This photo shows monument to communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, erected in 1928, completely destroyed by a fallen tree in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. — KazTAG A storm has toppled one of Central Asia’s oldest Lenin statues and smashed it beyond repair, a local official in Kazakhstan said Friday. “On the night of 7 to 8 November, the […]
A girl receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighborhood in Karachi, July 20, 2020. — Reuters After latest case, Sindh’s polio cases tally reaches 13. Wild poliovirus detected in male child from Ghotki. Genetic sequence of samples underway. Amid alarming spread of poliovirus, another case of the highly infectious disease […]
A sign is displayed outside a Toyota Motor Corp. dealership on Jan. 30, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images DETROIT — Toyota Motor sounded the alarm Friday that California-led electric vehicle mandates that are set to start next year are “impossible” to meet and, if they’re not changed, […]
The Justice Department says it has thwarted an Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump in the leadup to the election. A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan alleges that an unnamed official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard instructed a contact to put together a plan to surveil and ultimately kill Trump. President-elect […]
When Tamil filmstar “Thalapathy” Vijay, or General Vijay as his fans fondly call him, stepped on to the podium on October 27 to deliver a 45-minute speech, he was greeted by roars and applause in a charged and theatrical event that opened yet another exciting chapter in a State where politics and cinema have been […]
NEW DELHI: Air India will now have the option to take an alternative flight departing up to 12 hours before their originally booked flight, provided the departure dates of both flights is scheduled on the same date. This “fly prior” is complimentary for gold and platinum members of Air India’s Flying Returns loyalty programme. All […]
Yellowstone fans feel a deep connection to Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, the couple at the heart of the show’s success. As the series approaches its end, Kelly Reilly, who plays Beth, addressed speculation about their future during an appearance Friday on “CBS Mornings.” When asked about a potential spin-off featuring Beth and Rip, Reilly […]
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This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump next to a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Trump Media shares soared Friday after President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed he has no plans to sell off his […]
The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma threatened to run a “parallel” government in the Union Territory in protest against the Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim. “We held a parallel assembly…the Speaker had our MLAs marshalled out. We raised the issues of our areas and the media covered it,” he […]
