Two men of Kurdish origin have been sentenced to 19 years each by the Cardiff Crown Court for operating a sophisticated people-smuggling network that moved migrants across Europe.According to a report by BBC, Dilshad Shamo (41) and Ali Khdir (40) facilitated the illegal movement of around 100 migrants per week over nearly two years, using…
Golden Road between US and Canada (Photo: Chronicle 5 WCVB) Four British nationals were arrested by the US Border Patrol after they entered the US in a remote part of Maine from Canada. They claimed to be hikers and told the police they were not aware that they entered the US. The incident took place…
BBC presenter Amol Rajan said he is considering relocating his family to India due to what he described as “big problems” in England, during a conversation with broadcaster Gyles Brandreth on the Rosebud podcast. Rajan, who hosts BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and University Challenge, said he is “very worried” about the future of the…
An Australian newspaper recently ran a headline that read: ‘Singh beats Smith’. It was about business ownership in Sydney, but it captured the steady shift in how the desi diaspora, now estimated at over 35 million people spread across more than 200 countries, has become a force. Last month, members from 25 countries gathered in…
A remarkable find in an active underground stream has recently been made deep beneath the rolling hills of the Edwards Plateau. During a snorkelling excursion through the low ceilings and dark passages of Bender’s Cave in Comal County, Texas, researchers discovered an enormous ‘lag assemblage’ of Pleistocene megafauna. It is also uniquely important, as it…
US rep Brandon Gill is facing extreme heat online for his comment on hiring Indians at 7-Eleven stores in the US. In a video that is quickly gaining traction on X (formerly Twitter), Gill said the idea that America would bring a 7-Eleven worker from India or anywhere else on the globe to work at…
Nasa has released new Spotify list that includes the wake-up tunes that were played for the members of the Artemis II mission before take-off. This list contains various popular tunes that have been chosen not only by the crew members themselves but also by their families.At the same time, they prepare for one of NASA’s…
Sharjah Ruler approves 330 municipal jobs/Image: WAM His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved the recruitment of 330 Emirati citizens across municipalities in the emirate, in a move aimed at strengthening national workforce participation and improving public services. The initiative covers both university graduates…
Anti-Indian hate has been making rounds on online platforms and physical call-outs across America. However, there is one epicentre that has gained global spotlight for frequently highlighting the rhetoric, so much so that influencers and reporters from across the country have been travelling to northern Texas to report on the rising activity against Indian-Americans while…
(AI Image generated by ChatGPT) A man in his 70s was allegedly sexually assaulted and robbed of his Rolex watch in a broad daylight incident in Aylesbury, according to a report in The Sun. The incident took place shortly after 12.45 pm on Tuesday on Richmond Road, where the elderly man was walking when he…
