File photo: US President Donald Trump TOI correspondent from Washington: In a profanity-laced social media post worthy of a vulgarian streetfighter, U.S President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to rain hellfire on Iran if it did not open the Hormuz Straits, calling its leaders “crazy bastards.” “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day,…
A secret biological laboratory found in a suburban Las Vegas home, apparently linked to a similar unauthorised facility in California, has alarmed officials who warn that the United States may be dangerously unprepared for hidden bioterror threats.On January 31, police in Las Vegas raided a five‑bedroom house in a quiet residential area after several people…
US President Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump has alleged that the United States secretly sent weapons to protesters in Iran through Kurds earlier this year, but that Iranian ethnic group may have held on to them instead of passing them along.“We sent guns to the protesters, a lot of them. We sent…
Iranian leader’s relatives Hamideh Soleimani Afshar (left), 47, and her daughter, Sarinasadat Hosseiny, 25, had been living a lavish life in the US. 50-year-old Halasious Bradford, a piano instructor, who rented a signle-story property owned by the niece of Iranian leader Gen Qasem Soleimani, described the dramatic scenes that unfolded when ICE arrested the mother…
Karun Kaushik, the Indian-origin co-founder and CEO of Delve, has responded to allegations that his company misled clients on regulatory compliance, saying rapid growth led to internal shortcomings while also claiming the controversy is linked to a targeted cyberattack.Delve is a compliance technology startup that helps companies assess and manage their security, privacy, and regulatory…
Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an expletive-laden warning to Iran, demanding that it reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He threatened severe military action, saying that Tuesday would be “Power Plant Day and Bridge Day”.“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran….
An Indian student got deported from the US for the answer to one question. An Indian student has recently been deported from the airport for one honest answer that he did not know would be considered illegal in the US. San Jose-based immigration attorney Malavika Nandivelugu made a social media post on the experience of…
Explosion at Bahrain oil refinery (Credit: Press TV X handle) A storage tank at a facility operated by Bapco Energies, the largest refinery in the country, caught fire on Sunday followinga missile attack from Iran.Iran’s state-affiliated media shared video on social media of the moment the facilty exploded and burst into flames. The 10-second clip…
Iran hails strike on aircraft as victory after second F-15 pilot rescued Iran on Sunday claimed a “bitter defeat” for the United States in southern Isfahan following the rescue of a second F-15 crew member, who went missing after Tehran downed the jet.According to news agency ANI, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central…
Saudi Arabia has stepped onto the global space stage with a landmark mission that places it at the heart of NASA’s Artemis programme. The successful launch and early communication with its “Shams” satellite signals both scientific ambition and growing technological capability, with implications that extend far beyond orbit. A historic first in the Artemis programme…
Saudi Arabia arrested 14,242 illegal residents in week-long crackdown, enforcing residency, labour and border laws/Image: Getty Images Saudi Arabia’s security forces have detained thousands of illegal residents in a nationwide crackdown, as authorities step up enforcement of residency, labour, and border regulations while warning of severe penalties for anyone offering assistance to violators. The Ministry…
Beneath the surface of just a few meters of water lie two shipwrecks from ancient times near the coast of Caesarea, revealing an understanding of what happened in the past concerning the use of ships. This discovery near the Mediterranean Sea contains valuable gold, coins, and other items related to two different periods of history….
At an age when most people slow down, a 90-year-old woman from Ohio has done the opposite, setting a new Guinness World Record and redefining expectations of strength and fitness in later life. Ann Crile Esselstyn, a resident of Pepper Pike, achieved the record for the oldest woman to hold a dead hang after suspending…
Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts, on a historic journey to the Moon, will study its surface with what lead scientist Kelsey Young calls “the best camera that could ever or will ever exist”—their own eyes. As of early Sunday, the four-member crew, comprising three Americans, commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch—and Canadian…
The latest global happiness rankings paint a difficult picture, especially at the lower end of the list. Countries like Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, and Lebanon appear to be facing deep-rooted challenges that go beyond simple economic concerns. The data, which measures overall life satisfaction along with several social indicators, shows scores dipping below 4 for many nations….
Abbas Araghchi (Image/ANI) Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has written a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in response to recent US-Israeli strikes targeting Tehran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant.In his letter, Araghchi wrote: “The repeated attacks by the aggressors in the vicinity of the active Bushehr nuclear power plant are of great concern. They expose…
Iran’s diplomatic missions issued sharp responses to a US woman who said her fighter pilot son was missing, even as American forces continued searching for a downed airman in Iranian territory following recent aircraft losses.In a post on X, the woman appealed for prayers, writing, “Please keep the two F-15 pilots who were shot down…
Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif (File photo) Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said that Islamabad would retaliate with a strike on Kolkata in the event of any “future misadventure” by India. “If India attempts another false-flag operation, then, God willing, we will take it to Kolkata,” Asif told reporters in his hometown of…
An Iranian drone attack on the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia last month caused significantly more damage than previously acknowledged by authorities in the Kingdom and also struck a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) facility within the compound, according to a latest report by The Wall Street Journal, citing current and former American officials. The attack…
Iran on Saturday rejected US President Donald Trump’s ’48-hour ultimatum’, in which he threatened to destroy the nation’s essential infrastructure if a deal is not reached within the stipulated time.Tehran’s central military command issued a strong response, with General Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters characterising the American president’s remarks as ‘a…
