In parts of northern Manila, the sound of traffic never fully stops. Beneath elevated expressways where thousands of vehicles pass each day, there are narrow settlements built into the shadows of concrete pillars and drainage channels. Families cook meals there, children sleep there, laundry hangs beside cracked support beams, and daily life continues within metres…
Immigration attorney Rahul Reddy explains what H-1B visa holders applying for Green Cards should do. The new Green Card rule that applicants can’t wait for their Green Card in the US and should go back to their country of origin has sent shockwaves, as 1.2 million legal immigrants are waiting for years to become permanent…
Tulsi Gabbard says her husband has been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. The chatter that Tulsi Gabbard was on her way out dominated Washington for days as the DNI was missing in action for weeks, as the US attacked Iran. Gabbard’s deputy Joe Kent resigned from his post in March, making Gabbard’s…
Tulsi Gabbard (File photo/PTI) US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post, according to a US media report on Friday, which said she plans to support her husband through his battle with “an extremely rare form of bone cancer.”According to Fox News, which first reported the development, Gabbard informed US…
USCIS dropped a new Green Card rule asking those waiting for Green Card to leave the country and go back to their own countries. The new memo by the USCIS that every migrant has to leave the US when they wait for their Green Card triggered a massive upheaval as experts decoded what the new…
The United Arab Emirates has joined Saudi Arabia and Qatar in urging US President Donald Trump to avoid restarting military action against Iran and instead give diplomacy a chance, according to people familiar with the matter.The outreach reflects growing concerns among Gulf states that renewed hostilities could trigger fresh retaliation from Tehran and plunge regional…
Image of Shubham Banerjee| Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons An American teenager, at the age of just 13, used Lego blocks to build a Braille printer that was cheap enough to manufacture for blind and partially sighted people who would find the existing embossers costly. This invention, known as Braigo, gained prominence in no time owing…
Senegal’s government has defended its tougher anti-LGBTQ legislation amid growing criticism from international rights groups and activists, with Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko accusing Western countries of trying to “impose” foreign social values on the country.Addressing lawmakers on Friday, Sonko condemned what he described as Western pressure on Senegal over homosexuality. “There is a kind of…
One of the world’s largest military air shows has been cancelled after organisers cited uncertainty linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The Royal International Air Tattoo, held annually at RAF Fairford, will no longer take place this year following discussions with the United States Air Force over access to the base.Organisers confirmed the…
Indian man arrested in US for gold scam, sentenced to 15.5 years in prison. Syed M Makki, a 38-year-old Indian man in Illinois, has been sentenced to 15.5 years in prison without parole for taking part in gold scam targeting elderly victims. Gold scams are widespread in the US where scamsters convince senior citizens that…
