Multiple studies show Saudi Arabia’s deserts were once green grasslands fed by rivers, lakes and monsoon rains during wet phases/ Representative Image Today, Saudi Arabia is a modern, oil-rich state pouring investment into infrastructure and economic diversification as it looks beyond fossil fuels. Yet it remains one of the most arid countries on Earth: around…
Immigration attorney Steven Brown said getting a 221(g)notice after the consular interview has become a new normal for H-1b professionals who are now stuck in their home countries without knowing when their application will come out of “administrative processing” and when they can come back to their job in the US. The attorney explained that…
Candace Owens raises new questions about Charlie Kirk after revealing a never before seen image with no visible blood (Image via Getty) Candace Owens recently made strong claims about Charlie Kirk, but there is one very important thing readers need to know first. There is no verified or official record that Charlie Kirk was assassinated…
Season 2 of Beast Games is now available on Amazon Prime Video, with fans enjoying a thrilling beginning in the inaugural episode titled “Strong vs Smart Compete for $5,000,000.” This new season features participants divided evenly into two teams named Strong and Smart. This is in a bid to showcase a combination of strength and…
After his short time away from the American political arena, billionaire Elon Musk recently made a grand return to the base with a viral dinner with US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Ever since Trump’s second term began in 2025, Musk has had a major involvement in the political policies of the…
A woman was shot dead during a confrontation involving federal immigration agents (ICE) in south Minneapolis on Wednesday, with a witness disputing the Trump administration’s claim that the shooting was an act of self-defence and the woman was trying to run over officers.Emily Heller told MPR News that shouting outside her home woke her up,…
Health secretary RFK Jr Wedenesday announced new dietary guidelines for Americans, calling a war on staple processed food and sugary drinks. The guideline also introduced a new inverted pyramid with meats and vegetables at the top occupying the widest part while grains come at the bottom. “We are ending the war on saturated fats,” Kennedy…
The Texas Department of Agriculture has warned Texas residents against opening mysterious packets in their mailboxes that they don’t know who sent. They have been asked to hand those mysterious packets to the agriculture department. The officials said they have noticed this growing trend where Texas houses are receiving unsolicited packets, probably from China. The…
A row erupted after a MAGA influencer called for the deportation of Indian American hotel owners who refused to provide rooms to immigration enforcement officers, and that even US citizenship should not protect them.Conservative commentator Andrew Branca weighed in on the incident on X after reports emerged that a Hampton Inn by Hilton in Minnesota…
A woman was fatally shot in Minneapolis by an ICE agent in a major immigration crackdown in the city Wednesday. The Donald Trump administration confirmed the shooting and said the wooman was a rioter who in her vehicle attempted to run over law enforcement officers. “Today, ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when…
A Redditor triggered a massive debate over an Indian manager versus an American manager at the workplace at a time H-1B visa holders are in a major dilemma over their future in the country under the Donald Trump administration. The Redditor said the Indian manager wants to take him into his team but he is…
A theatre professor in Tennessee has been reinstated and will receive $500,000 after being fired over a social media post following the assassination of MAGA activist and right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk.Darren Michael is an associate professor of acting and directing at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, who was fired on September 12, two days…
Moscow condemns US seizure of Russian-flagged vessel Russia on Wednesday strongly condemned the seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker by US military forces, asserting that Washington had no legal right to use force against a vessel lawfully registered under another country’s jurisdiction on the high seas.In a statement issued on Telegram, Russia’s ministry of transport…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Any doubts that Trumpian America has embarked on a muscular, combative path aimed at unilateral, unipolar global domination has been laid to rest after the US Navy on Wednesday seized a Russian-flagged tanker carrying oil from Venezuela in European waters for violating US sanction, getting to it ahead of Russian defence….
Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, on Tuesday said that her youngest son isn’t vaccinated and claimed he could put “dirt in his mouth” and “never” get sick, proving Donald Trump’s accusation right as she also added that her oldest child is fully vaccinated and had milk soy protein allergy. Katie Miller a proponent…
A 30-year-old Non-Resident Indian shared the difficult choice he faces between caring for his ageing parents in India and securing a future for his children while living abroad.The anonymous Reddit user wrote extensively under a post titled “Living abroad as a only son: Caught Between Responsibility and Reality.”He explained that he is the only son…
Jashanpreet Singh, the Indian-origin truck driver, arrested after causing a pile-up that killed three people in California in 2025, was allowed to wear a turban in his latest court appearance on Monday. But his hearing was delayed by three hours as the officials waited for a Punjabi translator that the 21-year-old requested for his case.Singh…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that Nato allies sharply increased their defence spending only after his intervention, while also asserting that Russia and China do not fear the military alliance without the United States.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Nato countries were…
Bangladesh’s national airline will resume nonstop flights between Dhaka and Karachi later this month, restoring direct air links between Bangladesh and Pakistan after a gap of more than 10 years, officials said on Wednesday.Biman Bangladesh Airlines will begin operating the Dhaka–Karachi service from January 29. Bangladesh Slipping Into Pakistan’s Pocket: Sushant Sareen Warns India Of…
A Lithuanian student who came to US on a J-1 cultural exchange visa says she had a terrible experience working under a boss she claims “preyed on foreigners”.27-year-old Ugne Duncyte travelled to Colorado to work two summers in Estes Park as part of the J-1 visa programme, which is run by the US State Department…
