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Texas Floods: Death toll rises to 119, 160 missing; Trump’s FEMA plans face scrutiny

The devastating floods sweeping through central Texas have claimed at least 119 lives, with over 160 people still unaccounted for, reports CNN. The catastrophe has triggered fresh scrutiny of the country’s emergency response model, especially as US President Donald Trump, who recently proposed phasing out the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is now touting a […]

‘I say N-word all the time, I am 20% Black’: Indian-origin man’s racial slur viral, he says he’s proud

Screenshot from the viral video where Indian-origin man, Stanley Thomas, said he’s proud to say to N-word because he’s 20% Black. A video of an Indian-origin man, identified as Stanley Thomas, created major outrage on social media as the man was seen abusing a Black woman using the N-word repeatedly. The video was captured at […]

‘Attention green card holders’: Immigration officials issue new warning to US citizens with criminal history

CBP issued a fresh warning to green card holders with criminal record. The Customs and Border Protection issued a fresh warning to green card holders, reminding them that they are not above the law. Their legal citizenship can be revoked if the authorities deem fit based on their criminal record. “Under our nation’s laws, our […]

Worrisome’: US visa delays hit all-time high, 11.3 million cases pending

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is struggling to keep up with a piling number of immigration cases, reaching an all-time high of 11.3 million pending applications.Immigration attorneys said the Trump administration’s efforts to find fraudulent cases have set back the pace of the process and resulted in “massive backlogs” across an immigration system […]

US hikes H-1B visa fee: $250 security deposit made mandatory for tourists too

US hikes visa fees for all categories including students, business, H-1B, tourists. From 2026, students, tourists, and even asylum seekers will have to pay more as Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill which is now an Act introduced several new provisions for visa. According to the new rule, this mandatory fee would apply to “any […]

‘Hard way’ for Harvard begins: Trump admin slaps university with subpoenas; heat turns up over foreign student misconduct

File photo of campus of Harvard University in Cambridge (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday intensified its action against Harvard University as the department of homeland security (DHS) sent subpoenas to the varsity over information related to the criminality and misconduct of foreign students on its campus. Taking to X, DHS […]

Did the Texas Flood Warnings Come in Time?

When deadly floods swept through Texas, the National Weather Service issued a series of warnings that should have automatically triggered alerts to be sent to cellphones as the Guadalupe River began to rise. Judson Jones, a meteorologist and reporter for The New York Times, explains how catastrophe ensued despite those warnings. Source link

‘It is after 6 o’clock’: Indian-origin doctor in UK suspended for using forceps to deliver baby

Indian-origin gynecologist in UK, Dr Premila Thampi, has been accused of forcing the use of forceps to deliver a baby. Dr Premila Thampi, a 62-year-old consultant gynaecologist, was suspended after she was accused of bullying a mother into agreeing to the use of dorceps as she was giving birth to her first child at an […]

‘Laughed at how stupid it was’: Epstein’s brother mocks FBI suicide ruling; calls Kash Patel less qualified than a boy scout

Mark Epstein, the brother of disgraced financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has sharply criticised the FBI and Department of Justice over their recent conclusion that his brother died by suicide. He said he “laughed” at the official findings, calling them “stupid” and lacking credibility, reports New York Post.The DOJ released a memo on Sunday stating […]