The article examines the controversy surrounding the planting of a purported Sri Maha Bodhi sapling at Vadunnagala, an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in northern Sri Lanka, by politician Sarath Weerasekara. It links
The Justice S. Rajeswaran Commission of Inquiry, established by the Tamil Nadu government in 2017, has found that the police’s actions during the violent 2017 Jallikattu protests were justified. The commission’s report,
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Khalida Jarrar, a prominent Palestinian leader, has been freed after enduring years of persecution and detention in Israeli prisons. Her liberation, part of a significant prisoner exchange following Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, marks
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In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, women across the country are stepping into roles traditionally held by men, as they strive to fill the workforce gaps left by soldiers
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by A Special Correspondent As a Chinese immigrant, I was confronted with a horrifying and deeply racist encounter on the campus of a school I frequented. One day, during my walk around
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by A Special Correspondent When I first walked into the office at The Commonwealth of Learning, I had no idea that I would be stepping into a battle—a battle not just for
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Brussels has escalated its scrutiny of X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, by demanding full disclosure of recent changes to its recommendation algorithm. This move comes as part of
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The recent remarks by the Chairman of a large corporate group, Larsen & Toubro, in India suggesting that employees should work 90 hours a week have been ridiculed by trade unions, associations
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Mark Rutte, the current secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), is not a poet. He, like other secretary generals of NATO, is a mediocre European politician who has been
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by A Special Correspondent from Toronto Western imperialism, colonialism, and racism have long been interwoven elements of history, shaping the narrative of domination and exploitation across centuries. While the colonial powers of
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In a dramatic turn of events, Chinese social media app RedNote has surged to the top of the U.S. Apple App Store’s free downloads chart as the specter of a TikTok ban
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At least 100 men have died in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa after being trapped underground for months, according to a group representing the miners. The miners had been working
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For many, the allure of working in fashion is irresistible: glamorous runway shows, luxurious couture, and the promise of a fast-paced, glamorous career. But for one writer, the reality of working in
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Police forces in England and Wales recorded 717 reports of group-based child sexual offences in 2023, averaging nearly two incidents a day, according to figures shared by the Hydrant Programme, a national
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that U.S. authorities, including the CIA, can access WhatsApp messages despite the platform’s robust end-to-end encryption. Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Friday, Zuckerberg
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Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has demanded that the American military take immediate and serious action to curb the rising number of sexual assaults committed by US service members stationed on
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