Heavy rain in Masafi caused rockfalls, waterfalls, and hazardous roads, prompting multiple official safety warnings/Image: Instagram Parts of the UAE’s eastern region, especially Masafi in Fujairah, witnessed intense rainfall on Sunday afternoon, resulting in falling rocks, road hazards, and the formation of waterfalls across mountainous terrain. With further rain forecasted into next week, authorities have…
Shrapnel from a prematurely detonated artillery round struck patrol vehicles during JD Vance’s Marine Corps event at Camp Pendleton/Image: X A major US Marine Corps anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton turned into a public safety and political controversy after a live artillery round exploded prematurely over a closed stretch of California’s Interstate 5. The blast…
It is a rare twist in US politics when a Democrat and a Republican found common ground on a topic — health care. Indian American Democrat Ro Khanna agreed with Marjorie Taylor Greene on healthcare on Sunday, leaving Fox News host Shannon Bream momentarily stunned. The California Democrat made his remarks amidst the ongoing government…
The Louvre Museum, the world’s most-visited cultural landmark, was abruptly closed on Sunday following a daring daylight heist in the Apollon gallery, home to France’s crown jewels. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, showing a suspect allegedly cutting through a glass display case with a mini chainsaw. How the thieves…
Donald Trump and No Kings protest (Images/Agencies) US President Donald Trump on Sunday has dismissed the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations against him as a “joke.” He also rejected suggestions that he is acting like a monarch.“I think it’s a joke,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One in Washington DC while returning from Florida.Trump also…
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday night he would raise tariffs on Colombia and stop all payments to the South American nation. Calling Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro a lunatic, Trump said that the country has become a drug manufacturing machine, and he is doing nothing to stop the production. While talking to reporters, Trump…
US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for averting a potential war between India and Pakistan, saying he used the threat of steep trade tariffs to stop the two nuclear-armed neighbours from “going at it.“Speaking to Fox News on Sunday (local time), Trump said his administration leveraged economic pressure to defuse tensions following…
Sheikh Mohammed wished the Indian community worldwide a peaceful, prosperous, and joyful Diwali celebration/Image: X His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, extended his heartfelt greetings to all those observing Diwali, both within the UAE and globally. The festival of…
HAF director Suhag Shukla objected to Rutgers University’s upcoming anti-Hindutva seminar. The Hindu American Foundation expressed its objection to an upcoming conference sponsored by Rutgers University targeting the Hindu American community in the United States and asked the university to dissociate itself from the event. The event titled ‘Hindutva in America: A threat to Equality…
Saikat Chakrabarti reacted to Colombia’s claim that US killed a Colombian fisherman who had no links to drugs. Colombia has accused the US of violating the South American country’s sovereignty and killing a Colombian fisherman after teh US military struck an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in September. Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro said Alejandro Carranza, a fisherman,…