Tue 04 August 2026: Author and activist Taslima Nasrin sparked controversy on Sunday with sharp remarks on madrasas and religion while speaking to journalists at the Bangla Academy in Kolkata. She alleged that some madrasas function as “factories for producing jihadis,” claiming incidents of child abuse and rape occur within them. Nasrin argued that such […]

Tue 04 August 2026: The U.S. Department of Defense has signed a new agreement with major defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to increase production capacity for components used in missile defense systems. The deal, which will impact the Patriot PAC-3 and THAAD missile interceptor systems, was announced on Monday. “Building the Arsenal of […]

Tue 04 August 2026: Netanyahu and board director Maldenov meet amid tensions over Gaza disarmament roadmap and recent Israeli attacks. The US-led Board of Peace has said that an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza will only take place after the disarmament of Hamas is complete, following a meeting between the body’s director, Nickolay Mladenov, and Israeli […]

Tue 04 August 2026: Author and activist Taslima Nasrin sparked controversy on Sunday with sharp remarks on madrasas and religion while speaking to journalists at the Bangla Academy in Kolkata. She alleged that some madrasas function as “factories for producing jihadis,” claiming incidents of child abuse and rape occur within them. Nasrin argued that such […]

Tue 04 August 2026: The fighting has raised fears that a three-year-old peace deal could unravel, leading to another brutal war. In northern Ethiopia, hundreds of Tigrayans, including wounded fighters, have been fleeing into Sudan after fighting between the Ethiopian federal army and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels in Shererina. The weekend clashes, which […]

Tue 04 August 2026: Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said Monday that it had opened a case against Apple over its failure to pre-install a domestic social media platform and app store on iOS devices. In a statement on Telegram, the agency said Apple had failed to fully comply with a warning requiring it to […]

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 […]

Tue 04 August 2026: Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said Monday that it had opened a case against Apple over its failure to pre-install a domestic social media platform and app store on iOS devices. In a statement on Telegram, the agency said Apple had failed to fully comply with a warning requiring it to […]

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 […]