Thailand Queen Mother Sirikit The Queen Mother Sirikit of Thailand, renowned for her rural development initiatives, traditional craft preservation and environmental protection efforts, passed away on Friday at age 93. She was the mother of the current King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation’s longest-reigning monarch.King Vajiralongkorn has directed members of the royal family to […]
Representative image (AI) An Indian nurse working at Singapore’s Raffles Hospital has been sentenced to one year and two months in jail for molesting a male visitor. The court passed the sentence on Friday.He also received two strokes of the cane, a form of corporal punishment for the same. The 34-year-old nurse, Elipe Siva Nagu, […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House Secretary of state Marco Rubio said Friday that a growing number of diplomats would work with US military officers at a new center in Israel aimed at monitoring the ceasefire […]
UAE and Oman sign an agreement for daily Abu Dhabi–Sohar freight rail, handling 193,200 TEUs annually/Representative Image A major step toward regional connectivity and sustainable logistics has been announced, as Noatum Logistics, part of AD Ports Group, and Hafeet Rail, developer of the first cross-border railway network between the UAE and Oman, have signed a […]
London: Britain’s most prestigious literary prize is getting a younger sibling. Booker Prize Foundation announced Friday it is setting up the Children’s Booker Prize alongside its existing awards for English-language and translated fiction.Like its sister prizes, the children’s award comes with a 50,000 ($67,000) purse. It will open for submissions early next year and the […]
National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) predicts foggy and misty weather in Abu Dhabi, Dubai. Image: AI Representative Image. Misty mornings are set to return across the UAE, with rising humidity paving the way for fog and light mist through the weekend. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has cautioned drivers to stay alert during early […]
Indian-origin woman arrested and later released in North Carolina for knife attack on husband what she claimed an accident. Chandraprabha Singh, an Indian-origin 44-year-old woman, was arrested earlier this month after she allegedly cut her husband Arvind’s neck with a knife. Singh is a teacher assistant at a Charlotte elementary school. She was accused of […]
A fresh political feud has erupted between two of America’s most prominent political dynasties after Donald Trump Jr. fired back at Chelsea Clinton over her criticism of President Trump’s controversial East Wing demolition. Responding to Clinton’s USA Today op-ed, which accused Trump of “erasing American heritage” by tearing down the historic wing to build a […]
A ton of speculation swirled over how the MAGA chief would name his new venture after demolishing a perfectly fine historic building. Now, it is clearer than ever what the title of $250 million ballroom will be.US President Donald Trump is expected to name his new White House ballroom after himself, senior administration officials have […]
Ontario makes one year Canadian driving a mandatory requirement to get a commercial license. Canada’s Ontario province took learning lessons from the US and put in place stricter requirements for getting a commercial driving license in the province. Ontario MPP, Sikh-Canadian politician Hardeep Grewal, announced the measures, including one year of Canadian driving experience for […]
