SRINAGAR: A prickly pest stalks Kashmir’s “red gold”. Farmers in Pampore now live on pins and needles.Across Pampore’s saffron highlands — about 15km southeast of Srinagar in Pulwama district — an unusual predator is eating into one of the region’s most prized crops. The burrowing Indian crested porcupine, a nocturnal rodent, has begun feeding on…
Sarinasadat Hosseiny, the 25-year-old relative of slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, has come under scrutiny following her arrest by US immigration authorities in Los Angeles.Hosseiny is the grandniece of Soleimani, the former commander of Iran’s Quds Force who was killed in a US drone strike in 2020.Hosseiny entered the United States in 2015 on a…
Jaishankar with Iran Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi (File photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar received a call on Sunday from Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi as the tensions in the Middle East continue. “Received a call from Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran. Discussed the present situation,” said Jaishankar. While the specific details…
Ro Khanna says cursing at Iran won’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Democratic Rep Ro Khanna expressed shock at President Donald Trump’s Truth Social Post laden with abusive words for Iran and said the president is failing US troops in Iran. On NBC’s Meet the Press, Khanna said he would not vote for any additional…
Marjorie Taylor Greene says every Christian in Donald Trump’s administration should seek forgiveness for what Trump posted on Truth Social. President Donald Trump hinted at a major escalation in the ongoing war as he threatened Iran with ‘Hell’ if the Hormuz Strait stays shut. Trump said the US forces would begin strikes against Iranian civilian…
A Florida man has gone viral after sharing his recipe for green iguana, an invasive species causing damage across the state, encouraging residents to turn the pest into a meal.During a recent cold snap, the reptiles became stunned by the chill, causing many to fall from trees. Some locals have started collecting them for meat….
New Delhi: As bombs fall and sanctions bite across West Asia, Iran has said its economic engagement with India will remain steady during the war and grow faster once conditions stabilise. Iran’s ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, indicated to TOI that wartime disruptions are “mere speed bumps” and that Tehran’s “outlook on the future of…
File photo: US President Donald Trump TOI correspondent from Washington: In a profanity-laced social media post worthy of a vulgarian streetfighter, U.S President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to rain hellfire on Iran if it did not open the Hormuz Straits, calling its leaders “crazy bastards.” “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day,…
India sending aid to Afghanistan (Image credit: Randhir Jaiswal on X) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Sunday said that the sent humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) materials to Afghanistan amid recent floods and earthquake. “At this time of hardship being faced by Afghan people due to recent floods and earthquake, India…
US can’t find the tech talent that India has, an immigration agency founder has said commenting on the H-1B visa fee. As the debate over the $100,000 fee for the H-1B visa since September 21, 2025, is still going on, a CEO of an India-based immigration agency has recently commented that the visa fee is…