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 […]
MAGA puts pressure on administration to stop H-1B, IT outsourcing to India. Amid the ongoing trade war between India and the US, President Trump is considering blocking IT outsourcing to India, claimed Trump aide and far-right activist Laura Loomer. “President Trump is now considering blocking US IT companies from outsourcing their work to Indian companies. […]
Dubai’s Metro Blue Line construction near Centrepoint Station has begun, causing traffic diversions, while two new marine stations open/Representative Image Dubai is advancing its vision of a smarter, more connected city with two major transport projects now underway: the construction of the Dh20.5-billion Dubai Metro Blue Line and the launch of two new marine stations […]
US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that Washington is holding “very deep” negotiations with Hamas and pressed the group to release all hostages being held in Gaza.“We are in very deep negotiation with Hamas,” Trump told reporters. The US President urged Hamas to release all Israeli hostages immediately, cautioning that failure to […]
Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who died at the age of 15, is set to be declared the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. Acutis, who used his computer skills to promote Catholic teaching, was also known as “God’s influencer.” Acutis, who died in 2006, is set to be canonised by Pope Leo along with Pier […]
At the 2022 NCAA swimming championships, Riley Gaines finished in a tie for fifth place with Lia Thomas in the 200-yard freestyle. Just a day earlier, Thomas made history by winning the 500-yard freestyle as the first openly transgender Division I champion. Gaines later said she was surprised by the tie and frustrated when officials […]
