Sat 23 May 2026: SpaceX launched its most powerful Starship rocket to date Friday, marking another major test in the company’s efforts to develop spacecraft for future missions to the moon and Mars. The giant rocket lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in the US state of Texas, carrying a batch of simulated Starlink satellites […]

Sat 23 May 2026: Schools increasingly rely on testing, grading and performance accountability. In England, Ofsted inspections and school league tables sharpen the focus on measurable performance. Similar developments have taken place in Sweden, where repeated reforms have introduced earlier and more detailed assessments. Performance-driven school environments shape young people’s wellbeing. Yet despite frequent reforms to evaluation […]

Sat 23 May 2026: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees warned on Thursday of a severe deterioration in public health conditions in the Gaza Strip, announcing that more than 125,000 cases of skin infections linked to rodents and parasites had been recorded during the first five months of 2026. According to […]

Fri 22 May 2026: The decades-old dispute over the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex has moved to India’s Supreme Court. The Kamal Maula Mosque committee has filed a challenge against a recent Madhya Pradesh High Court order that ruled the site is a temple and barred Muslims from offering prayers there, according to Live Law. The special […]

Sat 23 May 2026: Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country grappling with a debt crisis and ⁠ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A statement read out by a presidential aide on state media on Friday informed the nation that […]

Sat 23 May 2026: On Monday, May 18, two assailants, a 17 and an 18 year old, attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, the site of both a mosque and school, killing three adults. The assailants were wearing Nazi SS insignia, and had the words “race war” written on their weapons. The attack underscores European […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Sat 23 May 2026: SpaceX launched its most powerful Starship rocket to date Friday, marking another major test in the company’s efforts to develop spacecraft for future missions to the moon and Mars. The giant rocket lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in the US state of Texas, carrying a batch of simulated Starlink satellites […]

Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]

Tue 09 April 2024:   SWEET YELLOW RICE “This family-favourite rice dish is the first thing to go at family events! INGREDIENTS 210 g 1 cup, basmati rice 2 sticks cinnamon ¼ t ground turmeric 100 g ½ cup, white sugar 3 T water 60 g butter, cubed COOKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Rinse the rice for 3 […]