Schengen-style GCC Unified Tourist Visa misses 2025 deadline: When will it finally launch? | World News

The GCC unified tourist visa will allow seamless travel across all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries/ Representative Image After months of anticipation and shifting timelines, Gulf officials have confirmed that the long-awaited unified GCC tourist visa will not launch in 2025 as earlier indicated, but will instead roll out in 2026. The clarification came in […]

Does cracking your knuckles make them bigger? Scientists finally settle long-standing myth |

Cracking knuckles creates a gas cavity in fluid; it makes noise but causes no damage Nearly everyone who cracks their knuckles has heard the same warning at some point: keep doing that and your hands will grow, your joints will suffer, and arthritis will follow. The habit has long carried a reputation for causing damage, […]

Indian-origin man wins $500K lottery in Canada, says he can now finally travel to India and meet relatives

An Indian-origin man in Canada won a $500,000 lottery after he matched all four numbers on a ticket. The British Columbia lottery company said the odds of matching the four numbers are approximately one in 3.7 million but Surrey resident Sandeep Sidhu did it. CTV News reported that Sidhu was at a gas station when […]

Mysterious deep-sea ‘Bloop’ had scientists convinced they’d finally found the giant Megalodon |

NOAA hydrophones recorded the 1997 “Bloop,” a sound so loud it travelled over 3,219 kilometres underwater. Nearly 30 years after it was first recorded, people are still arguing about a single sound from the deep ocean. The “Bloop,” a strange, powerful underwater noise picked up in 1997, has been folded into YouTube conspiracies, Lovecraft memes […]

This 70-million-year-old fossil still glows with shifting colours; scientists finally know why |

Beneath the shale beds of southern Alberta lies one of Earth’s most extraordinary natural treasures, a gemstone that captures light as vividly today as it did when dinosaurs roamed. Known as Ammolite, this fossilised shell gleams with shifting hues of green, crimson, gold, and sapphire, preserved for over 70 million years. Long admired by jewellers […]

UAE petrol and diesel prices in November 2025: Will drivers finally get relief at the pump? | World News

UAE motorists eagerly await November’s petrol price update As November begins, UAE motorists are doing their usual monthly ritual, checking fuel prices with the same suspense as exam results. The official November petrol rates will be revealed on 31 October, and drivers are hoping this month brings a little mercy for their wallets. UAE’s current […]

America’s fifth president daughter finally returns home: How Eliza Monroe Hay died alone in France and will be laid to rest 200 years later | World News

Source: The New York Post Eliza Monroe Hay, the eldest daughter of James Monroe, America’s fifth president, will finally be laid to rest in Virginia, almost two centuries after her lonely death in France. On Thursday, her remains will be interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, reuniting her with her father and other family members, […]

Dubai Fountain will finally reopen today after 5 months! Show timings revealed: Here’s what visitors can expect | World News

The Dubai Fountain closed on April 19, 2025, for a five-month upgrade and will officially reopen today, October 1, 2025/ Image: X After five months of intensive redevelopment, the Dubai Fountain is set to officially reopen on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Emaar has confirmed the date and shared details about a thorough two-phase upgrade designed […]