.com, was arraigned on a charge of engaging in unlawful monetary transactions involving sex trafficking proceeds, […]
Colorado SC removes ex-POTUS Donald Trump from 2024 ballot
Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that former US President Donald Trump cannot run for the presidential poll next year in the state. The court cited a ‘constitutional insurrection’ clause while giving the order. In a landmark decision, the court ruled 4-3 that Trump is not an eligible candidate, reported BBC. Interestingly, it is the first […]
Marvel Studios severs bond with Jonathan Majors after guilty assault verdict
Marvel Studios has removed actor Jonathan Majors from its movie after he was convicted of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, media reports said. On December 18, a Manhattan jury found Majors guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and guilty of harassment following a two-week trial that stemmed from a March incident […]
