‘Is this a scam’: Major row over Buildathon Dallas event, organizers blame ‘intentional sabotage’, promises full refund
A major tech event named ‘Buildathon’ in Dallas failed, drawing flak for organizer Ravi Raj Reddy, who said someone disconnected the Wi-Fi. A major tech event in Dallas, touted to be a pathbreaking hackathon, is at the centre of a major…
Trump admin says $100k fee is not a tax, H-1B abuse raises national security concerns bringing ‘aliens with foreign loyalties’
DHS appeals that the $100K H-1B visa fee is not a tax and it should be reinstated as H-1B abuse is a national security concern. The Department of Homeland Security, in its filing to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit against the federal…
Mexican mayor accused of staging her own kidnapping in $2 million embezzlement scheme; husband, brother-in-law also involved
A Mexican mayor is facing allegations that she staged her own kidnapping so that she could embezzle around $2 million in public funds disguised as ransom money.Nancy Napoles, the municipal president of Tenancingo, a town a few hours from Mexico City, has…
Chinese proverb of the day: “A man who thinks he is leading, but has no one following him, is only…” – a sharp little test for anyone who calls themselves a leader | World News
Chinese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) There is a quiet, almost funny cruelty to this saying. Picture someone striding ahead, chin up, certain they are leading the way. Then they glance over their shoulder and find nobody there.…
Biden aide funded Wuhan lab to ‘manipulate’ Covid-19 assessments? Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘explosive’ claim
Anthony Fauci (L) and Tulsi Gabbard (R) Former US President Joe Biden’s top medical adviser Anthony Fauci funded a laboratory in China’s Wuhan and influenced intelligence assessments on the origins of Covid-19 while misleading Congress under…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, once claimed to be an alien spaceship, may be 7 billion years old |
When interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile on July 1, 2025, it quickly attracted attention for more than just being the third known object from outside the Solar System. Some researchers, including Harvard…
‘Trump is Israel’s only ally’: JD Vance’s blunt message to Netanyahu over Iran deal criticism
US Vice President JD Vance has issued a strong warning to Israel over its criticism of the US-Iran agreement reached after weeks of conflict and tensions. Defending MAGA supremo, Vance said that “Trump is Israel’s only ally.“His remarks…
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes to end horse carriage industry after Indian teen Romanch Mahajan’s death
New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen Romanch Mahajan’s death. The death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, an Indian teen, falling from a Central Park horse carriage, strengthened calls to end the…
Who is Abraham Alvarez? Illegal immigrant charged in White House UFC attack plot targeting Trump
Abraham Alvarez is one of five co-conspirators in a drone attack plot targeting the UFC event at the White House A Mexican national who entered US as a child and later received protection under a programme introduced during Barack Obama’s…
German proverb of the day: ‘Crooked logs also make straight fires’
‘Crooked logs also make straight fires’ Crooked logs also make straight fires Not every piece of wood is perfectly straight. Yet when placed in a fire, even a twisted log burns just as well as a straight one. That simple observation lies…