Trump says he doesn’t expect to extend July 9 tariff deadline

Washington: US President Donald Trump said he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he set would expire, and his administration will notify countries that the trade penalties will take effect unless there are deals with the United States. “I don’t think […]

US Prez says ‘very wealthy’ group ready to buy TikTok

President Donald Trump said Sunday a group of buyers had been found for TikTok, which faces a looming ban in the United States due to its China ties, adding he could name the purchasers in two weeks.“We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way,” Trump said in an interview on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures. […]

Aug 5 is ‘Mass Uprising Day’ for B’desh to mark Hasina govt’s fall

Dhaka: Bangladesh will observe Aug 5 as ‘Mass Uprising Day’ to mark the movement that led to the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina govt last year. The interim govt, however, on Sunday withdrew its decision to dedicate Aug 8 to celebrate the formation the Muhammad Yunus-headed caretaker administration, following criticism from various quarters. Yunus took […]

‘Why can’t they use cutlery?’: Zohran Mamdani’s old video of eating rice with hand goes viral

Now, Zohran Mamdani was trolled for eating rice with his hand as an old video went viral. After coming under Islamophobic attacks amid calls for his deportation, New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, whose surprise win in the primary shook the Republicans, the Socialist politician was slammed for eating rice with his hand. A campaign […]

‘Be Zohran Mamdani, not Vivek Ramaswamy’: Internet divided on whether it should be the other way round

Vivek Ramaswamy or Zohran Mamdani? Politics aside, Internet is debating who is more American. Indian-Americans are divided over Zohran Mamdani, the NYC mayoral candidate of Indian-origin, and Vivek Ramaswamy, the Indian-origin GOP leader who is a Guv candidate of Ohio. While Ramaswamy fell out of MAGA favor after his rant against American culture, Republicans have […]

‘Not Canada’: H-1B Redditor says US company not sponsoring green card, gave 1 year time to look for job

Redditor says company refuses to sponsor for green card, asks whether it would be better to move to Canada. While Canada offers comparatively easy permanent residency, the job market for Indians in Canada is tough, social media users told an H-1B Redditor who sought advice for a sticky situation in the US. The person explained […]

Hosseini infants ceremony: In war’s shadow, hundreds of Iranian mothers offer babies as martyrs – video

Hundreds of Iranian mothers offer babies as martyrs (Video credit: CNN) Amid rising regional tensions and ongoing conflict, Tehran witnessed two significant events over the weekend: a mass funeral for senior military figures killed during the recent conflict with Israel and the annual Hosseini Infants Ceremony, which drew large crowds.On Friday, hundreds of mothers gathered […]

After ‘tax the rich’, Zohran Mamdani says he thinks billionaires should not exist because…

Zohran Mamdani said he frankly thinks billionaires should not exist. New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said Sunday he doesn’t believe “that we should have billionaires” because they have too much money at time when there is a lot of economic inequality. “You are a self-described democratic socialist. Do you think that billionaires have […]

‘Don’t know if we will wake up’: Israel launches fresh new attacks in Gaza; claims 23 lives

In a fresh new offensive, Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have claimed the lives of 23 people, including children, in the war-battered territory of Gaza on Sunday, as per Gaza’s civil defence agency, reported AFP. Mahmud Bassal, the civil defence spokesman, told AFP that his services “transported 23 martyrs, including several children and women” who were […]

‘Half the size of a refrigerator door’: Trump says B-2 pilots had to hit small target from 50,000 ft; ‘They hit it every single time’

Trump said B-2 bomber pilots had the difficult task of hitting a target as small as half the size of a refrigerator door from 50,000 feet up in the air. Amid critics questioning the impact of US’s Operation Midnight Hammer on Iran’s nuclear sites, President Donald Trump praised the B-2 bombers and said he invited […]