Indian-origin Vinay Prasad becomes US’ top vaccine official. Who is he? Why is he controversial?

[ad_1] Dr Vinay Prasad will be FDA’s top vaccine regulator. Controversial oncoologist-haematologist Vinay Prasad will be the FDA’s top vaccine regulator. Apart from his extensive research and contribution in the field of oncology, he is known for his scathing remarks against the FDA and US health policies. FDA Commissioner Martin Makary announced Prasad’s appointment as […]

Indian-origin Mahendra Patel, ‘wrongly’ accused in high-profile Walmart kidnapping case, granted $10,000 bond

[ad_1] Mahendra Patel, an Indian-origin engineer, has been granted bail in a high-profile ‘attempt to kidnap’ case in Georgia. After spending 49 days at the Cobb County Jail in Georgia, Indian-origin engineer Mahendra Patel was granted a $10,000 bond on Tuesday in the high-profile Walmart ‘attempt to kidnap’ case in which Patel was ‘wrongly’ arrested […]

Supreme Court Revives Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops

[ad_1] The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration may start enforcing a ban on transgender troops serving in the military that had been blocked by lower courts. The ruling was brief, unsigned and gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications. It will remain in place while […]

Major win for Trump crackdown: Lady Gaga bomb suspect was deported from US last month

[ad_1] Lady Gaga bomb suspect was deported from the US to Brazil last month. The suspected terrorist who allegedly planned to attack Lady Gaga‘s record-breaking concert in Brazil has been identified as Luis da Silva, a 44-year-old man, who was deported from the US last month. Silva wanted to live stream the execution of children […]

Thousands demonstrate in Panama over deal with US military

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) PANAMA CITY: Thousands of students and workers demonstrated in Panama on Tuesday over a planned increase in the US military presence around the country’s vital interoceanic shipping canal and other government policies.US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to “take back” control of the Panama Canal that the United States built […]

Scripps National Spelling Bee tweaks its rules to make ‘spell-off’ tiebreaker less likely | World News

[ad_1] Scripps National Spelling Bee tweaks its rules to make ‘spell-off’ tiebreaker less likely (Photo: AP) The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be so quick to force spellers into a lightning-round tiebreaker to decide a champion this year, a shift that follows criticism of the abrupt ending to last year’s competition. Scripps has eliminated its […]

Kash Patel reveals what he did this weekend amid nightclub row

[ad_1] Kash Patel has been accused of being missing in action in FBI, and likely to be spotted more at nightclubs. Amid a major controversy over Indian-origin FBI director Kash Patel attending side activities more than his office, Patel on Tuesday made an X post revealing what he did this weekend. Patel made no reference […]

Belarus opens case against a 78-year-old activist who became a symbol of the pro-democracy movement

[ad_1] Nina Bahinskaya, 73, poses for a photo holding a flag that became the symbole of the opposition at an entrance of her apartment building in Minsk, Belarus (Image: AP) TALLINN: Authorities in Belarus have opened a criminal case against the 78-year-old activist who became the face of the country’s pro-democracy protests in 2020. Retired […]

Yemen’s Sanaa airport ‘completely destroyed’ in Israeli strike, say officials

[ad_1] Image credit: AP An Israeli strike on Yemen’s Sanaa airport on Tuesday has led to its “complete destruction”, airport officials said. The Israeli warplanes struck the airport in the Houthi-controlled capital which came in response to a missile attack by the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels targeting Israel’s main airport.Residents reported power cuts in Sanaa and […]

Columbia, New York-Presbyterian Hospital settle hundreds of sex abuse claims involving ex-doctor

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital have agreed to a $750 million settlement of hundreds of sexual abuse claims by patients of disgraced and imprisoned former gynecologist Robert Hadden, bringing total legal payouts in civil cases involving the ex-doctor to over $1 billion, according to the plaintiffs’ lawyer. Hadden, now 66, […]