People pass through the entrance gate to the Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images An American tourist is accused of desecrating the entrance gate to a sacred Japanese shrine in a “heartless” act of vandalism. Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was allegedly caught on camera using his … Read more
The owners of a Lakewood fried chicken joint consider themselves optimists. Every time they’ve found their storefront window shattered by a rock, they’ve named the projectile, put it on display and got back to business. “I guess it’s just like an ongoing joke,” said Ivy Pham, co-owner of Kickin Chicken. “Now, we have three rocks, … Read more
Walking through the buzz and brush of her bee yard, Maggie Lamothe-Boudreau points to a nearly empty wooden pallet that used to house hives in her field in Saint-Adrien-d’Irlande, Que. She’s about 200,000 bees short. Last week, four hives disappeared overnight in what she suspects was an amateur hive heist. Leaving behind a pair of … Read more
New Delhi, Delhi University on Monday constituted a four-member committee to investigate the alleged vandalism at its students’ union office which will submit its report within seven days. Delhi University sets up 4-member panel to probe vandalism at students’ union office The committee comprises DU Proctor Rajni Abbi, Dean of Students’ Welfare Ranjan Kumar Tripathi, … Read more
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s residence at 34 Ashoka Road in New Delhi has been vandalised by unknown persons on Thursday. This happened a day after Owaisi took oath in the Lok Sabha and chanted ‘Jai Palestine’. Black ink was smeared on his name plate outside the main gate of his residence … Read more
Asked to pay toll, drunk bulldozer driver razes booth (ANS photo) MEERUT: A bulldozer driver — allegedly in an inebriated state — brought down a part of the Chhajarsi toll plaza on the Delhi-Lucknow highway in Hapur on Tuesday after he was asked to pay toll fee, reports Rahul Singh. Police said that after vandalising … Read more
In the lead-up to the 2024 National and Provincial Elections in South Africa, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has issued a stern warning against the vandalism, defacing, and removal of political party posters. Deputy National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili, emphasised during a media briefing in … Read more
Persistent incidents of vandalism and theft are wreaking havoc on the City’s water and sanitation services, costing the City millions and posing a significant operational challenge. The ongoing acts not only disrupt essential services but also incur unnecessary expenses, diverting resources that could otherwise improve access to clean water and sanitation facilities. Water and Sanitation … Read more
Jewish university students told a parliamentary committee Thursday their universities have failed to protect them from antisemitic incidents on campus since the start of Israel’s war on Hamas. “The consistent failure of our universities to take action against the hate taking place on our campuses has emboldened anti-Israel activists to become more radical,” said Nicole Nashen, … Read more
The Election Commission of India has declared void polling at 11 stations in Manipur and appointed April 22 as the date of repolling.The chief Electoral officer in Manipur P K Jha stated that the Election Commission of India has, under Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directed that the … Read more
