A video of a couple assaulting a cab driver in Mumbai has gone viral. A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against the couple for the assault and the husband has been arrested by the Mumbai police on Sunday. The cab driver has been identified as 24-year-old Qayamuddin Mainuddin Qureshi who is driving for Ola. The incident occured on August 18, around 11:20 P.M., according to the information provided by the officials. The Assualt The incident unfolded when 35-year-old journalist, Rishabh Chakravarti, and his wife, Antara Ghosh, 27, were out in their Audi and “dashed” Qureshi’s car from the…
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Malayalam actor Jayasurya has responded to the sexual harassment allegations against him through a post that was uploaded to both Facebook and Instagram during the early hours of Sunday. Jayasurya, who turned 46 on Saturday, is a well-known actor from the Malayalam film industry and has been in the field since 1995 and has won multiple awards including two prestigious Kerala State Awards for best actor. The actor has been finding himself in hot waters since being accused of sexual harassment in light of the recent Justice Hema Committee report that has taken the Malayalam film industry by storm. Allegations…
On Friday, the Supreme Court of Brazil ordered the ban of social media platform, X in the country after a standoff that lasted months. Elon Musk responds to the ban by calling it an “oppressive regime.” The ban, ordered by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, is not news that came out of nowhere. Justice Moraes has been in a dispute with Elon Musk, the owner of X (Formerly known as Twitter), since April of this year. The judge has also threatened a fine for anyone who used “technological subterfuges” to try and access the social media platform such as a Virtual…
On Wednesday, authorities in South Korea have called on Telegram and other social media platforms to work with the nation in bringing down their high digital crime rate. The intention of the nation is to delete and block sexually explicit deepfake content that has been circulating online. There have been several reports from domestic media outlets that deepfake videos and pictures are found in various Telegram chatrooms. Telegram has said that the platform actively moderates harmful content which includes illegal sexual content. Authorities Respond According to a statement put forward by the Korea Communications Standards Commission, a 24-hour hotline will…
The man behind the blast at Bangalore’s Rameshwaram Cafe, Farhatullah Ghori, is seen to be asking his followers to attack Indian government functionaries, including the railways. The video was circulated on various Telegram channels. The video has left the intelligence agencies in the country on high alert as it showed Farhatullah Ghori asking the Indian sleeper cells to attack the trains across India. Who is Farhatullah Ghori? The Pakistan-based terrorist, who is also known as Abu Sufiyan, Faru, and Sardar Sahab, has been linked to many high-profile attacks. Some of them include the 2002 Akshardham Temple attack in the state…
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo will be sentenced for the murder and dismembering of a Columbian plastic surgeon in Thailand on Thursday. He is accused of committing the crimes in 2023 after meeting the now-deceased plastic surgeon online. The accused, a chef with a YouTube channel, is the son of Rodolfo Sancho, a Spanish actor. The trial has generated a vast amount of interest in the Spaniard’s home country, with many Spanish reporters coming to Thailand and multiple Spanish news outlets covering it. The “Accident” The 30-year-old chef is accused of the murder and dismembering of Edwin Arrieta Arrieta, a 44-year-old Columbian…
Grammy winner, US-based rapper Macklemore announced on Sunday that he had cancelled his show in Dubai due to the role of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Sudan civil war. He used Instagram to convey the announcement to his fans. Macklemore was scheduled to perform at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena in October 2024. The event was marketed as a “glorious” concert experience. There have been no updates regarding a date change or an alternative performance in place of the rapper’s concert, and people who had purchased a ticket for the now-cancelled show will receive refunds or exchanges, depending on the…
On August 25, a day after being accused of rape, Siddique, a senior Malayalam actor, informed the public that he has resigned as the general secretary of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA). The allegations were put forward by actress Revathy Sampath in the wake of the Hema committee report. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Revathy Priya Sampath (@revathy_sampath) Siddique confirmed his resignation to The Hindu by stating that he had submitted the resignation letter to the President of AMMA, actor Mohanlal. His reasoning was the allegations against him. He stated that his resignation was…
Men in Mumbai are being targeted in a dating scam and made to pay thousands for dates. The Godfather Club is put under the spotlight and is undergoing investigation. The scam was exposed on social media when activist Deepika Narayan (@DeepikaBhardwaj) posted a thread on X (Formerly known as Twitter) explaining how Mumbai’s men are being scammed by women through dating apps and how a club is involved in the scam. How are Men Being Scammed? Deepika Narayan’s post details how the scam starts as an innocent match on one of the popular dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, and…
A male passenger travelling on a Jetstar flight opened the emergency exit door of the plane after landing at Melbourne Airport on August 22. Upon Jetstar’s flight JQ507’s arrival at Melbourne Airport from Sydney, the passenger “charged” to the front of the plane until the emergency exit row in the middle and then “ripped off” the emergency exit door. This incident occured as the flight was parked at Gate 43 of the Melbourne Airport at around 10 A.M. AETD (Australian Eastern Standard Time). When the emergency exit was opened, the emergency slide was deployed. But, the passenger instead walked along…
