Prominent lawmakers in US have urged the American government to follow India's suit of banning TikTok as it is believed that the app is a major security risk to the country. Republican Congressman Rick Crawford tweeted that ÔÇ£TikTok must go and it should have been gone yesterday.ÔÇØ Two bills are pending in the US Congress to ban federal government officials from using the TikTok app.
Around 100 people have died after a flash floods & landslides occurred in Indonesia and East Timor. Caused by torrential rains, the dams overflowed submerging over thousands of homes spread from East Indonesia’s Flores Island to East Timor.… read-more
TAGS: Indonesia, eastern indonesia, landslide, Floods, Disaster
Amazon rainforests have lost scores of green cover as deforestation increased by 17% in 2020. A University of Maryland report pointed that around 2.3 million acres of land, equivalent to El Salvador, has lost the forest cover. Losing over 1.5… read-more
TAGS: Amazon forest, Greenery, forest cover, environment
The US Navy's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force has captured a night-vision video of three faint orbs and a triangular object flying above military vessel USS Russell. Reportedly, the video clip was used in filmmaker Jeremy Corbell's… read-more
TAGS: Alien invasive species, usa navy, Pentagon, UFO
A San Francisco-based woman named Lisa Irving has sued Uber for $1.1Mn for denying her ride and discriminating for her disability. Irving, a blind woman who uses guide dog, was denied ride by the drivers while commuting to work. Bullied and… read-more
TAGS: Uber, Taxi, US, San Francisco, Lisa Irving, Discrimination
Former US Vice President Mike Pence has signed a multimillion-dollar deal for a book that is scheduled for a 2023 release. Simon and Schuster will publish Pence's "revelatory" memoir which will include details about his life in the public service… read-more
TAGS: Mike Pence, memoir, Donald Trump, Book Release
The skirmish between Yemen's military and Houthi rebel forces, in the oil-rich region of Marib has killed 70 troops from both sides. Reportedly, the total fatalities surprisingly came to 53 on April 11, following the forceful seizure by rebels.… read-more