Updated: Feb 12th, 2026 Russia has placed strict restrictions on four of the world’s biggest social media platforms, Facebook,Whatsapp,Youtube, and Instagram, according to reports. The government says the decision was taken to control the spread of false information, protect national security, and reduce foreign influence on Russian citizens. The action mainly began after rising tensions...
Updated: Feb 12th, 2026 Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, received racist and critical comments on social media after posting a congratulatory message following the Super Bowl win. On Monday, Nadella wrote on X: “Congrats to our hometown Super Bowl champs. So thrilled for our city and the 12s!” Soon after, several users questioned his reference...
Updated: Feb 12th, 2026 Three members of British Airways’ cabin crew were hospitalised in Los Angeles after unknowingly eating cannabis-infused gummies reportedly handed to them by a passenger. The incident occurred after a flight from Heathrow landed in LA last week. According to reports, the crew consumed the sweets while travelling on a bus to...
Updated: Feb 11th, 2026 An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at a school in Thailand’s Hat Yai district on Wednesday afternoon, injuring at least two people and taking a female staff member hostage, Thai Enquirer reported. The shooting reportedly took place around 4.45 pm (local time) at Prathan Khiriwat School in the Patong subdistrict. While initial...
Updated: Feb 11th, 2026 (image: wikipedia) An immigration court has blocked the deportation of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University who was detained by US immigration officials near her home in Massachusetts, according to court documents filed by her lawyers on Monday. As per reports, Öztürk’s attorneys said the immigration court ruled...
Updated: Feb 11th, 2026 Representative image Nine people were killed in a mass shooting allegedly by a person, possibly a woman, who committed suicide in a mining town in British Columbia, according to officials. The area’s federal police Chief Superintendent Ken Floyd said on Tuesday night (local time) that seven people were found dead in...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has identified a potential landing location near the Moon’s South Pole for its upcoming Chandrayaan-4 mission. Using high-resolution images captured by the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, scientists have shortlisted the Mons Mouton region, specifically the MM-4 zone as the most suitable site for a safe touchdown. Mons Mouton is a...
Updated: Feb 10th, 2026 As a disturbing pattern of violence against minorities continues to mount across Bangladesh, another Hindu man was hacked to death by miscreants inside his business establishment in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district, local media reported on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as 62-year-old Sushen Chandra Sarkar, owned a business establishment named “Ms....
Updated: Feb 10th, 2026 A 20-year-old girl in US has filed a case against social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, in which she alleges that these companies compromise children’s health and create problems like depression and stress. The girl, identified as Kelly GM in court to protect her identity, has alleged that excessive...
Updated: Feb 10th, 2026 An Iranian man has reportedly died by suicide after posting a video on social media urging US President Donald Trump to take action regarding Iran’s leadership and not to negotiate with Tehran. The man, identified by Iranian media as Pouria Hamidi, was a resident of the southern port city of Bushehr....