Indian-origin billionaire Dr Shamsheer Vayalil has announced a Dh1 million humanitarian support package for families affected by the recent Emirates Road crash that killed seven workers and injured nine others.Dr Vayalil is a radiologist, businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Burjeel Holdings, a leading healthcare group in the Middle East, with…
Every clean energy source comes with a condition attached. Solar stops the moment the sun sets. Wind quits when the air goes still. Even hydropower leans on whatever the season decides to send down the river. The one thing the global grid genuinely lacks is a clean source that simply runs through the night, through…
In northwest China’s Shaanxi province, a 13-kilometre stretch of the Qin Straight Road is forcing archaeologists to redraw parts of one of antiquity’s most ambitious transport systems. The corridor, built more than 2,200 years ago under the Qin dynasty, is often described as a “four-lane highway,” a comparison that captures its width but not its…
The UK Gurdwara Alliance has issued a public clarification stating that social media commentators Harman Kapoor and Bobby Singh do not represent the Sikh community, Sikh institutions or any recognised Sikh representative body.In a statement, the organisations said neither individual had been authorised, appointed or mandated to speak on behalf of Sikhs. They stressed that…
The Akrotiri evacuation remains one of archaeology’s most uncomfortable puzzles because it does not behave like a disaster site. On Santorini, where a massive volcanic eruption buried entire settlements in ash around 1600 BCE, researchers expected a Bronze Age version of Pompeii, chaos frozen mid-moment, bodies left where they fell, daily life interrupted violently. Instead,…
Every summer, millions of people head towards America’s beaches expecting sunshine, surf, and warm coastal waters. Yet beneath those same waves lives one of the ocean’s most misunderstood predators. Shark attacks remain exceptionally rare, but they are not evenly distributed. Some areas of coastlines in the United States have more incidents of shark attacks than…
Every year, the world generates hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic waste, and the vast majority of it ends up in places where it is not useful. A landmark 2025 study published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, which conducted a global trade-linked material flow analysis of plastics for 2022, found that the global…
MacKenzie Scott has spent the past several years doing something few billionaires have attempted at such scale: giving away vast amounts of wealth as quickly as possible. That approach has now earned the Amazon co-founder and former wife of Jeff Bezos a place on Forbes’ Iconoclast 50 list, which recognises people reshaping industries and challenging…
When Jayshree Ullal joined networking startup Arista Networks in 2008, the company had no revenue and fewer than 50 employees. Nearly two decades later, she has helped transform it into one of Silicon Valley’s most successful networking companies and become one of the wealthiest self-made women in the United States. Forbes ranks Ullal No. 7…
Villagers examine damages due to overnight cross border fighting between Pakistan and Afghan forces, at a village in Bajaur, a district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering with Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo) Afghanistan on Wednesday accused Pakistan of carrying out new airstrikes on its territory, saying the attacks killed at least 13…
Iran on Wednesday claimed that its naval forces launched a drone attack targeting the headquarters of the US navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. The strike was carried out in retaliation for recent American airstrikes on infrastructure in southern Iran by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The claim came hours after Bahrain sounded missile alert sirens…
Donald Trump on Wednesday launched retaliatory strikes against Iran after Tehran shot down a US Apache helicopter near the troubled Strait of Hormuz. The escalation came amid months of tensions in the Middle East following the launch of the US mega military campaign against Iran – Operation Epic Fury.The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said…
Nepal government on Tuesday announced that it would reopen files related to the royal massacre of 2001, in which the entire family of then-king Birendra Shah was killed.Home Minister Sudan Gurung made the announcement soon after assuming office.On June 1, 2001, all family members of king Shah, including queen Aishwarya, were killed by then crown…
Amid a visible resurgence of Awami League supporters and a series of surprise street processions across Bangladesh — despite it being banned under anti-terrorism laws — the Tarique Rahman-led government will allow party members to contest the upcoming local government elections in their “individual capacities”.The deliberations reflect the challenge of managing a political force that…
Soulja Boy and Kai Cenat (Image Via Getty) Soulja Boy has once again found himself at the center of online conversation, this time because of comments aimed at popular streamer Kai Cenat. A recent clip circulating on X shows the rapper speaking during a livestream while expressing frustration about not being part of Kai Cenat’s…
After her breakout role in Obsession, fans were shocked to discover that Inde Navarrette once streamed games on Twitch and YouTube. Old playthroughs of Outlast and The Last of Us quickly went viral, with viewers praising her personality and horror reactions. Social media is now filled with calls for the actress to return to streaming….
Candace Owens and Turning Point USA became embroiled in a public dispute after Owens questioned the authenticity and context of a viral Charlie Kirk video. Owens claimed the organization ignored her private email seeking clarification, while TPUSA responded publicly, insisting the video was real and accusing her of being “obsessed.” Screenshots of Owens’ alleged email…
Clavicular’s offspring genetics argument draws attention to his rhinoplasty history (Image via Getty) Influencer Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is facing criticism after a clip of him discussing relationships and genetics spread across X. The video was shared by @Clav0Updates, a fan and update account focused on the streamer. In the clip, the…
Who are Alex Zabel and DAA Juice? True crime YouTubers at center of Nancy Guthrie case controversy (Image via Getty) The arrests of two YouTubers who had been closely following the Nancy Guthrie abduction case have sparked strong reactions online. Alexander Zabel, better known as Alex, and Troy Bradshaw, known online as DAA Juice, were…
IShowSpeed (Image Via Getty) IShowSpeed is taking his connection with FIFA to a new level ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. FIFA recently shared a 63-second trailer showing the popular streamer at its headquarters alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The video officially introduced Speed’s upcoming “World Cup 26 Tour,” a project that will follow…
