TOI correspondant from Washington: Some two centuries after Tipu Sultan’s Mysore projectiles, parlayed by the British into Congreve missiles, led Francis Scott Key to note the “rocket’s red glare” in the Star Spangled Banner, the US capital is about to discover that fireworks, no matter where they come from, are no fun on a fiendishly…
H-1B visa holders laid off from their jobs with only 60 days to find a new employer are going through a difficult time in the US. A former international student from India, Maya, shared the hardships H-1B visa holders in the US are facing after a layoff. These visa holders have 60 days to find…
Guest list of who would be attending Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral Iran begins a week of funeral ceremonies on Friday for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US–Israeli strike in February. The ceremonies will move from Tehran to Qom, then to Najaf in Iraq, before concluding with burial in his…
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov were arrested after climbing the empire state building. A marriage proposal on top of one of the world’s most famous skyscrapers may sound like a scene from a movie. But for Russian urban climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov, it ended with handcuffs instead of a happy ending.On July 1,…
A request by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani asking residents to set their air conditioners to 78°F (25.6°C) during a dangerous heatwave has sparked a political row, with Republicans accusing him of promoting “socialism.“As NY faced extreme temperatures with the heat index expected to reach 110°F (43.3°C), Mamdani urged residents to help reduce pressure…
Indian student denied entry to the US over WhatsApp group? A viral post urged international students to execise caution before they join any WhatsApp grpup, citing a case of an Indian student being denied entry to the US over WhatsApp activity. The post did not detail what exactly happened but claimed that a student who…
(AI image used for representational purposes only) “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.”What does the proverb meanMost people hear this proverb as advice to speak up when something is wrong. The image comes from an older, noisier world of carts, wagons, factory machinery and railway equipment, where a squeaking wheel was often the first sign…
Wildfires ripped through southern France on Thursday, scorching a combined area of 1,210 hectares of land as strong winds and tinder-dry conditions left by Europe’s recent heatwave fuelled rapidly spreading blazes.Hundreds of firefighters, supported by water-bomber aircraft and emergency vehicles, were deployed across the affected regions as authorities raced to contain the fires, Reuters reported.The…
Indonesian separatists claim to have shot dead a US pilot who transported troops. PTI file photo Papua separatist rebels on Thursday claimed to have shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian aircraft on fire after it landed in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region, alleging it was transporting Indonesian military personnel into a conflict zone….
Indian-origin CEO Sanjay Mehrotra announces $250 million donation to Trump Accounts on behalf of his company Micron. Indian-origin CEO of Micron Technology, Sanjay Mehrotra, announced that on the occasion of American turning 250 on July 4 this year, his company will make a $250 million investment in Trump Accounts, the largest donation that any company…
