Mugshot of perpetrator (Source: Ocean County Jail) A New Jersey woman has been arrested on child sex crimes charges after a former roommate discovered disturbing video footage on a cellphone showing her sexually assaulting a young boy who was young enough to be in diapers, according to court documents.Victoria Anne Cranmer, 25, was identified by…
Actor Jeetendra and his family have expanded their real estate holdings with the purchase of a lavish apartment in Pune’s Kiwale. The luxurious residence, valued at around Rs 6.5 crore, has been acquired by the veteran actor along with his children, Ekta Kapoor and Tusshar Kapoor. The family has occupied the 23rd floor of the…
Indian truck driver Jashanpreet Singh A 21-year-old Indian national who was living in the United States illegally has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for a devastating truck crash in Southern California that killed three people and injured several others.Jashanpreet Singh, who entered the United States illegally under the Biden administration,…
Rice fields in Bali (Image Credit: Canva) For centuries, Bali’s iconic terraced rice fields did much more than produce food. They formed part of an ingenious irrigation network that distributed water across the island, sustained farming communities and helped maintain ecological balance. Today, however, that centuries-old system is under increasing pressure. As tourism expands and…
Engineer, educator and environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk is in the news for his indefinite hunger strike over the alleged NEET paper leak and is on his 18th day. Seeking Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, Wangchuk has reportedly lost more than 8 kg since beginning the protest on June 28, while a drop in his blood pressure…
India’s Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates with teammate Ishan Kishan (AP Photo) The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) revamped format for the 2027 ODI World Cup has not only increased the possibility of India and Pakistan facing each other three times during the tournament, but it has also reignited criticism over how inclusive cricket’s biggest event really…
On most nights, streetlights are just background—small circles of brightness cutting through the dark. But for a tiny, overlooked group of creatures living close to the ground, those circles of light can become something far stranger: a kind of glowing trap that draws them into huge, synchronized “death spirals.”That’s what researchers in Israel discovered when…
Actor and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has been discharged from the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai after he underwent shoulder surgery. On his discharge, his wife Anna Lezhneva, shared the update on his health and thanked the doctors. Anna Lezhneva’s post Anna Lezhneva took to her Instagram handle to share pictures…
2026 Candidates women champion Vaishali with her mother (FIDE Photo) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a new qualification system for the 2028 FIDE Candidates Tournament and the 2028 FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament. These events decide who will challenge for the World Championship titles. The updated rules are designed to make qualification fairer by…
Desert control worker Yin Yuzhen walks along sand dunes covered by grass checkerboard that’s part of desertification control efforts at the Engebei Ecological Area near Ordos in northern China’s Inner Mongolia province on Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Across the deserts of northern China, a quiet, repetitive movement has played out for…