“This is no country for women”; Indian female travel blogger’s solo expedition reveals the Afghanistan tourists rarely get to see |

What happens when a traveller, that too a solo female traveller from India, decides to visit one of the world’s most controversial countries? Indian travel content creator Sharanya Iyer (@trulynomadly) travelled solo through Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, documenting her fascinating journey. She just not explored the country’s dramatic mountains, she also met locals to understand their culture, […]

Italy could become the next country to build solar railway tracks after Switzerland’s successful trial | World News

Switzerland has just marked a full year of running trains directly over the world’s first solar power plant built into an active railway line, and the results have been promising enough that Italy could become the next country to try the same idea. The project, developed by the Swiss start up Sun-Ways, involves 48 specially […]

America’s snake capital: This US state has the most venomous snakes in the country (and it’s not Texas) | World News

Snakes are found across much of the United States, though the number and variety change dramatically from one region to another. Warm southern states and the arid landscapes of the Southwest support far more species than colder northern areas, while Alaska has no native snake populations at all because its climate is too harsh for […]

Pregnant women can’t come to this country: Trump administration eyes crack down on ‘birth tourism’ after US supreme court ruling on birthright citizenship

Stephen Miller Says U.S. Should ‘Take a Hard Look’ at Banning Pregnant Tourists The Trump administration is considering tighter restrictions on pregnant foreign travellers entering US, with White House deputy dhief of staff Stephen Miller saying officials will take “a hard look” at the idea following the latest Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship.Speaking to […]

Uk Bans Palestinian Commentators: UK bars US pro-Palestinian commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering country | World News

The UK government has revoked travel authorisations for pro-Palestinian figures Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, preventing them from entering the country ahead of scheduled speaking engagements in London.The pair had been due to participate in the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in London and speak at the Oxford Union this week.In a statement to CNN, […]

Canada dips into technical recession? Pierre Poilievre slams Mark Carney, says no other G7 country is in this situation

Growth figures say Canada has slipped into what many experts would call a technical recession. Canada entered into what many experts would call a technical recession after it reported two consecutive quarters of contraction in economic growth. Statistics Canada said real gross domestic product fell 0.1 per cent on an annualized basis in the first […]

Every migrant not tortured in home country: Trump tightens asylum rules, asks ICE to check frauds

The Trump administration issued a new memo asking ICE to check asylum fraud. Hundreds of migrants enter the US and then claim asylum, citing torture in their home country. They lawyer up and the case goes to the immigration court as these migrants are even coached on how to lie about their past and get […]

Indian-origin cancer specialist banned from practising in UK says, ‘I will never work in that country again’

Shamir Chandran was convicted of coercive behaviour and is wanted by police An Indian-origin cancer specialist has been struck off the UK medical register after a tribunal ruled that his criminal conviction made him a risk to the public, meaning he can no longer practise medicine in the UK, a sanction more severe than simply […]

‘I’d rather die in my country’: Why immigrants are choosing voluntarily departure over detention or asylum in US

A growing number of immigrants in US are abandoning their legal cases and choosing to leave the country, many while held in detention centres. This comes as voluntary departures are on a surge under Trump administration.Court data obtained by the Vera Institute of Justice shows that immigration judges issued more than 80,000 “voluntary departure” orders […]

Woman drives car into Indian-Australian man and his father in racist attack in Melbourne: ‘Go back to your country’

“I am lucky to be alive,” said Rohit Singh after a morning walk in Melbourne’s west turned into a violent racist attack involving elderly Indian-Australians.A group of around 12 seniors who regularly meet for walks, coffee and conversation at Sanctuary Lakes Shopping Centre in Point Cook were subjected to days of racial abuse before the […]