A former visa officer shares dos and don’ts for visa interviews. Getting a US visa has gradually become a stroke of luck as the rate of denials is high. Sometimes there are legitimate reasons, sometimes the visa officers just doubt that the applicant may not return to their home countries, and sometimes, it is just…
US and Iran could resume negotiations as early as next week in Islamabad, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter. The report said both sides are working through mediators on the one-page, 14-point MoU intended to establish the framework for a month-long negotiating process aimed at ending…
Chirayu Rana’s attorney speaks about the allegation that he faked his father’s death in 2024. Chirayu Rana’s attorney Daniel Kaiser reacted to the explosive claim that Rana, the embattled former employee of JPMorgan Chase, faked his father’s death and took leave from his office in 2024, and said it was not his biological father, but…
A Reform UK candidate who previously said Nigerians should be “melted down” to fill potholes has won a council seat in Sunderland, sparking outrage over his past social media remarks.Glenn Gibbins, elected from the Hylton Castle ward, is facing heavy criticism after a series of now-deleted posts resurfaced online following the local election results.In one…
Indian-origin Texas teen Reeyan Mistry takes his two grandmothers to prom. Two grandmothers attended their first prom ever at a small private school in Addison, Texas as Reeyan Mistry, the high school senior, did not have to think twice over whom he would ask to be his prom date. It was his Ba and Ma,…
Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer after the appointment of former PM Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance.Reacting on social media, Farage said: “An unpopular Prime Minister who lost a general election is now seen by Starmer as being the saviour. Labour…
Former US diplomat, Victor Manuel Rocha, will be kicked out of the US for spying for Cuba for 40 years. As the Donald Trump administration cracks the whip on individuals who fraudulently obtained US citizenship and published a list of 12 such people under fire, one name stands out conspicuously. He is Victor Manuel Rocha,…
Indian man dies in the US of Valley fever. Chiranjeevi Kolla, a 37-year-old Indian man, died in California after a month-long battle with Valley fever, his family said via a fundraiser. His cousin Rama Koteswara Rao said that in April Chiranjeevi came down with what felt like an ordinary flu but it kept worsening and…
Haile Selassie (Image: Wikipedia) There are quotes that have lived for decades, not just because they were poetic, but because they passed the test of time across generations. An example is the words of Haile Selassie, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, whose words on courage, humanity and unity continue to echo in discussions on leadership,…
Starmer appoints Labour veterans as advisers After Labour’s heavy losses in the 2026 local elections, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has turned to senior party veterans to steady the situation, appointing former PM Gordon Brown and ex-deputy leader Harriet Harman to key advisory roles.In a surprise move, Gordon Brown has been appointed as special envoy on…
