A 28-year-old Indian man in Australia on student visa, working as an Uber driver, has been arrested and jailed for a calculated fraud in which he impersonated a law firm and created an entity out of thin air to convince a prospective homebuyer to transfer money to him. The Sydney Morning Herald reported the person’s…
US podcaster and influencer Kyle Seraphin called out Texas Governor Greg Abbott for his H-1B crackdown in Texas, not because he does not support it but as it does not serve the purpose now. Seraphin said it is too late and too little to freeze H-1B hiring in state agencies and universities after what Abbott…
A video circulating on social media shows two Muslim women being kicked and hit by a police officer in the Netherlands’ Utrecht. According to the Dutch News, the women later made a formal complaint about their treatment, their lawyer told the television current affairs programme Nieuwsuur on Wednesday evening.Footage circulating on social media showed one…
Amid the ongoing volatility over the visa situation in the US, the one rule of thumb that immigration experts have been reiterating is that H-1B visa holders should not travel outside the US. Replying to all travel-related queries in his latest podcast, immigration lawyer Rahul Reddy said it is risk-free to travel anywhere inside the…
In Yes Minister, when Jim Hacker finds out that Italian terrorists have access to British-made weapons, Sir Humphrey Appleby tries to mollify him by pointing out it’s not their department’s problem. British weapons in the hands of foreign terrorists were outside the Ministry of Administrative Affairs’ jurisdiction. Probably a Defence Ministry problem, or a Foreign…
This photo provided by the US Navy shows a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet landing on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on Jan 22, 2026. (Photo: AP) Tensions between the United States and Iran have sharply escalated after US President Donald Trump warned Tehran to negotiate a nuclear deal or…
A diplomatic tension has been triggered between the US and Mexico after FBI director Kash Patel claimed that his agents arrested drug lord Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympian, in Mexico. Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum said there was no US involvement and Wedding actually surrendered. She said she won’t fight over this with Patel, but…
At least three-quarters of Americans believed China would eventually overtake the United States in global power and influence, highlighting growing public anxiety over the shifting balance between the world’s two largest economies, a national poll by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace showed. Moreover, nearly 62% said that their lives “would not” get worse if…
Children born during the newly announced eligibility window may receive a government-seeded $1,000 Trump Account, a long-term investment account created in a child’s name and designed to grow until adulthood. The initiative aims to introduce investing at birth by placing the initial deposit into market-linked assets and restricting access until the child turns 18. Families…
Dubai RTA Issues New Rules for Residential Parking Shades / Image: file As the Dubai summer approaches, every resident knows the struggle of entering a car that has been sitting in 45-degree heat. While installing a parking shade seems like a simple DIY project or a quick call to a contractor, the Roads and Transport…
South India is full of surprises. Thoothukudi, for instance, might not look extraordinary at first glance. But it seems this land has stories hidden deep beneath the soil. Panaiyur village, near Tharuvaikulam, recently became the talk of archaeologists. Marine fossils and seashells were uncovered while locals were preparing the land for farming. The discovery hints…
Madhu Gottumukkala, the Indian-origin acting head of US federal cybersecurity, has come under scrutiny after reports that he uploaded internal government documents into a public version of ChatGPT. A Politico investigation said the uploads occurred during the summer of 2025 and involved files marked “For Official Use Only”, triggering automated security alerts and an internal…
Day after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a freeze on H-1B hiring in state agencies and universities, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered an investigation into three North Texas businesses that hired H-1Bs, asking them to submit documents identifying all their employees and what they do. These three companies are those which were called ‘sham’…
This abandoned Soviet ghost town sits frozen at the edge of the Arctic (AI-generated) An abandoned town, largely unchanged from decades ago, sits at the far northern edge of Svalbard, beyond reliable phone signal or internet access. Pyramiden lies deep inside the High Arctic, once a working mining settlement and now a destination for a…
Amber Heard’s new documentary Silenced has reignited debate around her legal battle with Johnny Depp. After the film’s Sundance premiere, podcaster Zack Peter strongly criticized Heard, accusing her of misrepresenting events and rejecting claims that she was silenced. The documentary instead frames her experience within broader discussions on defamation laws and power dynamics. Amber Heard…
Across parts of rural Japan, a shift is underway that has little to do with dams or new pipelines. Instead, it is happening inside individual homes. In villages facing population decline and rising maintenance costs, some households are testing compact water systems that operate without a public supply. These units recycle water on site, turning…
Saudi Arabia restricts key jobs for expat workers under Saudization plan In a move that has sent ripples through the expat community, Saudi Arabia has officially restricted four high-ranking professions to Saudi nationals. On January 29, 2026, reports confirmed that the government’s Qiwa platform, the central hub for labor services, has stopped accepting requests to…
Dubai+ debuts as a free, family-focused streaming platform / AI Image The UAE’s media landscape has officially entered a new era with the launch of Dubai Plus, a homegrown streaming platform designed specifically for Emirati and Arab audiences. Unveiled by Dubai Media, this digital destination aims to bridge the gap between traditional TV and modern…
Your phone is now your signature as UAE banks go paperless For decades, a handwritten signature was the gold standard of trust in banking, but in the UAE, the ink is finally running dry. Banks across the country have begun a coordinated phase-out of traditional signatures for retail and corporate transactions. This shift means that…
The European Union is moving closer to designating Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, amid mounting international pressure over Tehran’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests that activists say has killed at least 6,373 people.EU foreign ministers are expected to agree on Thursday to place the IRGC on the bloc’s terror blacklist, a…
