Tue 24 June 2025: Meta’s WhatsApp messaging platform has been banned from all government-issued devices by the US House of Representatives after a memo banning the service was sent to all House staff on Monday, according to media outlets. “(The) Office of Cybersecurity has deemed WhatsApp a high risk to users due to the lack […]
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Mon 23 June 2025: The New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is being implemented gradually. Apart from other things, it has focused on Indian Knowledge system and Indian traditions. The changes that pertain to history have deleted Delhi Sultanate and Mughal rule from the books. A good seven centuries of history stands relegated into absentia. This […]
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Mon 23 June 2025: The blast in Dweil’a on the outskirts of Damascus was carried out as people were praying inside the Mar Elias Church. A suicide bomber has carried out an attack inside a packed church in Syria’s capital, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens more, according to state media. The blast […]
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Mon 23 June 2025: Earlier today, Iranian officials urged the country’s citizens to remove the messaging platform WhatsApp from their smartphones. Without providing any supporting evidence, they alleged the app gathers user information to send to Israel. WhatsApp has rejected the allegations. In a statement to Associated Press, the Meta-owned messaging platform said it was concerned “these false […]
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Mon 23 June 2025: China has developed mosquito-sized drones for covert military operations, reported local media on Friday. National University of Defense Technology in central China’s Hunan province has revealed the tiny drone, alongside humanoid machines, in a report on China Central Television’s military channel CCTV 7 last weekend, reported South China Morning Post on Friday. […]
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Sun 22 June 2025: It’s been 50 years since Steven Spielberg’s movie Jaws first cast a terrifying shadow across our screens. At a low point during production, Spielberg worried he’d only ever be known for “a big fish story”. The film, however, did not tank. Jaws broke box office records and became the highest-grossing movie at the […]
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Sun 22 June 2025: Muslim Tech Fest, a rapidly growing technology event, kicked off on Saturday in London to highlight Muslim excellence in technology and encourage ethical, values-driven innovation. Founded in 2023 by Arfah Farooq and Zahid Mahmood, the festival brings together entrepreneurs, developers, and investors from all over the world to network, share ideas, […]
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Sun 22 June 2025: A new generation of weight-loss drugs has proven remarkably effective, hugely popular and massively lucrative in the last few years, though they do have some drawbacks. After France on Friday became the latest country to allow all doctors, rather than just specialists, to prescribe these drugs, here are some key questions about them. – HOW […]
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Sun 22 June 2025: Niger’s nationalisation of Somair mine operated by Orano comes as it moves away from France and seeks closer ties with Russia. Niger plans to nationalise a uranium mine operated by French nuclear firm Orano as it continues to pivot away from former colonial ruler, France. The company, which is 90 percent owned by […]
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Sat 21 June 2025: There is a Fox News headline that goes like this: Transgender female runner who beat 14,000 women at London Marathon offers to give medal back Read about the event elsewhere and it turns out the athlete was also beaten by thousands of people and it was a participation medal. While the Fox News headline […]
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