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No threat found: New Jersey’s Joint military base McGuire lifts hour-long lockdown; false shooter report triggers chaos | World News

New Jersey’s Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) (Pic credit: AP) A lockdown at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) in Burlington County, New Jersey, was lifted around noon on Tuesday after a hoax shooter threat. A lockdown was imposed just before 11 am ET, which lasted approximately one hour following a report of an active shooter at the […]

US companies will now hire remote workers: Economist’s take on H-1B visa fee hike triggers debate

Economist warned that US companies will now switch to outsourcing instead of applying for H-1B program. Economist Peter Schiff stoked a controversy on H-1B as he expressed his opinion that the hike in the visa fee would not stop tech companies from hiring foreigners. They will now hire foreigners for remote roles where they work […]

‘Works like a German car…no zigzag’: Envoy’s video inviting Indians amid H-1B uncertainty in US triggers debate

German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, took a dig at the H-1B row that the US created and invited skilled Indians to Germany. Amid the H-1B row in the US which will make it harder for Indians to get a job in the US as companies will have to pay a hiked fee of $100,000 […]

Can Harjinder Singh speak English? Old bodycam video of New Mexico Police triggers fresh row

An old video released by New Mexico Police shows Harjinder Singh speaking in broken english when he was given an overspeed notice in July. The controversial case of Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh, who mowed three people in Florida after taking a wrong U-turn, took a new development after an old video shows him speaking […]

False shooter report sparks panic: Villanova University receives ‘hoax’ call; triggers campus lockdown | World News

Villanova says a report of a campus shooter was a ‘cruel hoax’ (Pic credit: AP) False reports of active shooters at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sparked panic and temporary lockdowns on both campuses on Thursday. In Pennsylvania, a 911 call around 4:30 pm (local time) claimed a shooter […]

‘All Indians from India’: NYU graduation video triggers major row; ‘too much brown’

A video of NYU graduates went viral as social media users hinted that there were hardly any Americans. A video of NYU students sharing their joy of joining jobs straight after their graduation turned into a controversial one as social media users pointed out that almost none of the students interviewed in the video were […]

What is Golf Force One? Trump’s armoured buggy patrols Scottish golf course; protest threat triggers security upgrade

Trump, Golf foce one (AP, X images) During Donald Trump‘s visit to his Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire, Scotland, on Saturday, an armoured golf cart nicknamed “Golf force one” was deployed for his security. The reinforced buggy followed him throughout the game. The buggy, believed to be a reinforced Polaris Ranger XP, appeared heavily […]

‘Considerable threat’: Typhoon Wipha triggers highest storm warning in Hong Kong, disrupting travel across South China

The powerful Typhoon Wipha disrupted air travel on Sunday across Hong Kong and neighbouring Chinese airports as it tracked westward along the southern coastline. Flight operations at airports in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Macao were suspended during daylight hours, according to their official websites. Several high-speed rail services in the region were halted.Hong Kong […]

‘Such good English’: Trump’s compliment to Liberian President triggers criticism – watch

US President Donald Trump speaks with African leaders during a lunch in the State Dining Room of the White House (AP image) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong command in English during a meeting at the White House. However, Liberia’s official language is English and Boakai was […]

‘My laptop is a bomb’: US Air Force veteran makes midair threat; triggers emergency landing in Florida

US Air Force veteran makes mid-air threat (Image: @taj.maliktaylor) A domestic flight in the US was forced to make an emergency landing after a 27-year-old man, recently discharged from a psychiatric facility, allegedly claimed mid-air that his laptop was a bomb.The incident occurred on Allegiant air flight 1023, which had departed St Pete–Clearwater international airport […]