Twenty years after 9/11 wreaked the US, he still feels the pangs of survivor’s guilt. Meet Sekou Siby who, at the time, worked as a cook and dishwasher at Windows on the World restaurant at the World Trade Center and found his calling in life after the tragedy. Siby had swapped shifts that day with a …

In a heartwarming gesture, teachers at a US school went the extra mile to gift a car to the custodian of the institution. Now, a video of the man moved by the gesture is going viral. A clip was shared on Twitter and YouTube where a school in the American state of Georgia named Unity Grove Elementary School won hearts …

Axis Bank, one of India’s top banks, is leading by example and is certainly doing it right. As India celebrates the third anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling, which decriminalised homosexuality, the bank has become one of the first to announce new policies and practices for its customers and employees from the LGBTQ community, under a new campaign named ‘DilSeOpen’. People …

Following the withdrawal of the last US troops, ending 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than it was in 2001, celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday. And, those who are left behind in the country now being run by the Taliban are facing a harrowing time. …

Some refugee children who have been evacuated from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover are arriving on American soil without family members, prompting US authorities to send them to government shelters, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials told CBS News. Since the Biden administration started airlifting at-risk Afghans from Kabul earlier this summer, US immigration authorities have designated at …

Planning to go to Goa? If yes, there’s a new attraction other than the famous beaches and indigenous food varieties. Goa just got a museum that is entirely dedicated to the locally brewed alcohol, Feni, which is Goa’s one of the most loved features among the tourists, apart from beer. Getty Jump To Situated at Candolim In-house feni tasting session …

Taliban fighters captured the city of Ghazni on Thursday, the ninth provincial capital they have seized in a week, as U.S. intelligence said Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, a few hours drive away, could fall to the insurgents within 90 days. The speed of the Taliban advance has sparked widespread recriminations over U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops and …

Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens on Thursday and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the western Peloponnese as wildfires burned for a third day. as the country swelters in a record-breaking heatwave. Temperatures of more than 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and strong winds have fanned more than 150 wildfires …

Days after Israeli-spyware Pegasus snooping case rocked the nation, the Supreme Court heard a clutch of petitions, including those filed by the Editors Guild of India. The court made it clear that “truth has to come out” in the matter.  Jump To Allegations are serious What happened in court The snooping row “Allegations are serious” The Supreme Court said “the allegations …

An interfaith wedding was forcibly stopped, allegedly by activists of Karni Sena, at a local court in Ballia district by labelling it a case of “forced conversion and love jihad”, the police said. Jump To Created ruckus, forcibly took couple to cops No love jihad angle found Father lodged complaint against boy Created ruckus, forcibly took couple to cops The …