Dh1,000 fine in Abu Dhabi if you skip registration after Feb 3 / AI Image Starting February 3, 2026, owning a pet in Abu Dhabi officially comes with a new set of digital responsibilities. The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has launched a mandatory pet registration system designed to bring every cat and dog…
Fresh disclosures from the Jeffrey Epstein files have renewed scrutiny of Bill Gates’ past association with the disgraced financier, following the release of draft emails containing unverified allegations about Gates’ private life. Gates has strongly denied the claims, calling them false and absurd, while acknowledging that engaging with Epstein was a serious mistake. The documents…
Strong 5.3 Earthquake Hits Iran on Feb 1 / Image: @ncmuae A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck southern Iran on the morning of Sunday, February 1, 2026. The seismic event was recorded at 8:11 AM UAE time by the National Seismic Network, part of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM). While…
UAE non-oil trade crossed $1 trillion in 2025, achieving 95 percent of 2031 targets early/Image: X The United Arab Emirates has recorded a landmark year for non-oil trade, crossing the $1 trillion mark for the first time and reaching economic targets set for the next decade well before schedule. Reviewing the latest foreign trade figures,…
Dubai Freelance Visa: Your Guide to Legal Self-Employment and Residency in 2026 In recent years, Dubai has emerged as one of the world’s most attractive destinations for independent professionals and freelancers, thanks to a visa system that allows talented individuals to live and work legally without a traditional employer sponsor and even sponsor family members….
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the premiere of her movie “Melania” at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, in Washington. (AP/PTI)(AP01_30_2026_000001A) For a film that arrived wrapped in online mockery and political memes, Melania has managed an outcome few documentaries achieve: a strong theatrical debut.The Amazon-backed…
TikTok influencer Paige Carlene breaks silence after followers ask for her late baby’s belongings during her raw grief (Image via Getty) Paige Carlene is asking her followers for kindness and patience as she continues to grieve the loss of her newborn son. Two months after her baby’s death, the influencer shared an emotional message explaining…
Hundreds of Pakistani migrants have been queuing outside the consulate in Barcelona as Spain begins a major regularisation process for undocumented immigrants. The surge follows a decree approved by the Socialist-led Spanish government, reports Ara (Newspaper based in Barcelona). It offers legal residency and work permits to roughly 500,000 people who have lived in the…
A former T-Mobile employee and self-proclaimed whistleblower has claimed that America is being torn apart from within, calling H-1B visas and the so-called “Indian takeover” only a small part of a much larger problem.Marc Palasciano, who worked at T-Mobile for 17 years in the Dallas area, said he walked away from a $200,000-a-year career to…
Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey became world-famous as the parents of the first septuplets to survive infancy/ Image: (Ambassador/Sygma/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) More than a quarter of a century after they made medical history, the world’s first set of septuplets to all survive infancy are now adults with careers, marriages and children of their own. Born…
An immigration policy expert has raised concerns that American workers are losing out on jobs in sectors such as construction because of the way H-2B visas are used and paid. Rosemary Jenks, policy director at the Immigration Accountability Project, made the comments in a short video posted on X with the account associated with Steve…
A political row erupted around Canadian Conservative deputy leader Tim Uppal after his comments on deportation and extortion invited criticism online.This comes amid growing fears that organised extortion continues to rise across Canada.Uppal posted on X that he and fellow Conservatives had questioned the Immigration Minister over the Liberal government’s “failure” to issue deportation orders…
An Indian tech immigrant living in Germany started a debate online after saying the European country is not suited for ambitious people seeking rapid career growth. The comments came as Germany struggles with a severe shortage of skilled workers across multiple sectors.Posting on X, the user, who goes by the name mayukh_panja, said young Indians…
Saikat Chakrabarti publicly called out Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO claimed he had pushed for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The Indian-origin political strategist called Musk’s comments ‘a lie’ on X.Musk posted on X: “No one pushed harder than me to have the Epstein files released and I’m glad that has finally…
Martin Pistorius was diagnosed with locked-in syndrome/ Image: X A South African man who spent more than a decade fully conscious but unable to move or speak has reflected on life after emerging from a condition often described as being “locked inside” his own body. Martin Pistorius, who fell ill as a child and was…
Recently, Madhu Gottumukkala, the Indian-origin acting director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), came under fire after uploading sensitive government contracting documents into the AI model ChatGPT. The documents were marked “for official use only” and were not meant for public release. They were not classified, but the incident triggered internal security…
A 40-year-old Canadian national has admitted to a years-long campaign of sexual exploitation targeting over 100 children through social media. Ramanan Pathmanathan of Toronto pleaded guilty on Friday in a US federal court to charges of producing child pornography and the coercion and enticement of a minor.Pathmanathan engaged in a calculated scheme that spanned seven…
Two Indian-origin men have been arrested in the United States on federal money laundering charges following an investigation into a large scam operation that targeted victims across several states, authorities said.Tejas Patel and Navya Bhatt are facing three counts of money laundering each, according to the Cleveland1. This comes after federal agents uncovered their alleged…
Mum forced to have arm amputated days after doctors ‘mistook black hand for newspaper ink/ (Kennedy News and Media) A 52-year-old mother was forced to have her arm amputated just days after medical staff dismissed the darkening of her hand as bruising, and even suggested it could be newspaper ink, before she later died. Lorraine…
5,000-year-old rock carving reveals early Egyptian dominance beyond Nile (Photo: M. Nour El-Din, drawing: E. Kiesel) An early research paper focuses on the discovery of a very old rock carving in South Sinai, at a site called Wadi Khamila. The carving was found during archaeological surveys in 2025 and is being published for the first…
