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Los Angeles, April 13 (IANS) Rapper Offset made a return to the stage at the weekend, a few days after he was shot. The rapper was gunned down outside the Hard Rock Casino in Florida on April 6 but he took to the stage. He was performing again at Rowfest at the University of Arkansas recently. The rapper took to his Instagram, and shared a video of himself on the stage in a wheelchair before rising to his feet as the crowd cheered.During the show, the rapper wore a skeleton face mask, and appear…

Los Angeles, April 7 (IANS) Cardi B’s ex-husband and rapper Offset, popularly known for being a member of the hip-hop group Migos, was shot in Florida, as per reports. The rapper is “fine” and is “currently at the hospital receiving medical care,” per TMZ, reports deadline.com.The three-time Grammy-nominated artist was struck near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and details regarding the incident are scant, though his representative shared he is “stable and being closely mo…

New York, April 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Attorney General Pam Bondi, announcing it on a delicately worded post on Truth Social on Thursday. She is the second Cabinet official dismissed by Trump, following the removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on March 5.President Trump said that he was appointing Bondi’s Deputy, Todd Blanche, as the Acting Attorney General.”We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the …

Florida, April 2 (IANS) NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission lifted off from the US state of Florida, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years. The Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion spacecraft on top, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday.It is NASA’s first crewed mission under the Artemis program. The four-member crew consists of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along …

New York, April 1 (IANS) More than half-a-century after mankind’s sojourn to the moon, four astronauts are planned to take off Wednesday on a voyage that will take them around the celestial body in preparation for journeys beyond, deep into space.“Fifty-three years ago, humanity left the moon and did not return. Now we go back”, declared NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya, clearing the mission.NASA’s Artemis II rocket with the Orion spacecraft with four astronauts is set to lift…

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) on Monday announced the Indian Squad that will head to the US Open 2026 held in Naples, Florida from the April 9 to 18. The lineup features a powerful mix of reigning National Champions and rising stars who have dominated the domestic circuit. The squad includes Mihika Yadav, young sensation Arjun Singh, Purvansh Patel, Aditya Singh, Naga Moksha, Jeet Sood, Yuvraj Singh, Panth Thakkar, Atharva Sheth, Suryaveer Singh Bhullar and w…

Havana, March 29 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced the United States for “blatantly lying” over a fuel blockade against the island.In a post on social media platform X, Rodriguez said US claims contradict its own executive orders and regulations, citing a January 29 executive order and subsequent US measures as evidence of a “brutal blockade” on fuel supplies to Cuba.He said the measures include threats of sanctions against third countries and foreign companies supplying oi…

New York, March 28 (IANS) Golf legend Tiger Woods was released from a Florida jail on Saturday morning after he was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence (DUI) and was involved in a rollover crash near his home in Florida.According to reports, the 50-year-old was spotted slumped in the front seat of a black Cadillac that chauffeured him out of the Martin County lockup about eight hours after he was arrested following the rollover crash in his hometown of Jupiter Island.Woods spent a…

New York, March 28 (IANS) The golf world and social media reacted with shock and concern as former World No.1 Tiger Woods was arrested in Florida after being involved in a car accident near his home, with the police releasing a photograph of the legend in which his eyes were bloodshot.Golf legend Woods was reportedly arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after being involved in a rollover car crash near his home in Florida, shocking the sports world as the former World No. 1 had returned to the…

Florida, March 21 (IANS) NASA has returned its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft for its upcoming Artemis II crewed lunar mission to the launch pad at the agency’s Kennedy Space Centre in the US state of Florida.The integrated SLS and Orion travelled about 4 miles (around 6.4 kilometres) from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the space centre, departing at 12:20 a.m. Eastern Time and arriving at the launch pad at 11:21 a.m., completing an 11-hour journey.NASA teams a…