Mon 13 July 2026: For the BJP-VHP-RSS holy trinity, the donations scam in the Ram temple has grown into more than just a risk of electoral loss. It has also become a loss of ideology and of face. I am in a cab in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, where our family village home […]

Mon 13 July 2026: Cybersecurity experts are warning that criminals are using artificial intelligence to launch more convincing cyberattacks, making it easier to target businesses and organizations. Finnish cybersecurity officials say threats remain at a high level, with phishing, ransomware, account theft and supply-chain attacks among the most common dangers, according to a report by […]

Mon 13 July 2026: Israel reportedly conducted a years-long covert operation aimed at recruiting former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset before developing a plan for regime change that would have installed him as Iran’s new leader, according to a report by The New York Times citing former US officials. The operation ultimately […]

Mon 13 July 2026: For the BJP-VHP-RSS holy trinity, the donations scam in the Ram temple has grown into more than just a risk of electoral loss. It has also become a loss of ideology and of face. I am in a cab in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh, where our family village home […]

 Performers reenact the trans-Atlantic slave trade at Christiansborg Castle, a former slave trading post, during the high-level consultative conference on the next steps to the landmark United Nations resolution on the trafficking of enslaved Africans on June 19, 2026, in Accra, Ghana. (Photo by Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images) Mon 13 July 2026: Descendants of enslaved Africans […]

Mon 13 July 2026: Wildfires burning in France’s Fontainebleau forest have led to home evacuations and caused disruptions to train and motorway traffic, as a heatwave continues to affect Western Europe. The wildfires broke out near a motorway outside Fontainebleau, located about 60km (42 miles) southeast of Paris and home to one of France’s best-known royal palaces. By Monday […]

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 […]

Mon 13 July 2026: Cybersecurity experts are warning that criminals are using artificial intelligence to launch more convincing cyberattacks, making it easier to target businesses and organizations. Finnish cybersecurity officials say threats remain at a high level, with phishing, ransomware, account theft and supply-chain attacks among the most common dangers, according to a report by […]

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 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]

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 […]