Hindu American Foundation director Suhag A Shukla said Peter Navarro’s Brahmin statement was a slur. President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro recently made a snide remark amid the ongoing trade war and said Brahmins are making profits as India continues to buy oil from Russia. A major row broke out over whether he meant […]
sA group of academics and organisations under the banner Scholars for Truth about Genocide have called on the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) to retract its resolution accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.In a letter, the group said, “On behalf of the undersigned individuals and organisations who exist to educate about antisemitism, international law, […]
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will grant tariff exemptions from Monday to trading partners who reach agreements on industrial exports.The move covers key materials such as nickel, gold, pharmaceutical compounds and chemicals, according to Reuters.Since taking office, Trump has spent his first seven months raising tariffs sharply as part of his […]
Federal immigration agents stormed a Hyundai site in Georgia on Thursday in what officials described as the largest single-site enforcement action in US history. Nearly 500 people were detained, most of them South Korean nationals, triggering a furious response from Seoul and raising questions over Washington’s treatment of its closest Asian ally.The timing of the […]
Kristin Cabot of Coldplay kiss-cam (in)fame files for divorce. Kristin Cabot, the former HR of Astronomer, who was seen in an embrace with her then-boss Andy Byron, has filed for divorce. Her marriage to Boston’s wealthiest family scion, Andrew Cabot, was believed to be on rocky grounds when the Coldplay scandal took place. Now they […]
Cameroon separatists claim deadly roadside attack that killed 7 soldiers YAOUNDE: A separatist group has claimed responsibility for a roadside bomb attack that detonated in southwestern Cameroon, killing seven soldiers. The attack happened Friday morning near the town of Malende, according to local media. The Fako Unity Warriors, an English-speaking separatist group, claimed responsibility for […]
Leicester’s Diwali festival, once billed as the biggest outside India, will be a shadow of its former self this year. As a TOI report elucidated, the Labour-run city council has cancelled the fireworks, stage show and Diwali Village on public-safety grounds, leaving only street lanterns, 6,000 LED lights, a Ferris wheel and a single-night road […]
Pakistani-origin Shabana Mahmood is now the UK Home Secretary. Shabana Mahmood calls Kashmir ‘India-occupied’, participated in a protest outside the Indian High Commission in London in 2019 against abrogation of Article 370, calling it ‘a betrayal of the people of Kashmir’. These are some of the controversial opinions from her that resurfaced now as the […]
Israel on Saturday struck another high-rise in Gaza City, the second in as many days, as its forces pressed deeper into the densely populated urban centre. Witnesses identified the building as the 15-storey Sussi Tower, with footage shared online showing the moment it collapsed in a cloud of smoke and dust.“A short while ago, the […]
20-year-old Indian student Abhigyan Patel drowned off Anna Maria Island, Florida. A 20-year-old Indian student Abhigyan Patel, who vanished over the last weekend, was confirmed to be dead by drowning at Bean Point Beach on Anna Maria Island in Florida. The body was found on Monday, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said, after several local […]
