Tribal candidate wins Indian presidential election: Partial results
NEW DELHI: A woman from India’s tribal minority, Droupadi Murmu, was elected as the country’s president Thursday (Jul 21) with the backing of the ruling party, making her the first person from the minority community to occupy the top post. Murmu, who is from the Santhal tribe, secured the largelyContinue Reading
Droupadi Murmu: The woman who is India’s first tribal president
Droupadi Murmu registered an appropriate win against the girl rival candidate Yashwant Sinha.Continue Reading
Comic-Con is back, masks and all, as fantasy streaming projects take center stage
After virtual and scaled-back occasions due to the pandemic, Comic-Con — a conference where masks were popular before these people served any useful purpose — is back at near-full-force this year, with well over hundred, 000 people anticipated to attend the celebration of all things pop culture in San Diego.Continue Reading
Beyoncé releases new album track list
The particular countdown to Beyoncé’s new album just got more exciting.Continue Reading
George Clooney, U2 and Gladys Knight are 2022 Kennedy Center honorees
This year’s plants of Kennedy Center honorees includes a former Batman, several associates of the Rock and Roll Hall associated with Fame and a Pulitzer Prize winner.Continue Reading
Parents, youths say social media platforms can be more responsive to Singapore’s online safety needs
SINGAPORE: Parents and youths on Thursday (Jul 21) said social media platforms could be more responsive to Singapore’s needs, amid growing concerns over online safety. During a public consultation on online safety on Thursday evening, several participants highlighted that some services offered by social media platforms could be better designedContinue Reading
Lynne O’Donnell: Taliban detained, abused and threatened me
Australian Lynne O’Donnell says the girl was forced to submit tweets that publicly retracted her articles.Continue Reading
First monkeypox case reported in Phuket
Thailand has recorded its first case of monkeypox, and the infection was diagnosed in a 27-year-old Nigerian man who travelled from Nigeria to Phuket, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) reported on Thursday evening.Continue Reading
‘Nope’ puts Jordan Peele’s quirky spin on an alien-invasion thriller
Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” marked such an exciting directing debut the pretty-good things he is done in the five years since, including “Us” and a full plate of Television shows, have felt fairly less exciting by comparison. “Nope, ” an additional monosyllabic title, at first seems destined to buck that tendency, but turns out to be fun without sustaining the promise from start to finish.Continue Reading
CNA Explains: Singdollar up against most major currencies – why and what that means for you
The Singapore dollar has touched all-time highs against the yen and ringgit, and strengthened against the euro and the pound. What does this mean for holidaymakers and businesses?Continue Reading