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A Cinnabon employee who was filmed hurling racist and xenophobic abuse at a Somali couple was fired, but an online fundraiser set up in her name has raised over $20,000. The confrontation took place on Friday at the Cinnabon outlet in Wisconsin. The video was posted on TikTok and showed the worker telling the black…
Gold prices inched up to Rs 1,30,638 per 10 grams on Monday, even as silver futures slipped to Rs 1,82,600 per kg, with investors turning cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), February 2026 gold futures rose by Rs 176, or 0.13%, to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday continued its stay on the Allahabad high court’s controversial observation that acts such as grabbing a woman’s breast, breaking her pyjama string and dragging her under a culvert were insufficient to attract charges of rape or attempt to rape under the IPC.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya…
The Brit who went inside says the towering pyramid is empty From most angles in Pyongyang, the Ryugyong Hotel looks finished and ready for guests. The glass skin is smooth, the 330-metre pyramid sharp against the skyline, its tip tapering into a neat, futuristic point. This is North Korea’s tallest building, rumoured to have 105…
Representative Image (AI-generated) Myanmar authorities have arrested 16 people including a six-year-old girl over the assassination of a retired general shot dead in Yangon last month, state media said.Cho Tun Aung, a former ambassador to Cambodia, was gunned down outside his home on May 22 in an attack claimed by an anti-junta group calling itself…
NEW DELHI: The owners of Birch by Romeo Lane, the north Goa nightclub where a devastating fire killed 25 people, left the country just hours after the blaze, police confirmed on Monday, even as one of them posted a message expressing “profound grief” over the tragedy.Goa Police said that soon after an FIR was registered,…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Monday ordered the physical appearance of three Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, including an assistant director and the PMLA Adjudicating Authority, for issuing summons to film producer Akash Baskaran in violation of a court order.The ED issued the summons despite an interim order passed by the court staying all further proceedings…
IBM on Monday announced a major acquisition to strengthen its artificial intelligence capabilities, agreeing to buy data streaming platform Confluent in a cash deal valued at $11 billion.The US technology major said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding common stock of Confluent Inc. for $31 per share in cash,…
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday described Russia‘s relations with the United States as “unsatisfactory” but said Moscow was open to dialogue and his June summit with President Joe Biden had opened up room for an improvement in ties. “Yes, in many bilateral and international questions our interests, evaluations, positions do indeed diverge, as everyone…
David Miller of South Africa (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) South African veteran David Miller, speaking to reporters at a press conference ahead of the T20I series against India, expressed his excitement at returning to the Proteas squad for the first time since the ICC Champions Trophy. Miller praised the team’s depth as they gear…
