Religious proverb of the day from Thailand: “Paste gold leaf onto the back of a Buddha statue” inspires us to do good when no one is watching

This Thai proverb reminds us that good work should be done without seeking attention. The ultimate act of goodness is doing something noble when no one is watching. Such kind works done in shadows do not cry for attention, for reward. And this timeless Thai saying invokes a religious image as it refers to the…

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Indian-origin Jagpreet Singh convicted of murdering wife in Canada; claimed he accidentally ‘poked’ her with a knife

Jagpreet Singh was convicted of murdering his wife days after entering Canada, he claimed he “accidentally poked” her in the stomach. An Indian-origin man has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing his wife just six days after arriving in Canada, with a judge rejecting his claim that he had only accidentally “poked” her…

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Beijing pushes for a China-Pakistan-style economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar

Chinese president Xi Jinping (File photo) DHAKA: China said Thursday it is “determined” to build an economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar, but remains open to “other countries” joining its “transnational initiative” – a project on India’s eastern flank that mirrors the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) strategic role on its western frontier.The corridor – discussed…

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Latin proverb of the day: ‘Let the experiment be made on a low-value body’ — A chilling glimpse into early science and ethics debates that still echo today

‘Let the experiment be made on a low-value body’ At first glance, the phrase sounds like something carved into the stone walls of an ancient laboratory—cold, detached, and unsettlingly clinical. It carries the weight of a world where knowledge was pursued with fewer ethical brakes and where the value of a “body” could be weighed…

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Arabic proverb of the day: ‘The monkey is a gazelle in its mother’s eyes’…a saying about parental love and how affection shapes perception across cultures

‘The monkey is a gazelle in its mother’s eyes’ At first glance, the proverb sounds almost humorous. How can a monkey possibly resemble a graceful gazelle?Yet for centuries, Arabic speakers have repeated the saying “القرد بعين أمه غزال” (Al-qird bi-‘ayn ummihi ghazal) to express one of the most universal truths about human relationships: affection often…

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Melania Trump’s $75 million documentary, produced by Amazon, earns just $16 million as Jeff Bezos is accused of ‘buying influence’

First lady Melania Trump’s documentary flops Melania Trump earned more than $10 million from the Amazon documentary about her, even as the film struggled at the box office, according to newly released financial disclosures.The first lady made $10.71 million from the Amazon MGM-produced documentary that carries her name, US President Donald Trump’s latest annual financial…

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Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte: “The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of…” | World News

Today’s quote of the day is widely attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military leader and emperor who reshaped Europe in the early nineteenth century. The line reads, “The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.” It circulates constantly online, usually without…

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Quote of the day by Angela Merkel: “A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution” – understand why most compromises fail | World News

Angela Merkel said this a few months before she became German chancellor. In a July 2005 interview with the Financial Times journalists Bertrand Benoit and Andrew Gowers, she explained her approach to politics in a single sentence: “A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.” She went on to add that anyone in…

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei absent from wife’s funeral: Report

Visuals from the funeral Image source: Iran International Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new Supreme Leader, was conspicuously absent from the funeral of his wife Zahra Hadad-Adel, who was killed in the February 28 US-Israeli strike on Ali Khamenei’s residence.The funeral was held on Wednesday at Farhang High School in Tehran and attended by her father, Gholam-Ali…

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