Showers set for Sharjah, Fujairah, RAK; Dubai, Abu Dhabi at 30°C today / Image: file Residents across the UAE can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies on March 22, with rainfall likely in parts of Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah, according to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM).The NCM has indicated that clouds will increase … Read more
AI photo for representation The Pentagon has reportedly drawn up detailed plans for a possible deployment of United States ground troops into Iran. The planning comes as the war between Iran and United States and Israel continues.According to CBS News sources, senior US military commanders have made specific requests to ensure operational readiness, indicating that … Read more
People spend the night in the dark on the Malecon during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) A second power outage in five days— and the third this month — left Cuba without electricity on Saturday, with authorities later attributing it to an “unexpected failure” at a generating unit … Read more
Video of the moment when Iranian strike struck Jerusalem An Iranian missile struck Jerusalem during Eid al-Fitr, landing just a few hundred metres from the holiest sites in the world for Muslims, Christians and Jews.Footage shows the moment a fragment from an Iranian ballistic missile fell into Jerusalem’s Old City, with plumes of smoke rising … Read more
Missile Strikes on Israel (Image credit: Israel foreign ministry on X) More than 100 people, including children, were injured after Iranian missile strikes hit the southern Israeli towns of Arad and Dimona, Tel Aviv authorities said, with significant damage reported to residential areas.The strikes, which Israeli officials said followed a failure of air defence systems … Read more
Image used for representative purposes. Israel Defense Forces said Iran has launched a long-range missile capable of travelling about 4,000 km for the first time since the start of “Operation Roaring Lion,” warning that the development poses a wider global threat.“The Iranian terrorist regime launched a long-range missile for the first time… that could reach … Read more
Indian-origin Yash Patel, a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy, has been arrested in Jurupa Valley, California, on suspicion of sexual battery and false imprisonment while off-duty, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced.The arrest took place earlier this month after the sheriff’s Special Investigations Bureau looked into the allegations.Patel began his employment with the sheriff’s department in … Read more
No regular slot for H-1B visa stamping opened in India in the last over 100 days and no slots are available in 2026. With no solution to the H-1B crisis in India triggered by the visa stamping delays, the Indian-American community voiced their concern and urged the USCIS to stop using Indian immigrants as a … Read more
File photo: UK PM Keir Starmer (Picture credit: AP) Britain has assured Cyprus that its military bases on the island will not be used for offensive action in the Iran conflict, even as London strengthens protective measures around the Republic of Cyprus amid regional tensions.As per news agency Reuters, the assurance was conveyed during a … Read more
A prominent Indian-origin Democrat, Fort Bend County judge KP George has been found guilty of money laundering as he stole from his donors by making two transfers of $46,500 from his campaign account to his personal account. His attorney, however, contested that it was not stealing but repayment. George was facing two felony charges of … Read more