In a recent interview, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal claimed that a Dalit voter in Punjab had come to him and said he would vote for AAP. “I asked him, why not [Punjab CM] Charanjit Singh Channi who is claiming to be the messiah of Dalits. He said AAP…Continue Reading
Milinda Moragoda, Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, spoke to Nirupama Subramanian about his country’s economic crisis, relations with India and big power rivalry in the Indian Ocean. How bad is the economic crisis in Sri Lanka? We have two challenges before us. One is the foreign exchange challenge, which is showing at the moment.…Continue Reading
Six Army contingents marching in the Republic Day parade this year will showcase the different uniforms worn and weapons carried by soldiers through the decades, Chief of Staff of Delhi Area Major General Alok Kakkar said on Sunday. The Indian Army, on January 15, unveiled its latest combat uniform. The new uniform, which will be…Continue Reading
In a trend unprecedented since economic liberalisation, the annual income of the poorest 20% of Indian households, constantly rising since 1995, plunged 53% in the pandemic year 2020-21 from their levels in 2015-16. In the same five-year period, the richest 20% saw their annual household income grow 39% reflecting the sharp contrast Covid’s economic impact…Continue Reading
Thierry Mugler French Fashion Designer Dead at 73 1/23/2022 3:29 PM PT Thierry Mugler — an iconic French fashion designer — has died … this according to his team. An Instagram on Mugler’s official page went up Sunday with the tragic news. It was a photo of nothing but a blank square, with the caption…Continue Reading
O.J. Simpson The Juice is Loose in FL, Post-Parole … Watching Tom Brady Lose 1/23/2022 3:04 PM PT O.J. Simpson’s post-parole life is starting out in the Sunshine State, it seems, because there’s been a Juice sighting in Florida … and wouldn’t you know it, the guy’s at a bar! The disgraced NFL-er caught the…Continue Reading
RFK Jr. Anne Frank Analogy to ‘Rona Mandates Your Wife Works w/ Larry??? 1/23/2022 2:25 PM PT Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Anne Frank had a better shot escaping Nazis than folks do under COVID mandates today — a comparison that’s invoking one name … Larry David. Here’s the deal … RFK Jr. made these…Continue Reading
Robeks Smoothie Store CT Man Arrested After Racist Tirade Chucked Drink at Workers 1/23/2022 12:09 PM PT @cjjbreezy / TikTok A Connecticut man got thrown into jail after he lost it at a smoothie store — where he was recorded going on a racist tirade against the employees … not to mention getting physical. 48-year-old…Continue Reading
Garrett Hedlund Arrested for Public Intoxication 1/23/2022 11:21 AM PT 11:21 AM PT — A rep for Franklin County TN Jail tells TMZ … Garrett has been released on a $2,100 bond. He’s due back in court in March. Garrett Hedlund is in custody after being arrested for public intoxication, TMZ has learned, and it’s…Continue Reading
More than 250 demonstrators sent a message Sunday in Port Clinton Square in downtown Highland Park saying people should be free to choose whether to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear masks as a preventive measure. “This is about freedom and prosperity,” Suzanne Wahl, a Highland Park resident who helped organize the rally, said. “I…Continue Reading