Author: Ronit Parekh

As if the tensions weren’t high enough in the Korean peninsula, they rose exponentially on Tuesday after a U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action decided to run away to North Korea. Who’s the soldier? A Private 2nd Class soldier, identified as 23-year-old Travis King, is a cavalry scout initially assigned to Army’s 1st Armoured Division, stationed in South Korea. He joined U.S. Army in January 2021. However, he was recently held on charges of assault and spent 50 days in detention before getting released. After his release on Monday, he was supposed to be sent home, where he would be facing…

On Monday, the Consulate General of India in New York held a repatriation ceremony as the U.S. has decided to return 105 Indian antiques. According to the official readout of the Consulate, all the antiquities will soon be transported back to India. Which antiques are coming back? The origins of the antiques range from the 2nd century C.E. to the 19th century C.E. Geographically, all the antiques are spread across India, with 47 artefacts belonging to the eastern part of India, 27 from the Southern side of India, 22 from Central India, 6 from Northern part of India, and the…

On Sunday, Harry Maguire took to social media to inform everyone that he had a conversation with Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag and was told he is being removed as Manchester United’s captain. The announcement The English defender took to social media to inform that during the discussion with the manager, he was informed by Erik Ten Hag that he was planning to change the captain of the club and explained the reasons behind it. Maguire emphasised that despite being extremely disappointed, he would continue giving his all whenever he wore the shirt. He also thanked the Manchester United…

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro’s political future has been thrown into turmoil after a judgement by the country’s highest electoral court banned him from running for office for eight years for abusing his powers and peddling immoral and appalling lies during last year’s election, which he lost his rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A meeting gone wrong The move to stop the 68-year-old former president from seeking public office was based on his highly controversial decision to summon foreign ambassadors to his official residence on 11th July 2022, just two weeks before the country’s first round of voting. At…

On Thursday, Sir Richard Branson finally began commercial spaceflights with his Virgin Galactic rocket plane named Unity. The vehicle soared high over the New Mexico desert after hard work, patience, delays and setbacks for almost 20 years. What is Unity, and how it works? Unity is a sub-orbital vehicle designed to give its passengers stunning views at the top of its climb and allow them a few minutes to experience weightlessness and zero gravity. Unity is first carried by a much bigger aircraft called VSS Eve to an altitude of about 50,000 ft, where it is released, and a rocket…

In a blow to Hans Niemann, judge Audrey Fleissig threw out his $100 million lawsuit against Grand Master and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen, Grand Master Hikaru Nakamura, International Master and Chief chess officer of Chess.com Daniel Rensch, Chess.com and Play Magnus Group. A failed lawsuit In a lawsuit filed on 20th October 2022, Hans alleged that the mentioned GMs, IM and companies were trying to defame him. The lawsuit sued them for slander, libel, unlawful group boycott under the Sherman Act, tortious interference with contract and business expectancies, and civil conspiracy. Thus, he claimed a minimum compensation of $100…

On Tuesday, a French police officer shot a 17-year-old teenage boy for failing to comply with an order to stop his car and fleeing a traffic check. The incident occurred in Nanterre, located about 30 km west of Paris. Murder or Self Defense? The incident occurred when an Algerian-origin boy, identified as Nael, was driving a rental Mercedes AMG, and two people were sitting in passenger seats when police pulled them over for violating some driving rules. However, Nael tried to pull away from the officers, due to which one officer pointed his weapon at the driver through the front…

After investing in football, the Hollywood trio of Ryan Reynolds, Michael B. Jordan and Rob McElhenney have decided to expand their sports portfolio to the racing world of Formula One. Alpine gets a massive boost. On Monday, Renault Group (Alpine’s parent company) announced that Alpine had secured a €200 million ($218 million) investment from investors, including Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments. The group has acquired a 24% stake in the team in return for the investment.The co-founder of Otro Capital, Alec Scheiner, will join the Alpine team’s board of directors. Also, this investment takes the value…

In a shocking incident, an airport worker at San Antonio International Airport in Texas got killed after getting pulled into a running engine of Delta Airlines. Here’s what happened According to reports, on 23rd June, a Delta Airlines plane landed in Texas from Los Angeles at about 10:25 P.M. and was taxiing to the arrival gate when suddenly, one airport worker got pulled into the running engine. The police and US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have started the investigation. They are now gathering information and probing whether the person intentionally stepped before the live engine.The deceased’s identity has been…

In a bizarre case, A Woman in Texas killed her Uber driver after suspecting he was kidnapping her and taking her across the border into Mexico. The woman, identified as Phoebe Copas, 48, was initially arrested on aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. However, she has now been charged with murder by the El Paso Police Department following the death of the Uber driver. She also had her bond revised from $1 Million to $1.5 million after the death. The Uber driver, Daniel Piedra Garcia, 52, was also his family’s sole bread provider and returned to work three weeks ago…