indian student Akash Das was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide (Photo: WPBF) Indian student Akash Das was behind the wheel when his Cadillac SUV collided with an Audi sedan, and the 81-year-old driver of the Audi, Gary Neal Fields, died. The accident took place in July, and Das was arrested in August and his…
Amid repeated attacks on shipping and growing risks to alternative energy routes, Gulf states may be forced to accept a deal they do not fully support Persian Gulf energy producers are reportedly becoming increasingly resigned to Iran retaining significant control over the Strait of Hormuz, as efforts to reopen the vital waterway face a standoff…
Trump said the US could either keep economic pressure on Iran or launch a major military strike US President Donald Trump said Washington could either keep up economic pressure on Iran and allow its economy to deteriorate further or launch a major military strike, as he accused Tehran of being “devious negotiators”.In an interview with…
Quote of the day by Agatha Christie (Image: Wikipedia) Life often involves genuine risk, but not every risk is actually worth taking. Some decisions place someone in a situation where the possible consequences were obvious from the very beginning. Agatha Christie captured that exact idea in one vivid image. “If you place your head in…
Highway 1, Australia. Image Credit: Tony Bowden/Wikipedia Australia has the world’s longest national highway, which is a marvelous engineering example known simply as ‘Highway 1.’ Spanning approximately 14,500 kilometres, this massive highway covers around the entire mainland continent like a belt, acting as an important transport base that connects every state capital city from Sydney…
NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji is scheduled to visit Syria and Lebanon in September, New York Post reported. NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani‘s wife Rama Duwaji has a trip to Syria and Lebanon on her schedule in September and that has triggered a major row as it is not clear whether she will be accompanied by…
Patrick Mahomes (Image via Getty Images) Patrick Mahomes is entering another training camp surrounded by familiar faces, but this time some of them are no longer fighting for roster spots. Former Kansas City Chiefs stars have returned as part of the team’s Ambassadors program, giving current players a chance to learn from veterans who helped…
For centuries, owning land has meant having a place that can be measured, divided and legally transferred. Dennis Hope thought he had found an exception. In the late 20th century, while considering how to make money from property, the unemployed American turned his attention away from land on Earth and towards the moon. He had…
Abu Dhabi offers free entry visas for eligible Indian passport holders. Indian travellers have a new reason to plan a UAE holiday, with Abu Dhabi offering free entry visas for eligible Indian passport holders under a three-month tourism programme, Gulf News reported.The programme will run from August 1 to October 31, 2026, and will initially…
A health worker in protective gear looks on at an Ebola treatment centre. (Photo: AP) Congo’s confirmed Ebola death toll has risen to 2,011, with the second 1,000 deaths recorded in about three weeks compared with roughly nine weeks for the first 1,000, as the country battles the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.The latest government…
