UAE schools to double-count absences / AI-generated image Some UAE schools, following guidelines shared by the Ministry of Education, will count absences as two days instead of one between November 10 and 19. The rule aims to curb last-minute no-shows around exams and holiday windows, expanding on the earlier policy that applied mainly to Fridays….
A Redditor made a controversial post questioning his decision to return to India after spending 7 years in a European country. A Redditor’s post went viral after the man questioned his decision to come back to India after staying seven years in one of the happiest European countries. The man spoke about pollution, traffic, civic…
Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux poses with an Associated Press photo of him outside the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels heist, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Rambouillet, south of Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) It began, as all great French absurdities do, with a robbery that felt like theatre. Eight imperial jewels vanished from…
Viral Chef Nouel Catis brings Abu Dhabi a signature chocolate twist / Image Credit: @chefnouel If you’ve seen videos of people biting into a thick, crunchy chocolate bar and gasping with delight, you’ve met “Dubai chocolate.” Behind that viral crunch is Filipino pastry chef Nouel Catis, and now he’s turning the idea into new, capital-flavoured…
Argentinian President Javier Milei has told New Yorkers they will be “warmly welcome” in Argentina if they want to escape what he described as a “communist” future under incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Milei made the remarks at a Conservative conference at Mar-a-Lago, where he warned that the Big Apple could face the…
Sonal Nandkishor Patel has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for Georgia crash that killed a young father. Sonal Nandkishor Patel, a 40-year-old Indian-origin woman, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for causing a crash that killed Omar Ortiz, a young father of two, on Interstate 85 in Georgia’s Gwinnett County. The…
BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness have both stepped down. The broadcaster has faced intense criticism following a Panorama documentary accused of editing a speech by Donald Trump in a misleading way, making it appear as though he was encouraging supporters to storm the US Capitol. In internal messages…
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is preparing to issue an apology after facing heavy backlash for editing Donald Trump’s January 6 speech in a way critics say made it look as if the US president encouraged the 2021 Capitol riot. At the centre of the storm is Samir Shah, the Indian-origin Chair of the BBC,…
Vivek Ramaswamy says Ohio will welcome NYPD cops leaving NYC after Zohran Mamdani’s election as the city mayor. GOP leader and Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has now welcomed NYOD officers to his state, promising them the respect they deserve. Ramaswamy’s invitation was an extension of what Ohio attorney general Dave Yost said, welcoming NYPD…
IShowSpeed leaves viewers stunned after DNA results uncover shocking truth about his real heritage and identity (Image Via Getty) Darren Jason Watkins Jr., known to millions as IShowSpeed, announced on November 8 2025 via his social media that he had received his DNA test results. The Cincinnati-born YouTuber and streamer said he was excited and…
Social media went into a frenzy after users claimed they had spotted a lookalike of the world’s most-subscribed YouTuber, MrBeast. Fans quickly began comparing 22-year-old Brady Penfield to the multi-million-subscriber creator, whose full name is Jimmy Donaldson.Many fans pointed to the similar facial structure of both, but one key difference stood out — Penfield is…
Six members of an Indian family were killed in a road crash in Texas in 2023. A Texas teen who killed six Indian-origin people in a head-on crash in 2023 has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. Authorities said 19-year-old Luke Garrett Resecker, who was 17 when the accident took place, was under the…
President Donald Trump talks with reporters upon his arrival at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) The United States appears closer to ending the longest government shutdown in its history, after a group of moderate senators broke ranks and voted late Sunday to advance a short-term spending bill…
Who was Mariam Cisse? TikTok creator from Tonka brutally killed by armed extremists during livestream (Image via Getty) Mariam Cisse was a young TikTok star from Tonka, a small town in northern Mali. She was loved online for her fun and simple videos showing daily life in her community. But things took a dark turn…
Representative image (AP) The multi-million dollar Museum of West African Arts (MOWAA), a prestigious cultural project in Edo State in southern Nigeria, has suspended preview events scheduled for this week.MOWAA made the decision after around 20 men, some armed with wooden bats, stormed the museum courtyard on Sunday during a pre-opening event. Guests, including ambassadors…
Michael Willis Heard’s death stuns fans as daughter confirms ‘Yes King’ creator has passed away (Image via: michaelwheard/Facebook) Beloved TikTok creator Michael Willis Heard, widely known for his viral “Yes King” affirmations and uplifting energy, has tragically passed away, leaving his fans in deep shock. The news of his death was confirmed by his daughter,…
Indian-origin Democrat Ro Khanna slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over the skyrocketing prices of healthcare premiums and demanded to be replaced. “Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?” Khanna said. This came…
UAE’s Shaikha Al Nowais Makes History Leading UN Tourism / Image Credit: UN Tourism In a landmark moment for the United Arab Emirates and the global travel industry, Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais has been nominated as the first-ever woman to lead UN Tourism in its 50-year history. Her nomination was confirmed during the 123rd UN…
The UAE Iceberg Project planned to tow a massive Antarctic iceberg 6,480 nautical miles to Fujairah but faced major challenges and remains unfulfilled/ Ai generated illustration In a region where rain is rare and water more precious than oil, the United Arab Emirates once had its sights set on an audacious engineering marvel: towing a…
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol (Image credits: AP) SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors indicted former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday on new charges of aiding the enemy, alleging that he ordered drone flights over North Korea to strengthen his effort to declare martial law.North Korea said last year it had “proved” that the South flew…
