New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that all children in the city, including those who are undocumented, will be eligible for free childcare under the city’s universal programmes.Speaking during a media roundtable, the socialist-Democrat said the initiative covers children under five years old and stressed that these are not programs that are going […]
FBI director Kash Patel has been accused of prioritising social activities, including jet skiing and football matches, over official meetings with international intelligence partners, according to a report in The New York Times.A senior FBI executive told the NYT that the Indian-origin director showed a lack of interest in office‑based meetings while attending a secret […]
A growing number of Indian tech professionals are returning home as uncertainty over the US H-1B visa program increases. LinkedIn data shows a 40 per cent increase in tech workers changing their location to India in the third quarter of 2025, according to Bloomberg. This signals a huge potential for reverse migration from US.The H-1B […]
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said that US President Donald Trump deserved the Nobel Peace Prize if he could deliver on Ukraine.“I hope that one day we can award a Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump,” Meloni said after meeting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.“I trust that if he makes a difference… in achieving a just and […]
An FBI agent who sought to investigate an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer involved in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old American woman Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, has resigned from the bureau, according to a report by The New York Times.Tracee Mergen, who held a supervisory role at the FBI, stepped down after being […]
Can extreme winter really cause trees to ‘explode’? /Image: X Across parts of the world, winter has settled in hard. Sub-zero temperatures, sudden freezes, and heavy snow are affecting many regions, and with them an unexpected side effect: sharp cracking sounds echoing through parks, streets, and back gardens. Online, dramatic videos capturing the noise, some […]
A man, suspected in what is said to be the “largest heist” escaped prosecution in in US by self deporting. The man accused was deported to Ecuador late last month, effectively bringing the case against him to an abrupt standstill, according to recent court filings, as reported recently by LA Times.Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores was […]
An Indian national was among four people killed in a family dispute-related shooting in Lawrenceville, Georgia, authorities said, in an incident that could have claimed more lives if not for the quick thinking of a 12-year-old child. During the attack on a residence on Brook Ivy Court, three children – aged seven, 10, and 12 […]
Russia launched more than 370 drones and 21 missiles at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said on Saturday, accusing Moscow of deliberately undermining peace talks as negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the United States met in Abu Dhabi for a second day of discussions to end the nearly four-year-long war.“Peace efforts? Trilateral meeting in the UAE? Diplomacy? […]
Archaeologists working near Luxor have identified the remains of a large royal city dating back around 3,400 years, offering a detailed look at daily life during one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful periods. The settlement was built under Pharaoh Amenhotep III and later inherited by his son Akhenaten, whose radical religious reforms reshaped Egyptian history. […]
