Anastasiia Lenna, a former Miss Ukraine, has picked up an assault rifle to defend her country.Donning army boot, Lenna vowed that anyone “who crosses the Ukrainian border with the intent to invade will be killed”.Anastasiia Lenna represented Ukraine in the 2015 Miss Grand International beauty contest.According to reports, the woman has signed up to defend…Continue Reading

Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd’s civil rights after being charged with depriving the 46-year-old Black man of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for nine and a half minutes on May 25, 2020.This…Continue Reading

Ashwani Kumar sends his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, saying he can best serve national causes outside the party fold Ashwani Kumar sends his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, saying he can best serve national causes outside the party fold Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on February 15 resigned from the Congress, ending…Continue Reading

John Honderich, former publisher of the Toronto Star, dead at 75

John Honderich, who was part of the newspaper industry from birth and served as publisher of the Toronto Star from 1994 to 2004, died Saturday at age 75.John Honderich speaks to Torstar shareholders at their annual general meeting in Toronto in 2014, when he was chair of the board. Honderich, the Star’s publisher from 1994…Continue Reading

Former Puducherry CM Narayanasamy seeks PM Modi’s resignation on Pegasus issue

The Prime Minister should pave way for an impartial probe, he says The allegations of snooping using the spyware has become more serious after The New York Times reported that the Modi government had purchased the Pegasus in July 2017, he says.   | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Prime Minister should pave way for…Continue Reading

Two days set aside for former vaccine task force chief’s sexual assault trial

Two days have been set aside for the criminal trial of Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the former head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s two-day criminal court hearing has been set for Sept. 19-20, 2022. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)Two days have been set aside for the criminal trial of Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the former head of…Continue Reading

Former Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen charged with sexual assault

Jake Virtanen, a former Vancouver Canucks forward, has been charged with one count of sexual assault following an investigation, according to the Vancouver Police Department.Jake Virtanen, seen playing for the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 18, 2020, has been charged with one count of sexual assault, according to the Vancouver Police Department. (Rich Lam/Getty Images)The Vancouver…Continue Reading

Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda tests positive for COVID-19

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. He has no symptoms and his health is stable, informed his office. Former Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa also confirmed the news and extended his best wishes for his speedy recovery. In a tweet in Kannada today, he wrote, “I hope…Continue Reading

Former Eastway employees allege lax safety standards before deadly Ottawa explosion

Former employees of Eastway Tank Pump & Meter Ltd. have come forward to allege a history of safety lapses at the Ottawa company prior to last Thursday’s explosion that killed six workers and left a seventh critically injured.Smoke billows from Eastway Tank in Ottawa following the fatal explosion on Jan. 13, 2022. Several former employees…Continue Reading