Rebecca Need-Menear John Tothill signed up for a medical trial to fund his show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year When comedian John Tothill set his sights on performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he knew he would have to take radical action to afford the eye-watering upfront costs. Lured by the prospect of … Read more
Asmaa Tayeh For six years the BBC’s Paul Adams has been in contact with a young graduate in Gaza. Her text messages give a unique insight into the terrors and small triumphs she has experienced during the current conflict, and her fears for the future. My phone lights up. It is Asmaa. “Still alive,” she … Read more
New Delhi –Indian Motorcycle, America’s First Motorcycle Company, today introduces the pinnacle of luxury touring with the arrival of the exclusive Roadmaster Elite in India. A showstopping Roadmaster combining high-end sophistication, upscale fit-and-finish, and world-class touring capabilities. Indian Motorcycle has designed the 2024 Roadmaster Elite to deliver an authentic, custom-inspired paint scheme for riders looking … Read more
BBC Romania has overturned a law banning bear hunting, as their population continues to rise On 9 July, Diana Cazacu, a 19-year-old hiker, was mauled to death by a young female bear in the Bucegi mountains north of Bucharest. In response, the government overturned a 2016 moratorium on bear hunting – and reignited a fierce … Read more
Miss South Africa South African Chidimma Adetshina has faced online abuse with people questioning her nationality When law student Chidimma Adetshina clinched a coveted spot as a Miss South Africa finalist, her triumph unleashed a vicious backlash, unearthing a seam of xenophobia that lies close to the surface for some in the country. The 23-year-old’s … Read more
New Delhi: In a landmark verdict, a seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday okayed sub-classification within the Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe communities to provide reservations in jobs and education for the more marginalised sub-sets. The apex court verdict for quotas within the reserved categories sets the ball rolling for the Centre … Read more
Bernadette Emerson Abdullahi Suleman was imprisoned in 2005 for robbery of a laptop A prisoner who has served almost five times his original sentence for a laptop robbery still has no prospect of being released. Abdullahi Suleman, 41, from Cardiff, is still in prison after being handed an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence in … Read more
Libraries are gateways to knowledge. But what happens when these safe havens for readers and scholars turn into death traps? On July 27, Shreya Yadav, Nivin Dalwin and Tanya Soni, all in their twenties, drowned in a flooded basement library in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar. The three UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) aspirants were students … Read more
The high court told the Delhi government counsel that if the administrators are carrying on with a freebie culture, they would not know how to change the structure. (Photo: PTI) 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 02 2024 | 8:29 PM IST The Delhi High Court on Friday transferred the probe into the … Read more
Getty Images The White House says it is still working to secure the release of other Americans held abroad Reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Wheelan and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva are in the US now, freed from captivity in Russia as part of a historic prisoner swap earlier this week. But even as the … Read more