UAE Flights Grounded? What Travellers Need to Know About Current Delays and Cancellations As unstable weather continues to sweep across the UAE, the travel disruption is no longer confined to roads and city life but has now spilled into the skies, triggering a wave of flight delays, cancellations and urgent travel advisories from major airlines….
The White House on Wednesday issued a strong warning to Iran, saying US President Donald Trump is prepared to “unleash hell” if Tehran refuses to accept a deal to end the ongoing war in the Middle East.Speaking at a briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “President Trump does not bluff, and he is…
Congress leader Dolly Sharma NEW DELHI: Congress leader Dolly Sharma on Thursday alleged “widespread corruption” in Puducherry, claiming that people are being forced to pay a “30% commission” to get work done.Sharma also questioned the delay in granting statehood to Puducherry, despite the BJP being both in power at the Centre and part of the…
Driving the newsSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to be making a blunt calculation about the US-Iran war: the biggest threat to Saudi Arabia may not be the fighting alone, but a conflict that ends before Iran is weakened enough to stop threatening the Gulf.According to the New York Times, MBS has urged President…
Saudi Arabia grants visa exemption and fine free exit of stranded tourist/Representative Image Saudi Arabia has announced temporary measures to address the status of visitors whose visas have expired, offering flexibility to those unable to leave due to disruptions caused by the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran. The move comes as authorities respond to travel…
GUWAHATI: While Congress-led opposition alliance vows to oust the Assam chief minister and the BJP-led NDA government from power in the state, Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the opposition has no agenda and the people of the state are completely with the ruling party, except “Bangladeshi infiltrators”.The Assam chief minister on Wednesday said that they…
Think Your Car Sounds Cool? It Could Now Get You Fined Dh1,000 in UAE A new warning from UAE authorities is putting motorists on notice and it is not about speeding or seatbelts this time. Instead, the spotlight has shifted to a growing urban nuisance of loud vehicles and illegally modified cars that are disrupting…
The United States Central Command on Wednesday fact-checked the reports claiming that Iran had shot down an American F-18 fighter jet over Chabahar amid the intense ongoing military action in the Middle East, involving Iran and the US-Israel military partnership.Dismissing the Iranian claims as “false,” the US military command responsible for the Middle East, Central…
In a case of sheer irony, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has been asked to direct state govts to fill up huge numbers of vacant posts in the medical teaching service in a time bound manner, when three quarters of posts in NMC’s four autonomous boards are lying vacant.The undergraduate medical education board, the post…
PC: Gryfino Forest District In northwestern Poland lies the Crooked Forest (Krzywy Las), a protected grove of approximately 400 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) that grow up in a way that doesn’t conform to nature. The trees were planted around 1930, and each tree has a sharp 90-degree bend at the base, all of which face…