Indian-origin man pinned to ground by cop in Australia, wife screams; police chief say it was not wrong

Indian-origin man Gaurav Kundi assaulted by cops in Australia, brain, neck nerves damaged. (Photo: 9news) A 42-year-old Indian-origin man, Gaurav Kundi, was pinned down to the Payneham Road in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs while he was being arrested by the police. His wife Amritpal Kaur said police slammed his head against the car and also on […]

Three dead, seven missing in Tibet landslide

Representative Image (AI-generated) BEIJING: Three people were killed and seven others went missing in a landslide in Tibet, officials said on Monday. Two people were injured in the landslide that displaced about 200,000 cubic metres of mud and rocks in Muta township of Qamdo city in Tibet on Sunday night, experts from water and natural […]

Emmanuel Macron’s wax statue stolen from Grevin Museum in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron’s wax figure was stolen on Monday from the Grevin Museum in Paris. The figure was taken by three individuals claiming to be Greenpeace activists, a police source told AFP.Two women and a man reportedly entered the central Paris museum posing as tourists and exited through an emergency door with the figureThe […]

Judge convicts man who burned Quran in London

Representative Image (AI-generated) LONDON: A Turkish-born man who burned a Quran in London was on Monday found guilty of a religiously aggravated public order offence, in a case taken up by free-speech campaigners.Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Quran is burning” as he set the book alight outside the Turkish consulate […]

FBI comes clean on Kash Patel forcing employees to take lie-detector tests: ‘Nothing can stop’

FBI director Kash Patel forces employees to take lie-detector tests. FBI director Kash Patel has been accused of shaking up things at the agency to such an extent that FBI agents have been forced out, demoted, and put on leave with no explanation and Patel is forcing employees to take lie-detector tests — to weed […]

Greens’ Dorinda Cox quits party, joins Australian PM Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party

Dorinda Cox (Image credit: Parliament of Australia official website) Dorinda Cox, senator from West Australia has quit the Greens party and joined prime minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party.Cox’s move is a big blow to the Greens, which has already lost three of its four lower-house seats, including that of former leader Adam Bandt. While the […]

Trump’s $5 trillion tax gamble sparks GOP revolt, market jitters; and a rare rebuke from Elon Musk

President Donald Trump is facing mounting resistance from Republican senators, financial markets, economists, and even Elon Musk, over his multitrillion-dollar tax cut plan, which critics say could explode the national debt and rattle an already wary economy.The House recently passed Trump’s proposed tax and spending cuts, but analysts say they would add over $5 trillion […]

Hajj 2025: As pilgrims gather in Mecca, a look back at past tragedies

Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, is set to begin on Wednesday. Over the past decade, the holy event has seen a series of tragic incidents, ranging from fatal stampedes to militant attacks.Last year, around 1,301 pilgrims, mostly unregistered, died when temperatures soared to 51.8°C, with many […]

From e-passports to colour-coded covers: Indian expats in UAE to see major passport overhaul in 2025

Indian passports are getting a high-tech, user-friendly makeover in 2025, and the updates are especially relevant for the over 3.5 million Indians living in the UAE. From chip-enabled e-passports to easier documentation for families, these sweeping reforms aim to modernize how Indians at home and abroad manage one of their most important identity documents.Here’s what’s […]

UAE’s New Traffic Rules: What drivers ought to know | World News

A comprehensive overhaul of the UAE’s traffic legislation has come into force, with Federal Decree-Law No. 14 of 2024 officially enacted on March 29. The updated law introduces stricter provisions for driving eligibility, licence suspension, vehicle impoundment, and driver arrest—all aimed at improving road safety and supporting the country’s smart transport vision. Lower Driving Age, […]