New book reveals Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun, called Netanyahu a 'con man'

New book reveals Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun, called Netanyahu a ‘con man’

Newly released booked authored by two NYT journalists reveals some excerpts from Trump’s term in office US President Donald Trump compared himself to some of history’s most feared leaders, including Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Napoleon and Hitler, revealed in a book published by New York Times reporters in excerpts reported by CNN.Trump…

Read More
Prohibition hits European summer: France bans booze at music festival as heatwave hits 41°C

Prohibition hits European summer: France bans booze at music festival as heatwave hits 41°C

A strong heatwave embroils Europe leading France to ban alcohol consumption at certain events (Image source: Reuters) France has banned alcohol consumption at some events during the massive Fête de la Musique music festival as a punishing heatwave pushes temperatures towards record levels, with 35 departments placed under red heatwave alerts.Temperatures of 39°C to 40°C…

Read More
America@250 swathed in red, white, and blue — and green algae

America@250 swathed in red, white, and blue — and green algae

What began as US President Donald Trump’s ambitious $14 million effort to beautify one of the nation’s most iconic landmarks ahead of America’s 250th birthday has rapidly transformed into a spectacle. TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the US capital was designed to mirror America’s greatness. Instead, it is currently redolent…

Read More
Best proverb of the day: 'Stop scratching the cockroach's Scars'. A lesson on moving on as old wounds only give troubles

Best proverb of the day: ‘Stop scratching the cockroach’s Scars’. A lesson on moving on as old wounds only give troubles

Old wounds are best left forgotten. A Swahili saying literally translates to ‘stop scratching the cockroach’s scars when translated to English but its deeper meaning teaches us an important lesson on moving on. Cockroaches symbolize survival and their scars are tales of struggles. There is no use in scratching those scars as there is no…

Read More
'Extreme alert': Suspected cyberattack prompts Brazil to shut down emergency alert network

‘Extreme alert’: Suspected cyberattack prompts Brazil to shut down emergency alert network

Brazil suspects cyberattack for wrong emergency alert (Representative image) Brazil’s Civil Defense agency on Saturday said that a suspected cyberattack triggered a series of false warnings across the country overnight after which they temporarily suspended the mobile emergency alert system.The alerts, which were sent during the night between Friday and Saturday, caused widespread confusion and…

Read More
African proverb of the day: 'Don't let your mouth carry you where your foot can't bring you back from' because words travel farther than we can

African proverb of the day: ‘Don’t let your mouth carry you where your foot can’t bring you back from’ because words travel farther than we can

Words once said can not be taken back. One should not let their mouth carry them where their foot can’t bring them back. It means do not say anything without thinking, out of rage, and regret later because you can’t take back those words. There is no easy way to say this: acting impulsively has…

Read More
'He was like a brother': Mayor remembers Indian-origin man killed by son in bone-chilling triple murder in Texas

‘He was like a brother’: Mayor remembers Indian-origin man killed by son in bone-chilling triple murder in Texas

19-year-old Gaurav Chopra kills father, mother, grandmother in a shooting rage in Texas. An Indian-origin businessman, Sweeta Ram, was killed along with his wife and his wife’s mother in an unexplained shooting rage by their 19-year-old son, Gaurav Chopra, in Alton, Texas. As Gaurav faces justice, the community in Alton and Palmview is grieving over…

Read More