The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country struggling with a surge in gun violence. The 6-3 decision strikes down a more than century-old New York law that required a person …

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that had subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the lunar rock contained any sort of pathogen that posed a threat to terrestrial life. The material, a NASA lawyer said …

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has expressed her displeasure at Gujarat’s woman’s decision to marry herself. Sunita Shukla, former deputy mayor of Vadodara, has expressed objection to the announcement of 24-year-old Kshama Bindu that she will marry herself at Harihareshwar temple in Vadodara in an act of sologamy. Sunita said that such marriages are against Hinduism and will reduce …

Coming out in support of the LGBTQIA+ community as the homosexual stigma clouds its spread, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the unusual spread of monkeypox does not mean people should shun LGBTQ pride parades this summer. It added that a show of support is important. The usually mild illness that can cause flu-like symptoms and skin lesions has …

The Marathwada region in Maharashtra is one of the aridest places in the country and has been struggling with droughts for decades, making the lives of the local farmers marred with struggles. In region has witnessed little over the years, but in 2021 the drought-prone region in Maharashtra reported excess rainfall of 31 per cent in the monsoon. Jump To …

A 27-year-old daily worker resorted to destroying idols at a temple in Madhya Pradesh after his family’s long battle with illnesses. A daily wage earner, identified as Vinod Kumar alias Bhoora who is a native of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested in Greater Noida for allegedly damaging idols kept at a temple as he was “upset” with God …

An airline in Saudi Arabia has completed the country’s first flight with an all-female crew, officials said Saturday, framing it as a milestone for women’s empowerment in the conservative kingdom.  The flight operated by flyadeal, a budget subsidiary of flag carrier Saudia, was from the capital Riyadh to the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on Thursday, flyadeal spokesman Emad …

A 65-year-old mentally unwell man was allegedly thrashed to death in the Manasa area of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh.   A video of the same went viral on social media on Friday. Seeking revenge, locals from his village are demanding that the house of the perpetrator be bulldozed. A video of a man thrashing a mentally-ill person went viral on …

Payton Gendron, the teenager charged with shooting dead 10 African Americans at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York followed an insidious racist creed gaining ground among white Americans that minorities are taking over society. He was highly motivated by the white supremacist gunman who murdered 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019. The Christchurch killer had …

On the occasion of Buddha Purnima, several monks met pets at a temple in Singapore to bless them. “After my animals are blessed, they are more sensitive and they are more aware and there’s more bonding,” one pet owner told AFP. Buddha Purnima honours the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. It is considered to be the …