PARIS: Brigitte Bardot lounged barefoot on a Saint-Tropez beach, drawing languorous puffs from her cigarette. Another actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo, swaggered down the Champs-Elysees with smoke curling from his defiant lips, capturing a generation’s restless rebellion.In France, cigarettes were never just cigarettes – they were cinematic statements, flirtations and rebellions wrapped in rolling paper.Yet beginning July […]
Indian-origin Democrat leader Saikat Chakrabarti said he is in favor of expanding H-1B visa program. Indian-origin Saikat Charabarti who announced his run in the 2026 Democratic primary for California’s 11th Congressional District, has recently expressed his opinion in favor of the H-1Bvisa program. He said he thinks the US should have more H-1B visas as […]
US President Donald Trump’s move to ease sanctions on Syria could mark a turning point for the war-scarred country, potentially opening the door to long-awaited reconstruction and economic revival.The announcement came after Trump met interim Syrian PresidentAhmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, marking the first meeting between a US leader and a Syrian head of state in […]
Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar (Image: AP) Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar said Sunday that the country has fully endorsed US President Donald Trump‘s aid plan for Gaza, laid out by the American envoy to Israel.Israel has blocked aid from entering the Palestinian territory since early March, a move aid groups say has led to […]
President Donald Trump led US-administration on Monday announced that it will pay $1,000 to undocumented immigrants who will voluntarily return to their home countries, as part of its broader deportation efforts.It will also cover travel costs, and people who use the CBP Home app to say they plan to return home will be “deprioritized” for […]
Ethan Shaotran, a Harvard student and AI researcher, has made headlines after dropping out of college to serve in the US government under President Donald Trump. Shaotran is now part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, where he works alongside a team of six young engineers, most between the ages […]
As Canadians voted in a high-stakes election overshadowed by US President Donald Trump‘s provocations, many asked a simple question: Why Monday?While Canadians lined up to decide whether to back new Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberals or swing right to Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, Trump stirred controversy from afar, suggesting Canada should just become the […]
LONDON: Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif has admitted on Sky News that Pakistan harbours and funds terror organisations, saying that it has been “doing the West’s dirty work for decades”.He also said the Pakistan-based terror groups are “not multiple organisations” but “one single organisation religiously organised with different faces”.When asked by Sky’s Yalda Hakim on […]
Donald Trump held an impromptu press conference outside the White House Wednesday morning. A day after softening his stance on trade war against China, President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration is in discussion with China on trade and that negotiations with countries are “going very well”. Trump made an impromptu comment outside the […]
An active shooter was reported at Florida State University on Thursday. A shooter opened fire at the Florida State University Tallahassee campus Thursday, injuring multiple people. Students were immediately alerted to seek shelter as the active gunman was on the loose. After an hour of madness, one person was taken in custody but the suspect’s […]
