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Fire at Dubai International Airport A major fire erupted at Dubai International Airport early Monday as Iran continued missile and drone attacks across Gulf states in retaliation for the war initiated by the US and Israel a fortnight ago, further rattling the region.Flight operations were temporarily halted amid the disturbance and heightened security concerns in…

Source: Emirates news agency WAM The UAE, grappling with continued strikes from Tehran, on Sunday ordered the arrest of 35 individuals, including 19 Indians, for allegedly publishing video clips on social media containing misleading and fabricated content using AI amid rising regional tensions due to the Israel-US-Iran war.The accused have been referred for an expedited…

Stranded in UAE? SpiceJet Launches Special Flights From Fujairah to India Amid Travel Disruptions Due To Iran vs US-Israel War Amid the ongoing disruptions to air travel across the Middle East, Indian budget airline SpiceJet has stepped in with a series of special flights from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to multiple cities in…

Huge Discounts Ahead: UAE Announces Free Fazaa Membership for Families In a move aimed at strengthening social cohesion and improving quality of life for households across the emirates, the United Arab Emirates has announced that resident families will receive free Fazaa membership as part of the nationwide “Year of the Family 2026” initiative. The programme,…

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has created a new generation of founders building powerful tools with remarkably small teams. One of them is Aman Gottumukkala, an Indian-origin software engineer who recently announced that he is joining xAI to work on advanced coding AI systems. Gottumukkala gained attention after founding Firebender, an AI coding assistant…

Prince William paid tribute to his late mother Princess Diana on UK Mother’s Day, also known as Mothering Sunday, by sharing a rare childhood photograph on social media.The Prince of Wales, 43, marked the occasion on March 15 by posting an unseen picture from his childhood on Instagram. The photo, taken in 1984 at Highgrove…

The British Columbia Police issued a country-wide arrest warrant against 24-year-old Amarbir Singh as he emerged as the main accused in the murder of a 28-year-old woman, Navdeep Kaur. Kaur disappeared in 2024 and her remains were found after five months. Singh and Kaur were in a relationship. Police said a timeline of events leading…

Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani defended Donald Trump aide Laura Loomer’s take on ‘Islamophobia’ and said “feraing any ideology that calls for your murder” is normal and not phobia. Motwani said she had a face-to-face encounter with a young man distributing Qurans who told her on her face that he would have to kill…

A video is going viral on social media showing pro-gun activists handing out free 30-round AR-15 magazines outside the Virginia State Capitol, in a direct challenge to pending legislation set to ban the sale of such magazines in the state.The distribution occurred ahead of the expected signature of a bill that would prohibit the sale…

The narrative that all tech jobs in the US are going to Indians resurfaced on social media after Devendra Chaplot announced that he was joining SpaceX and xAI, working closely with Elon Musk and team to build superintelligence. The announcement came with a photo of him with Musk that drew flak for Musk as he…