NASA has announced the crew assignments for its SpaceX Crew-13 mission, which is scheduled to launch no earlier than mid-September to the International Space Station. The mission brings together astronauts and cosmonauts from NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, and Roscosmos for a long-duration scientific expedition in low Earth orbit. The four-member team will join Expedition…
Image via @mrbeast and @lorraynemavromatis / Instagram A former senior employee of MrBeast’s media company has filed a federal lawsuit alleging years of sexual harassment, gender bias, and wrongful termination. This ends up adding a significant new chapter to the ongoing scrutiny surrounding YouTube’s biggest creator. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court…
Image via @marlon3lg and @jakepaul / Instagram A football tournament has sparked an unlikely social media feud between Twitch streamer Marlon Lundgren Garcia and boxing star Jake Paul. It escalated rapidly across X and Twitch, with the two influencers going back and forth. Essentially, the drama began a few days back when Marlon hosted an…
The corporate world rarely loosens its grip on formals, think crisp linen shirts, sharp tailoring, and neatly put-together office wear. But Tokyo’s workforce may have found an escape. In a bid to beat the heat and cut back on electricity use, the metropolitan government is now letting its employees clock in wearing shorts, as rising…
A groundbreaking study by Linda Losurdo, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, successfully simulated extreme chemical environments in space in the lab. By combining nitrogen, carbon dioxide and acetylene in high-voltage electrical plasma, she recreated a fragment of the universe inside a bottle in her laboratory, producing cosmic dust from scratch. The findings…
The United States has consumed large quantities of advanced missiles and interceptors during its military campaign against Iran, triggering internal concern that a prolonged drawdown could complicate Washington’s ability to respond quickly to a future crisis involving China and Taiwan, according to multiple US officials and new strategic assessments.The issue has emerged as one of…
President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal govt.The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalise marijuana for medical or recreational use…
US will revoke the citizenship of 384 foreign-born Americans. The Donald Trump administration is serious about denaturalizing people who got American citizenship by fraudulent means and already identified 384 foreign-born Americans who will lose their citizenship, the New York Times reported. This will a part of a push to increase the pace of denaturalizations which…
Vivek Ramaswamy was asked about MAGA’s Hindu hate by an Indian-origin student, Aaryan Pathak, at the TPUSA event at Ohio State University. An Indian-origin student, Aaryan Pathak, asked Republican Ohio Governor candidate some tough questions on GOP’s ‘hypocrisy’ as Ramaswamy headlined a recent TPUSA event at Ohio State University. Introducing himself as an OSU student,…
Marking St George’s Day, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a strong message against what he termed “plastic patriotism”, accusing some groups of misusing the St George’s Cross to spread hate and division.In a statement, Starmer said that the flag belongs to the “vast majority” who believe in unity, respect and shared values, rather than…
Political turmoil in Nepal: Parliament suspended, Home Minister resigns amid financial conduct probe Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel on Thursday suspended the session of both houses of the Federal Parliament without convening them, just days after summoning the session for April 30.The president cited “special reasons” for suspending the House of Representatives and the National Assembly…
Representative image (AI-generated) The White House has developed a ‘naughty and nice’ list of Nato countries, ranking member countries based on their contributions to the alliance and their stance during the ongoing Iran war, White House said. The move is seen as a part of the Trump administration’s broader push to pressure allies who did…
