US vice president JD Vance has shared a personal story about his family’s first reaction to learning that his future wife, Usha Vance, was of Indian origin.Speaking on British entrepreneur Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO podcast, Vance recalled that his mother asked a surprising question after learning about Usha’s Indian heritage: “Which tribe?”Vance said…
A major tech event named ‘Buildathon’ in Dallas failed, drawing flak for organizer Ravi Raj Reddy, who said someone disconnected the Wi-Fi. A major tech event in Dallas, touted to be a pathbreaking hackathon, is at the centre of a major controversy as participants took to social media claiming that there was no Wi-Fi at…
Seneca (Image: Wikipedia) Seneca spent years standing close to one of the most dangerous men in history. As tutor and advisor to the Roman emperor Nero, he watched up close what happens when a powerful person lets anger off its leash. Executions on a whim. Friends turned to enemies overnight. A whole court walking on…
Japanese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) We have all done it. Someone explains something, you do not quite follow, and you nod anyway. The moment to ask comes and goes, because asking would mean admitting you did not understand, and that feels embarrassing. So you stay quiet. The trouble is that…
A Mexican mayor is facing allegations that she staged her own kidnapping so that she could embezzle around $2 million in public funds disguised as ransom money.Nancy Napoles, the municipal president of Tenancingo, a town a few hours from Mexico City, has denied the accusations, calling them politically motivated. She released a video on social…
Pythagoras (Image: Wikipedia) Almost everyone has done it. Fired off a message you wish you could unsend. Said the cruel thing in the middle of a row, the one that cannot be taken back. Slammed a door, quit on the spot, hit send before the brain caught up with the temper. The damage gets done…
Reinforcing its push for safer digital spaces for children, Dubai has launched a new nationwide initiative aimed at promoting healthy technology use among young people and supporting parents in navigating the challenges of the digital age.The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai, in partnership with Digital Dubai and Sage Clinics, unveiled the “A Child’s Right…
The current Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15 (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned that a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is spreading quickly, even as response efforts are being scaled up.“The outbreak remains serious and is evolving very fast. However, I have seen…
Chinese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) There is a quiet, almost funny cruelty to this saying. Picture someone striding ahead, chin up, certain they are leading the way. Then they glance over their shoulder and find nobody there. Not a single person followed. In that instant, the grand march turns into…
John Edwards has resigned as the UK’s Information Commissioner after an independent workplace investigation found there was a “case to answer” regarding allegations about his conduct.In a statement announcing his departure, Edwards admitted that some of his attempts at humour were “inappropriate and caused offence”, adding that he had exercised “poor judgement” on certain occasions….
