Why Leonard Lauder gave one of the world’s greatest Cubist collections to the Met? Image credit – Wikimedia When it was announced that Leonard A. Lauder would be gifting his Cubist art collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2013, the news was met with immediate interest throughout the entire art world. His collection…
Marc Benioff’s massive Hawaii hospital donation was about more than naming rights. Image credit – Wikimedia Sometimes, large donations by renowned philanthropists gain widespread attention. However, there is one unique donation case that made it much more than a regular story. Nevertheless, what the donor expects in return for their donation often reveals the significance…
Kulvinder Ram was convicted over a stabbing attack in London. An Indian-origin man has been convicted over a stabbing attack in east London that left a woman and two children seriously injured last year. Kulvinder Ram, 48, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of attempting to murder the woman and child during the attack…
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart has been among the world’s greatest unsolved aviation mysteries for nearly 90 years. In 1937, the famous pilot vanished over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to fly around the globe. Generations of researchers have tried to uncover what really happened, while some theories even suggested that her plane crashed into…
Iran FM Abbas Araghchi addressing media in Delhi Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said Tehran has “received messages” from the United States seeking the continuation of talks.Click here for live updates on US-Iran warAraghchi made the remarks at a press conference in New Delhi, where he is attending the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting.“What…
A significant $55 million donation revitalised the Mid-Manhattan Library, transforming it into the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons It is natural to conclude that in the evolving world of information technology, the traditional library has become less relevant than ever before as a central hub of urban life. These libraries are romanticised…
Top leaders like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett learned a crucial lesson by working behind a Dairy Queen counter. This hands-on experience revealed operational realities often missed by senior management, highlighting how distance from the ground floor can compromise decision-making. One of the fundamental principles of career advancement in any field is that the higher…
London Imam, 54, jailed for life over abuse crimes against women and girls / Image: File A former East London imam who used claims of “supernatural powers” to manipulate and sexually abuse women and children has been jailed for life in one of the UK’s most disturbing abuse cases in recent years.Abdul Halim Khan, 54,…
World watches as Māori Queen meets King Charles during historic London visit / Image: @TheRoyalFamily Buckingham Palace witnessed an extraordinary royal moment this week as New Zealand’s Māori Queen, Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō, met King Charles III during a landmark visit to London that is now drawing attention across the Commonwealth.The audience marked…
The insect farming industry has taken off due to the global need for sustainable protein, resulting in about 370 billion crickets being raised every year. But there’s a new twist. A study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B questions the old belief that crickets are just simple creatures reacting to stimuli like…