British teachers to get pay rises from September. Teachers in England will receive pay rises that are expected to outpace inflation over the next two years, after the UK government accepted recommendations from an independent review body.The move, however, has failed to satisfy the country’s largest teaching union, which is weighing strike action over concerns…
New book reveals final moments of Trump before Iran strikes US President Donald Trump was actively pursuing nuclear diplomacy with Iran even as military plans for an attack were being finalised, according to a new book that offers a detailed account of how negotiations collapsed and strikes followed.“Regime Change,” by New York Times journalists Jonathan…
Labour Party’s Andy Burnham UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ambitious £298-billion Defence Investment Plan (DIP) has sparked a political row after it emerged that nearly £5 billion required to fund the programme has yet to be identified, potentially leaving his expected successor Andy Burnham with a major fiscal challenge.The four-year plan includes an additional £15…
Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications and schism by declaring it was a “sacred duty” to defend the Catholic faith.The Society of Saint…
Aisha Farooqi posted on X and captioned: “Grateful to have congressman @RoKhanna join us on the campaign trail here in Michigan!” US Congressman Ro Khanna has publicly backed Democratic congressional candidate Aisha Farooqi, saying, “Now you’ve got an Indian American endorsing a Pakistani American,” during a seated conversation.The exchange took place in a 58-second video…
Quote of the Day by Princess Diana Think back to a moment in your childhood when an adult made you feel truly valued. A teacher who believed in you, a relative who really listened, someone who made you feel like you mattered. Odds are you still remember it. Princess Diana understood how much those moments…
Iran adamant on maintaining control over Hormuz, report Iran is determined to secure international recognition of its control over the Strait of Hormuz and the right to charge ships for passage, even if it has to use force to achieve it, two senior Iranian sources said, as reported by Reuters.Under the interim deal signed with…
(AI image used for representational purposes only) A traveller stopping after a long journey with a camel faces a simple choice: leave the animal outside and hope everything remains safe, or secure it before resting. The proverb comes from that everyday scene, where faith and practical action meet. A person can place their trust in…
Spanish saying on friendship that still true today: ‘Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are’ A person enters a room and says nothing, yet people often begin forming an impression based on who they are with. The group they spend time around, the conversations they take part in and…
Ashwani Sharma, a 25-year-old Indian-origin fuel tanker driver, tragically lost his life in a road accident near Warragul, east of Melbourne A 25-year-old Indian-origin truck driver has died after the fuel tanker he was driving crashed and overturned on the Princes Freeway near Warragul in Victoria’s Gippsland region in Australia on Saturday.Ashwani Sharma died at…