Getty Images Rick Pero was working in southern Mexico when the evacuation alerts started going off on his phone. A wildfire was threatening his California neighbourhood. Again. Back home – roughly 2,800 miles (4,500km) away – a man at a popular swimming hole shoved a burning car down into a dry, grassy ravine. Almost instantly, … Read more
A rather unappetizing trend of food gluttons (aka mukbangers) gobbling down mountains of food is sweeping across social media. While netizens binge and cringe over these jaw-dropping food feats, the mukbangers tuck in nearly 5,000 to 15,000 calories in a single sitting. Some ravenous eaters even rake in a jumbo mazuma by polishing off a … Read more
BBC Dmitry Gudkov, a Russian politician in exile, says British police have warned him that he is in danger Two plain-clothed police officers were waiting for Dmitry Gudkov as he arrived at London’s Luton Airport last summer. The Russian opposition politician, who lives in exile in an EU country, was flying to the UK to … Read more
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s family office-led investment firms were among the companies that sought shares of AESL in the QIP Image: Bloomberg 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 04 2024 | 1:15 PM IST A unit of Qatar Investment Authority, SBI Mutual Fund, and foreign investment funds Nomura and Citigroup were the biggest buyers … Read more
Competitor Diageo’s YouTube ad for its Black & White ginger ale, which has drawn 60 million views, features the signature black-and-white terriers from its scotch of the same name | Photo: Shutterstock India, which bans direct advertising of liquor, is set to announce sweeping rules that will bar even surrogate ads and sponsoring of … Read more
HBO The season two finale of House of the Dragon airs on Sunday “Hopefully the fans will be happy because we’re trying to be as loyal to the source material as we can be.” The season finale of House of the Dragon, a prequel to Game of Thrones, airs on Sunday, with millions of fantasy … Read more
Kolkata: Incessant rain lashed Kolkata and its neighbouring districts on Saturday as a low-pressure area turned into a deep depression, an official said. As a result of the rains, waterlogging was reported from several parts of Kolkata, including the airport. Similar was the scene in the neighbouring cities of Howrah, Salt Lake and Barrackpore. The … Read more
The General Elżbieta Foundation, Toruń Elżbieta Zawacka crossed international borders more than 100 times as she smuggled military intelligence to the Allies On a crisp September night in 1943, a woman boarded a warplane ready to return to Poland to fight the Nazis, a parachute strapped to her back and a blue dress beneath her … Read more
BEIRUT: Middle East tensions soared Saturday as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas’s political leader, blamed on Israel, spurring fears of a regional war. Israel ally the United States said it would move warships and fighter jets to the region, while Western governments called on their citizens to leave … Read more
Getty Images “Desperation” is behind a sharp rise in the number of reports of energy theft or meter tampering, according to a fuel poverty charity. There has been a nearly 50% increase in reports to Crimestoppers but the charity estimates up to 250,000 cases of energy theft go unreported every year. “It’s not a surprise. … Read more