With its deep, vibrant hue and timeless elegance, Emerald Green has claimed the spotlight as the defining colour of Winter 2024. This jewel-toned shade is more than a seasonal trend—it’s a statement of opulence, sustainability, and versatility. Whether in haute couture, streetwear, or interior design, emerald green has redefined the winter aesthetic, seamlessly blending luxury … Read more
Seoul: South Korea’s governing party chief expressed support Friday for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law this week, in a bombshell reversal that makes Yoon’s impeachment more likely. Opposition parties are pushing for a parliamentary vote on Yoon’s impeachment on Saturday, calling his short-lived martial law declaration an … Read more
Tallinn: Gela Gogishvili and Haoyang Xu led a happy life as a gay couple in Russia, even as President Vladimir Putin’s government took an increasingly anti-LGBTQ+ stance . Their social media posts and videos drew thousands of followers, and they were greeted by them sometimes on the streets in Kazan, in Russia’s Tatarstan region, where … Read more
Beirut: It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. More than four decades ago, Hafez Assad, then president of Syria, launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre. Between 10,000 to 40,000 people were killed or disappeared in the government attack on the central Syrian city. … Read more
Colorado (US): What would you say at Twitter’s funeral? That’s the question my collaborators and I asked over 1,000 people on social media as part of a broader research project on Twitter migration. Responses ranged from the profane to the poetic, but one common theme was that despite its significant flaws, Twitter at its best … Read more
Pune: Dr Abraham Mathai, former vice chairman of Maharashtra State Minorities Commission, has condemned Iran for the inadequate medical leave granted to Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Ms Narges Mohammadi. The 52-year-old women’s rights activist opposing hijab in Iran has been held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison since 2021. Iranian officials had suspended Mohammadi’s jail … Read more
Washington: President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a preemptive move that would be a novel and risky use of the president’s extraordinary constitutional power. The deliberations so far are largely at the level … Read more
Rapid urbanization in India has led to various issues such as waste management, depleting greenery pollution etc. But there are some eco-friendly green warriors who with their entrepreneurial skills and creative ideas such as urban farming, terracotta cooling and better waste management, inspire others to make urban cities a better place. NATURAL TERRACOTTA COOLING Monish … Read more
San Francisco (AP): A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery store shelves, sending children scrambling under desks and prompting a brief tsunami warning for 5.3 million people along the U.S. West Coast. The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a small city in … Read more
WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy spent several hours Thursday swapping ideas with lawmakers about President-elect Donald Trump’s DOGE initiative to dismantle parts of the federal government. Meeting behind closed doors at the Capitol, Musk told the mostly Republican lawmakers they would be keeping a “naughty and nice” list of those who … Read more