Terence Lewis opened up about questioning Christianity from a young age, recalling being asked to “get out” by a priest when he raised doubts. He shared the emotional impact on his family, especially his mother, and distinguished between faith and organised religion. Lewis remains a leading figure in contemporary dance and global collaborations. Choreographer Terence…
Bengaluru-based Oben Electric has expanded its electric motorcycle portfolio with the launch of the new Rorr Evo. The motorcycle has been introduced at an introductory price of Rs 99,999, ex-showroom, for the first 1,000 customers, after which it will be priced at Rs 1.25 lakh, ex-showroom. Bookings are now open for a token amount of…
Image Credit: TOI/ Bengaluru BENGALURU: Bookworm, the iconic bookshop on Church Street, saw nearly 5,000 books destroyed after rainwater gushed into the shop within minutes.Proprietor Krishna Gowda said, “The hailstones clogged the drainage outlets, and almost instantly, water started pouring in from all sides,” he said. By 5.30pm, shelves that once held stories, ideas and…
Saudi Arabia executes Iraqi men after convictions in northern border drug smuggling case / Image: File Saudi Arabia has executed multiple Iraqi nationals convicted of attempting to smuggle narcotics into the kingdom through its Northern Borders region, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday, April 30, by the Saudi Ministry of Interior.The ministry said…
Iran has warned it will soon deploy a new weapon that adversaries are “deeply afraid of”, escalating tensions with the United States and Israel amid an ongoing military standoff and blockade in the region.Shahram Irani said the Islamic Republic will “very soon” confront enemy forces with a weapon “it is deeply afraid of.” He added,…
Hospital wall collapse in Bengaluru Seven people, including a girl who had gone shopping for her seventh birthday on May 3, were killed and nine injured after a wall of Bowring Hospital in Shivajinagar collapsed on them during thunderstorms here on Wednesday evening. This is the first major rain-related tragedy in the tech capital in…
Jimmy Kimmel has once again come under fire for his recent comments about Melania Trump ahead of the assassination attempt at a White House event. While Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump, along with many other politicians, have publicly called him out, Kimmel was not far behind with sharing a response through his show, ‘Jimmy…
Nine arrested in UK raids over ‘modern slavery’ and rape allegations. A major police operation in the UK has led to the arrest of nine people linked to a religious group in Crewe, Cheshire, following allegations of rape, sexual assault, forced marriage and modern slavery, according to the BBC.More than 500 officers carried out coordinated…
Oracle did not build the data centre in Abilene, Texas. It leased it from Crusoe—a relatively inexperienced operator—on a 15-year contract worth more than a billion dollars a year. This is not an exception to how Oracle operates; it is the whole model. Oracle is a database company that has recast itself as the financial…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Thursday reserved its order on Congress leader Pawan Khera’s anticipatory bail plea, with Khera telling the court it was “not necessary to humiliate him by arrest” in the passport row case linked to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife.During the hearing, Khera told the court that…
