Himachal Pradesh: Shimla residents reel from devastation caused by heavy rains
Torrential rains have led to landslides, cloudbursts and heavy flooding in Himachal Pradesh.
2023-08-28 14:51
Agnipath scheme: The pain of Nepal's Gurkhas over Indian army's new hiring plan
Nepal's famed Gurkha soldiers have fought in the Indian army for decades.
2023-08-28 05:46
Bob Barker, who hosted The Price Is Right for 35 years, dies aged 99
Barker was the face of The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show in the US, for 35 years.
2023-08-27 03:51
The science behind the Fukushima waste water release
The BBC takes a look at the science behind the controversial water release.
2023-08-26 10:18
Praggnanandhaa: India chess prodigy's 'remarkable' impact on the sport
R Praggnanandhaa lost the World Cup, but experts say he remains an inspirational figure in Indian chess.
2023-08-25 15:29
India and China agree to 'de-escalate' border tensions
Mr Modi and Mr Xi spoke on the sidelines of the Brics summit in South Africa.
2023-08-25 13:25
Who is Dmitry Utkin and who else was reportedly on the plane?
Wagner chief Prigozhin's "right hand man" Dmitry Utkin, financier Valeriy Chekalov and fighters.
2023-08-24 19:58
Viral singing Taylor Swift concert security guard 'fired' after posing for photos
A security guard who went viral for belting out Taylor Swift tracks alongside fans at Minneapolis claims he has been fired, after concert-goers took photos and filmed him in front of the singer. Calvin Denker admits he holds 'no grudges' though, as he got to work the 'coolest concert ever'. "My former security company said that they had a rule against taking photos with any of their performers...", he told his new fans on social media. "Every photo of me from that night was from behind the barricade, like any other photo from a fan would be." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter
2023-08-24 19:23
Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon
Chandrayaan-3's rover Pragyaan exits Vikram lander and takes first steps near the little-explored south pole.
2023-08-24 13:23
Metal singer halts show after accidentally scaring young girl in front row
A heavy metal singer is being praised after stopping a concert to comfort a scared little girl in the front row. David Draiman, the lead singer of Disturbed, spotted the tot named Sophia singing along to all of their songs, before becoming overwhelmed and bursting into tears when Draiman invited her on stage. “It’s okay, baby, it’s okay. I didn’t mean to scare you", he comforted her. “I love, absolutely love that Disturbed concerts have become a family affair." Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter
2023-08-23 22:52
Gamescom: The biggest announcements at the show
Gamers saw this autumn's biggest new releases, including Call of Duty, Starfield and Assassin's Creed
2023-08-23 20:58
Fyre Festival guy has launched a new festival and tickets sold out in minutes
Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland has announced that the first round of tickets for Fyre Festival II has sold out. Described by McFarland as the “adventure of a lifetime”, Fyre Festival II is an attempt to shift the narrative around McFarland and the original 2017 Fyre Festival that was riddled with scandals and resulted in McFarland spending four years in federal prison for wire fraud. McFarland took to social media to talk about Fyre Festival II after it was announced the first round of tickets sold out: “The first FYRE Festival II drop has sold out. Since 2016 FYRE has been the most talked about festival in the world. We now saw this convert to one of the highest priced GA pre-sales in the industry. FYRE is about people from around the world coming together to pull off the impossible. “This time we have incredible support. I’ll be doing what I love while working with the best logistical and infrastructure partners. In addition, all ticket sale revenue will be held in escrow until the final date is announced. We look forward to surprising the world alongside our partners as we build FYRE and FYRE Festival II into the island adventure of a lifetime,” he added. The initial tickets for Fyre Festival II went on sale for $499 (£390), with later releases set to cost up to $7,999 (£6,250). The original festival was promoted by multiple popular celebrities including Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Hailey Bieber. Fyre Festival was promised to contain an array of musical performances, as well as other attractions. It was to be hosted on an island in the Bahamas that was claimed to have been previously owned by Pablo Escobar. Despite the hype surrounding the festival, it ultimately resulted in a disaster. So much so that both Netflix and Hulu released shows documenting the festival and how it concluded with McFarland in jail. In 2018, McFarland pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and admitted to lying to investors that funded the first Fyre Festival. He was released from prison early in March 2022, and required to return $26 million to investors of the event. Speaking in a YouTube video uploaded on Monday, McFarland spoke about Fyre Festivall II: “It has been the absolutely wildest journey to get here and it really all started during the seven-month stint in solitary confinement. I wrote out this 50-page plan of how it would take this overall interest and demand in Fyre and how it would take this overall interest and demand in Fyre and how it would take my ability to bring people from around the world together to make the impossible happen.” He added: “we decided that Fyre Festival is coming back to the Caribbean. We are targeting Fyre Festival II for the end of next year.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-23 19:28