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‘So India is finally finding out’: Anti-H-1B Republican leader on Donald Trump’s tariff

Trump announced 25% tariff on India and an unspecified penalty for buying oil from Russia. Republican leader Virgil Bierschwale, running for the Texas Senate election, reacted to Donald Trump‘s 25 per cent tariff on India, and said this is what he predicted. “Folks, you have sent your workers around the word so that they would […]

New Jersey flood warning: State emergency imposed across 21 counties; landslides, rock slides expected

A state of emergency was declared across all 21 counties in New Jersey on Thursday afternoon as severe storms threatened the region with heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and flash flooding. Acting governor Tahesha Way activated the order at 2 pm, urging residents to stay off the roads and take necessary precautions against the worsening weather […]

‘Horrifying’: Delta worker uploads explicit video on a child’s iPad, lost on a flight; parents sue airline

Pornographic videos of a supposed Delta worker appeared of iCloud after a child’s iPad was lost on a flight. A South Carolina couple has sued Delta Airlines after they found an explicit video on their iCloud account after their child lost an iPad on a flight. “This experience has been horrifying and something we never […]

Federal court question Trump’s tariff authority; cites limit of emergency law, case likely headed to Supreme Court

Appellate judges question Trump’s authority to impose tariffs (Image credits: AP) Appellate judges expressed skepticism Thursday over US President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for imposing broad tariffs without congressional approval, raising doubts about his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to justify the move.During a 99-minute hearing before the US court of […]

Kavanaugh Defends Supreme Court’s Terse Emergency Orders

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said on Thursday that the Supreme Court should be wary of providing detailed explanations for its rulings on emergency applications like those arising from challenges to the Trump administration’s efforts to transform the federal government. “There can be a risk, in writing the opinion, of a lock-in effect, of making a […]

Umrah 2025: Over 1.2 million pilgrims from 109 countries have arrived in Saudi Arabia since June | World News

The 1.2 million pilgrims that have arrived since June represent a 30% increase in Umrah arrivals compared to the same period last year/ Image: Hajj&UmrahPlanner.com Since the start of the 2025 Umrah season on June 11, Saudi Arabia has welcomed more than 1.2 million pilgrims from 109 countries, marking a significant surge compared to last […]

Turkish city calls for help after heat tops 50 degree celsius

A choking heatwave left astonished locals in southeastern Turkey calling for state help to pay their air conditioning bills after the temperature surged past 50 degree celsius.“We cannot cope with the heat,” ice-cream maker Recep Esiyok, 59, told AFP in Silopi, where meteorologists measured 50.5C on Friday — a national record.“I’ve been living in Silopi […]

‘He was doing his job’: Indian-origin security guard Ramandeep Singh’s killer sentenced to life in New Zealand

Indian-origin Ramandeep Singh was murdered in New Zealand in 2023. The murderer has been given life sentence. Lorenzo Tangira, a New Zealand man, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 13 years and nine months for beating an Indian-origin security guard to death in 2023. Ramandeep Singh, the 25-year-old Indian […]

Middle East crisis: US imposes visa sanctions on PLO, Palestinian Authority; cites ‘supporting terrorism’

The US state department announced visa sanctions against officials of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA), ‘continuing to support terrorism and not complying with their commitments and undermining the prospects for peace”.In a statement released Thursday, the state department said, “The United States is imposing sanctions that deny visas to PLO […]

Mysterious Brazil death: Woman dies on bus with 26 iPhones glued to body; probe underway

In a bizarre and mysterious case, a 20-year-old woman was found dead on a bus in Brazil with 26 iPhones strapped to her body. She reportedly fell ill during the journey through Guarapuava, Parana, and emergency responders found her struggling to breathe and showing signs of convulsions.She was treated on board the bus but went […]