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‘Abuse of system’: Cuomo proposes ‘Zohran’s Law’ to bar affluent New Yorkers from rent-stabilised apartments; suggests ‘means test’ in bill

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, left, and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (Image credits: AP) Former New York governor and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo on Monday proposed a bill dubbed “Zohran’s Law,” aimed at preventing affluent New Yorkers from occupying rent-stabilised apartments amid what he calls a “historic affordability crisis” in the state.The proposal follows […]

UAE: Dubai now inviting AI experts and companies to collaborate on building AI-driven government services | World News

Applications for the second cycle of the AI Accelerator are open until 29 August 2025/ Image: X Dubai is inviting global AI innovators to co-design the next era of government services. With applications now open for the second cycle of its “Future of AI in Government Services Accelerator”, the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI) […]

H-1B row: Trump aide Harmeet K Dhillon says US’ medical system is broken, ‘My father was a foreign medical graduate’

Indian-origin Trump official Harmeet K Dhillon said US’ medical system is broken. Donald Trump administration’s Assistant Attorney General, India-born Harmeet K Dhillon, waded into the ongoing H-1B row and slammed the US medical system. Citing the example of his father who was a foreign medical graduate and, Dhillon said her father was the only orthopedic […]

Ecuador shooting: 8 dead, 3 injured in Santa Lucia nightclub attack; authorities link escalating violence to organised crime turf wars

Eight people were killed and three others injured when gunmen opened fire outside a nightclub in southwestern Ecuador on Sunday, marking the latest incident in the country’s ongoing wave of violence.The shooting occurred in the rural area of Santa Lucia, in Guayas province, considered one of Ecuador’s most dangerous regions. Police said the victims, aged […]

‘We want our capital back’: Trump announces homeless relocation, criminal crackdown in Washington; claims will be as fast as ICE operation

US President Donald Trump vows to move out homeless from Washington (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed to crack down on Washington, DC, pledging to remove all homeless people from the capital and jail criminals in a bid to “take our Capital back,” claiming crime has risen significantly.“We want our Capital […]

‘I love this country despite…’: Dean Cain claps back at trolls questioning his Japanese origin as Superman joins ICE

Dean Cain shut trolls who mocked at his Japanese origin as he joined the ICE. ‘Superman’ actor Dean Cain shut down trolls who mocked his decision to join the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reminding him how his Japanese grandparents were imprisoned in an internment camp in the US. “Yes. I LOVE this country, despite its […]

‘Came to Canada as a student and now…’: Indian Redditor’s post on failing to clear dentist exam viral

An Indian dentist posted on Reddit that they could not qualify the dental equivalence test in Canada even after 9 years and now has to return to India. The post of an Indian-origin Canadian went viral as the person said even after practising in India as a dentist for two years, after his degree, they […]

Baltimore mass shooting: 1 dead, 5 injured in outdoor gathering gunfire; police search for suspect

Representative image credits: AP One person died and five others were injured, including a 5-year-old girl, in Baltimore after a mass shooting in a neighborhood Saturday night.The shooting happened shortly before 8:50 pm near Spaulding and Queensberry Avenues, where residents had gathered outside for a crab feed, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said. “It looks […]

‘Not as bad as Trump inviting Taliban’: John Bolton on Alaska summit, ‘rogue leader Putin being welcomed into US’

John Bolton said Trump meeting Putin in Alaska next week is not as bad as Trump inviting Taliban, which was however canceled. Former ambassador and President Donald Trump’s former NSA John Bolton said Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin’s proposed summit in Alaska on August 15 is a step toward success for Moscow, not for […]

‘Move out immediately’: Cuomo urges Mamdani to surrender rent-stabilised apartment; accuses of taking housing from needy despite being ‘very rich’

Former New York governer Andrew Cuomo (Image credits: AP) Former New York governer Andrew Cuomo on Friday renewed his attack on mayoral opponent Zohran Mamdani, criticising him for living in a rent-stabilised apartment despite being “very rich” and noting that the state is in “the middle of a historic affordability crisis.”Cuomo, who lost the Democratic […]