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Eiffel Tower shuts after staff protest over Hindu group’s visit NEW DELHI: The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors on Monday after staff staged a walkout over allegations that female employees were moved away from their workstations during a visit by a Hindu religious group linked to the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), as…

Bangladesh and India plan to resume train ops by October DHAKA: Bangladesh and India plan to resume cross-border train operations through the Maitree, Mitali and Bandhan Express trains by Oct and the annual meeting of railway authorities of the two countries beginning Tuesday will work in that direction, officials have said.Since the fall of Sheikh…

Photos inside 100-year-old Sunny Italy Café in South Bend When 16-year-old Frances began washing dishes and serving customers at a neighbourhood eatery along the St. Joseph River in South Bend, Indiana, she earned just five cents a day. A century later, the same restaurant is still in her family, serving its famous hand-rolled meatballs and…

Decorated cop Kal Dosanjh, a TEDx speaker and a mentor, was arrested for fraud by his own Vancouver Police Department. For years, Kalwinder “Kal” Dosanjh built his public identity around one message: keep young people away from gangs, drugs and crime. A longtime Vancouver police officer, youth mentor and founder of a charitable foundation, Dosanjh…

Mooney M20F small plane crashes in Titusville/Image: FOX35 A pilot was killed after a small aircraft crashed near Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, on Monday morning, Florida Today reported.The plane was identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as a Mooney M20F, a four-seat propeller aircraft. The agency is investigating the crash.The…

Harry and Meghan will remain private citizens after returning to the UK. Prince Harry and Meghan will not resume official royal duties despite returning to the UK, with a letter sent on behalf of King Charles confirming they remain private citizens.The message, issued by Lord Chamberlain, one of the senior officials at Buckingham Palace, has…

Celia Hunter flew a war-surplus plane to Alaska in 1947 and built a wilderness life near Denali Celia Hunter spent the final evening of her life writing urgent letters to US politicians, asking them to oppose oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It brought an end to a 54-year campaign to protect Alaska’s…

An Indiana tyre and bicycle business started by three brothers in 1918 is still operating under the same family ownership 108 years later. The business has also built an unusually loyal workforce, with several employees staying for more than four decades. A report published by local news outlet The Addison Times highlights the business’s long…

USCIS officer arrested for charging money for approving immigration applications. A former US Citizenship and Immigration Services officer has been arrested in Texas after federal authorities accused him of taking illegal payments in exchange for manipulating immigration decisions and speeding up applications. Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, a former senior immigration services officer with USCIS, and Adeniyi…

Billionaire pharma heir wants $35M for LA mansion as he prepares to build the world’s biggest yacht Swiss pharmaceutical heir and entrepreneur Frank Binder has listed his Hollywood Hills mansion for $35 million, eight years after buying the property. Binder, whose family made its fortune through Swiss pharmaceutical company Merck Serono, bought the mid-century modern…