Iran’s longest-serving supreme leader of Iran Ayotallah Ali Khamenei has still not been buried, even after 100 days since his death in a joint US-Israel strike on Iran. The delay that has triggered questions inside and outside the country, while his son Mojtaba took over the position.While several senior military commanders and officials killed in…
A woman in Rajasthan’s Banswara district has filed a police complaint alleging that her husband, who is working in Kuwait, ended their marriage by sending a triple talaq message through WhatsApp.Police have registered a case against the accused, identified as Ashiq Iqbal, a resident of Gorakh Imli village who has reportedly been employed in Kuwait…
Iran reacts to Trump’s ‘ready for meeting’ remark (Image source: AP) Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the possibility of a meeting between Iran’s supreme leader and US President Donald Trump, describing such speculation as unrealistic amid ongoing tensions between the two countries.His remarks came after US President Donald Trump suggested that a meeting…
A Sikh worshipper has claimed that Vickrum Digwa, the man convicted of murdering Southampton student Henry Nowak, threatened him at a Southampton gurudwara months before the fatal stabbing attack.The allegations emerged days after Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years for killing 18-year-old Henry Nowak in December 2025….
FILE – Dana White, president of the UFC, speaks at a news conference after the UFC 229 mixed martial arts event, Oct. 6, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) With just days remaining before UFC Freedom 250 transforms the White House South Lawn into an outdoor fight arena, questions are beginning to emerge…
Screengrab from video on X Gunshots, screams and panic were captured on video after a mass shooting near a community festival in Toledo, Ohio in US, on Saturday, leaving at least 12 people injured, according to authorities. Two victims are reported to be in critical condition.The footage, widely shared on social media, shows festival-goers running…
Sharif Rahman Canadian restaurant owner Three British men have admitted their involvement in the death of a Canadian restaurant owner who was fatally injured following a dispute over an unpaid restaurant bill in Ontario.Robert Evans Jr, 25, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Sharif Rahman, 44, during a court hearing in Canada on Friday. Rahman,…
Image credit: Korea Times South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has nominated Han Seong-sook, the country’s minister for small and midsize businesses and startups, to be prime minister, the presidential office said on Sunday.If approved by parliament, Han would become South Korea’s first female prime minister in 20 years.Han, who previously served as chief executive of…
MQ 9 Reaper drone (Image/AirForce website) The US Air Force is moving to acquire unused MQ-9 Reaper drones from manufacturer General Atomics after suffering significant losses during operations against Iran and Iranian-backed groups in the Middle East.With the aircraft no longer in production and only a limited number available, the service faces growing challenges in…
When the Strait of Hormuz tightened, many braced for $200-a-barrel oil. More than three months on, that nightmare scenario is still nowhere in the picture.The disruption, which removed more than 10 million barrels a day of Middle Eastern supply from the market, had fuelled warnings of crude prices soaring to as much as $200 a…
Russia Ukraine war (Image source: PTI) Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 339 Ukrainian drones over a 13-hour period, marking one of the largest reported drone attacks in recent months.The interceptions took place across several Russian regions, including areas around Moscow, as per Reuters report.The reported attacks…
North Korea on Sunday firmly rejected US claims that Washington and Beijing share a goal of denuclearising the Korean Peninsula, reaffirming its status as a nuclear-armed state a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to visit Pyongyang.Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said US assertions that denuclearisation…
Representative image (AI-generated) Amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, new reports have emerged alleging that Israeli intelligence agencies have been eavesdropping on American negotiators involved in efforts to secure a peace agreement with Iran. The incident has raised fresh concerns within the US intelligence officials about Israeli espionage activities.According to a report by…
Multiple people were shot on Saturday afternoon near a community street festival in Toledo, Ohio in the United States. According to police, several victims were taken to nearby hospitals after gunfire erupted close to the annual Old West End Festival, prompting a major emergency response and a search for the suspects.Toledo Police said officers responded…
A 28-year-old man was shot dead in North Philadelphia after he delivered pizza boxes inside a housing society. The man has been identified as Anshul Kuncha, an Indian man. The shooting took place on Friday after 12.30 am at the Raymon Rosen Homes housing complex on Edgeley Street in North Philadelphia. Kuncha was shot in…
Australian NRI Sunil Sharma was murdered by his brother in India over crores of property. A week after Surbhi Sharma, the daughter of an NRI maths teacher in Australia, launched a plea to find her father, the chilling murder plot has been revealed by the police in India as they made four arrests. And the…
James Weston Higginbotham (top left, long hair) has been missing since May 29 A 20-year-old Auburn University student from Alabama who went missing during a family vacation in Japan has been found dead, bringing a tragic end to a weeklong search that drew international attention. James “Weston” Higginbotham, a junior studying biosystems engineering at Auburn…
House prices fall in Texas, coinciding with the exodus of Indian-origin people. Republican Brandon Gill, who rarely hides his hatred for immigrants, including Indians, despite being married to Indian-origin Danielle D’Souza, reacted to a report on the housing market decline in Texas owing to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on H-1B visa abuse. Bloomberg recently reported…
Two caste bills failed to advance in New York State. Two bills that sought to add caste as a protected category under New York’s anti-discrimination laws failed to advance this legislative session. The bills, New York Senate Bill S.6531 and Assembly Bill A.6920, were first introduced in 2025, triggering a major debate on how these…
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum is behind the largest single donation ever made to an Israeli hospital. Co-founder and former CEO of WhatsApp Jan Koum has created a ripple as he donated $200 million to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, the largest single donation ever made to an Israeli hospital. While Koum is known for…
