Yashwi Thakur

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) Vietnamese police have detained a man who broke into a history exhibit and damaged an antique throne considered to be one of the nation's most precious artefacts, conservation officials said on Sunday.The ornate red-and-gold Nguyen dynasty throne was the royal seat of the last feudal family to rule Vietnam between 1802 and 1945 and has been preserved for posterity in Hue city's Thai Hoa Palace.A 42-year-old man "snuck into the Nguyen dynasty display area, screamed and then broke the front left armrest" around midday on Saturday, a statement from the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre (HMCC) said.In footage circulating on social media and Vietnam news sites purporting to show the incident, the man can be seen sitting cross-legged on the two-century-old throne that is adorned with dragon motifs.He was quickly arrested but showed "signs of psychosis, screaming, […]

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) A private train operator servicing parts of southern England, including London, on Sunday became the first to be returned to public ownership under a government plan to renationalise Britain's much-maligned railways.All UK rail operators are due to be renationalised within the next two years in a key policy launched by Prime Minister Keir Starmer following his Labour party's return to government last July after 14 years in opposition."South Western Railway is now under public ownership. And this is just the start," Starmer said on X, naming the service kickstarting his government's plan.He vowed the renationalisation "will put passengers first", with "better services, with simpler ticketing, on more comfortable trains".Train passengers in Britain suffer from frequent cancellations, in addition to high ticket prices and regular confusion over which services they can be used on.The privatisation of rail […]

[ad_1] Travel bookings to Japan from major Asian markets have significantly decreased before the peak summer period, influenced by earthquake predictions from a manga novel.Social media discussions have sparked concerns among travellers regarding manga artist Ryo Tatsuki's forecast of a catastrophic earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan. Tatsuki, credited by some for predicting the 2011 earthquake, specified July 2025 as the date in a graphic novel published in 1999, The Strait Times reported.The manga's 2021 republication, featuring additional material, has reignited discussions about the earthquake prediction on social media platforms, with warning videos and posts about Japan travel gaining substantial viewership.Despite scientific consensus that precise earthquake timing cannot be determined, flight reservations from Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong have declined since April. Hong Kong bookings have decreased by 50 per cent compared to the previous year, according to ForwardKeys […]

[ad_1] A uniformed NYPD housing officer, aged 27, was brutally beaten and robbed gun with other things while he was off-duty in the Bronx on Saturday. The incident occurred around 4.10 am on St. Peters Avenue in Parkchester as he walked towards his vehicle after completing his shift.Two assailants, dressed entirely in black, attacked the officer and seized his gun belt containing his weapon from the vehicle. The officer sustained serious injuries, including a fractured eye socket, after the attackers kicked him in the head whilst he lay on the ground, New York Post reported.The victim, whose identity was not disclosed, was transported to a nearby hospital where his condition was reported as stable later that day.During the incident, the officer was speaking on the phone with a colleague when the attackers confronted him. He reportedly pleaded with them, saying […]

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (Image: AP) The Trump administration is continuing to release illegal migrants to non-government shelters along the US-Mexico border. This move comes after warning those same organizations that offering temporary housing and any assistance could violate a law that is used to prosecute smugglers.In a letter dated March 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) warned that providing food, housing and transportation to migrants could be considered a violation of federal law. The agency also demanded detailed information about illegal migrants from shelters as part of a broader investigation.Why are non-government shelters important?Shelters play a vital role in supporting migrants by offering temporary housing, meals, and assistance with travel to other parts of the United States. However, following FEMA’s letter, many of these organizations are now uncertain whether continuing helping the migrants could land them in […]

[ad_1] Representative Photo (AP Image) Target is experiencing difficulties, causing anxiety among its workforce as staff members express concerns about job stability, heavier workloads, and possible store shutdowns on internal communication platforms."We are cooked," one employee said on Reddit. "Less and less hours with little to no change in what the expectations are from us all."Another staff member wrote: "All we can do is ride it out and hope for the best. If it comes down to it, prepare a resume just in case."Workers have shared TikTok content displaying stockrooms filled with unsorted merchandise, suggesting staff shortages are causing backlogs, DailyMail reported."I hope these go viral so the corporate people might rethink how they unstaffed their stores and expect spotless departments," a staff member remarked on footage showing accumulated backroom inventory.The organisation recently disclosed quarterly results that fell short of […]

[ad_1] Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hassan (AP) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's foreign minister on Sunday condemned "atrocities" in Gaza, saying they reflected "indifference and double standards" on the plight of the Palestinian people."They are a direct result of the erosion of the sanctity of international law," Mohamad Hasan told his counterparts from the regional Asean bloc.Mohamad's comments ahead of an Asean summit Monday in Kuala Lumpur come as Israel has stepped up its campaign this month in war-torn Gaza.The bombardment has drawn international criticism, alongside calls to allow in more aid after Israel only partially eased a total blockade imposed on March 2."The atrocities committed against the Palestinian people continue to reflect indifference and double standards," Mohamad said."Asean cannot remain silent," said Mohamad, whose country holds the rotating chairmanship of the bloc.Foreign ministers from the 10-member association in February asserted their […]

[ad_1] LONDON: A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.In the year to March, 6,618 Americans applied for British citizenship, the highest annual figure since records began in 2004, according to statistics released by Britain's Home Office on Thursday. More than 1,900 of those applications were made between Jan and March - the highest number for any quarter on record.Immigration lawyers said they had received an increased number of inquiries from people in the US about possibly relocating to Britain in the wake of President Trump's reelection in Nov.Separate data published by the Home Office showed that a record number of Americans were given the right to settle in Britain in 2024 - of the 5,521 […]

[ad_1] Sebastiao Salgado, a celebrated Brazilian photographer whose striking images of humanity and nature in the Amazon rainforest and beyond won him some of the world's top honours and made him a household name, died Friday in Paris.He was 81.His death was announced by Instituto Terra, the environmental nonprofit that he and his wife founded in Brazil.His family cited leukemia as the cause, saying that Salgado had developed the illness after contracting a particular type of malaria in 2010 while working on a photography project in Indonesia."Through the lens of his camera, Sebastiao tirelessly fought for a more just, humane and ecological world," Salgado's family said in a statement. Working mostly in black and white, Salgado garnered widespread acclaim at home and abroad with his striking images of the natural world and the human condition, often travelling around the globe […]