New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an apology after mistakenly referring to India as Pakistan multiple times during an Indian Independence Day celebration in Queens. The incident occurred at the Queens 9th India Day Parade on Saturday, where Adams addressed members of the Indian-American community. The event was adorned with Indian flags, tricolour balloons, and banners celebrating the Indian community, with Adams holding both the Indian tricolour and the American flag. Despite the surroundings, Adams inadvertently mentioned Pakistan instead of India three times during his speech. “We raised the flag earlier this week at Bowling Green… And I think…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
Before JD Vance began his rapid rise to vice presidential candidate, he co-founded a Silicon Valley-backed donor organization to finance right-wing news stories, voter turnout operations and election polls with a goal of spreading US President Donald Trump’s brand of nationalism, according to previously unreported documents on the group. Founded in 2019, Rockbridge Network seeks to influence US politics through a centrally controlled network of right-wing political groups backed by some of the same deep-pocketed tech investors who helped bankroll Vance’s political rise. The existence of Rockbridge and Vance’s link to it have been previously reported. But three internal Rockbridge documents…
WASHINGTON: Derek Chauvin has been transferred to a prison in Texas, the US Federal Bureau of Prisons said on Tuesday, nine months after the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd survived a prison stabbing in Arizona. Key quote “We can confirm Derek Michael Chauvin was transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Big Spring on August 20, 2024,” a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in an emailed statement. Why its important Chauvin was stabbed about 22 times last year while incarcerated in Tucson, the U.S. Justice Department said in December. Chauvin was seriously…
China’s authorities announced to upgrade the national automobile renewal program, promising to offer larger subsidies and a simpler application procedure, a state-run news agency reported. According to the statement by China’s Ministry of Commerce and six other t ministries, citizens who scrap their old cars and acquire new ones would receive a larger subsidy of 20,000 yuan for new-energy vehicles (NEVs) and 15,000 yuan for gasoline vehicles. Prior to this, NEVs received 10,000 yuan in subsidies, while fuel-powered vehicles received 7,000 yuan. The announcement read that local governments will be asked to provide comprehensive action plans, and the evaluation and…
PALERMO: Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily’s coast on Tuesday to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter, following an intense storm that sank the vessel on Monday. The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-metre-long (184-ft) superyacht, was carrying 22 people and anchored off the port of Porticello when it was hit by the fierce, pre-dawn storm. Witnesses said the boat disappeared beneath the waves in a matter of minutes, baffling naval experts who said a boat as large as the Bayesian would have been designed to stay afloat for many hours…
Dr. Tasawar Aslam Bhutta, a distinguished thought leader, licensed pilot, bestselling author, and renowned cancer surgeon from Australia, has been honoured with the exclusive Global Diaspora Writer of the Year Award 2024. This prestigious award recognises Dr. Bhutta’s exceptional contributions to literature and his influential role in bridging cultural divides through his multifaceted career. Born in Sargodha, Pakistan, Dr. Bhutta’s journey is a testament to his diverse talents and relentless pursuit of excellence. A graduate of Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, where he served as General Secretary of the student union and editor of the college magazine Pawaz, Dr. Bhutta’s academic…
Saudi Arabia has launched its first technical school high school to equip its new generation with modern technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning and robotics to bring its nation to par with modern nations. Tuwaiq Academy has launched Saudi Arabia’s first technical high school specifically designed for talented students in Riyadh, in a joint venture with the Ministry of Education, as reported by a local news agency. This pioneering institution, the Talented Technical Secondary School, aims to nurture the next generation of innovators through a hands-on educational approach that emphasizes practical applications and offers internationally recognised professional certifications.…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. “bridging proposal” aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. The deal “needs to get done, and it needs to get done in the days ahead, and we will do everything possible to get it across the finish…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Blinken and mediators from Egypt and Qatar have pinned their hopes on a U.S. “bridging proposal” aimed at narrowing the gaps between the two sides in the 10-month-old war, after negotiations last week paused without a breakthrough. The deal “needs to get done, and it needs to get done in the days ahead, and we will do everything possible to get it across the finish…
BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency. The patient is a European who travelled to Thailand from an African country, Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of the kingdom’s Department of Disease Control told AFP. Laboratory tests are under way to confirm the strain, but officials believe it to be from Clade 1. The infected person has been quarantined in hospital. “We have done a test and they definitely have mpox and it’s definitely not Clade 2,” Thongchai told AFP. “We…
