An Indian-origin transgender politician, Q Manivannan, has been elected to the Scottish Parliament despite not holding permanent residency or British citizenship in the UK, a development that has sparked debate and online backlash in Britain.Representing the Scottish Green Party, Manivannan won a seat from the Edinburgh and Lothians East regional list in the 2026 Scottish…
The probable location of Israel’s alleged covert base in Iraq (Courtesy: @obretix) Israel established a covert military installation in the Iraqi desert to support its air operations against Iran and later carried out airstrikes on Iraqi forces after they came close to discovering the site, The Wall Street Journal reported.According to the report, the secret…
Aristotle (Image: Wikipedia) Education is often measured by marks, degrees, achievements and professional success. World schools and universities highly value intellectual development, competitive performance and academic excellence. But one quote from Aristotle still challenges the notion that knowledge is enough. His famous words, “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all,”…
British MP Rupert Lowe has called for foreign nationals to be banned from contesting elections in the UK following the election of Indian-born politician Q Manivannan to the Scottish Parliament.Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth and affiliated with Restore Britain, criticised the rules in a post on X following recent local election results.“Foreign nationals should…
For centuries, the death of Cleopatra has been wrapped in mystery, drama, and legend. Most people know the famous version of the story. The last queen of Egypt reportedly allowed a deadly snake to bite her inside her royal chamber after the fall of her kingdom to Rome. It is one of history’s most repeated…
A German security researcher has exposed a serious set of vulnerabilities in Yarbo’s internet-connected robot lawnmowers, showing that the machines could be remotely accessed and controlled from anywhere in the world. In a live demonstration reported by The Verge, Andreas Makris was able to steer a Yarbo unit from nearly 6,000 miles away, with the…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday warned that any further attacks on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a “heavy assault” on American military assets and ships in the region, amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington in the Persian Gulf.In a statement posted on X,…
Safety for women is often perceived as deeply divided, almost as if it exists in two different worlds at the same time. On the one hand, there are places where everyday life moves relatively peacefully. On the other hand, there are regions shaped by war, instability, and deep-rooted social challenges. Countries ranked among the most…
Three men, including a Pakistani national, have been charged in the United States for allegedly attempting to smuggle 89 firearms, including at least 17 reported stolen, from the US into Canada, authorities said.According to a statement issued by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the arrests followed a traffic…
The proposed wage levels for H-1Bs will discourage companies from hiring them. The Donald Trump administration is planning to raise the base salary of foreign workers who come to the US on H-1B visas so that they are not easily hired instead of Americans. Bloomberg reported that an entry-level software engineer in Silicon Valley, San…