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The search for 17‑year‑old Gautham Rajanikanth, a high school student from South Fayette Township in the Pittsburgh area, has officially ended, authorities said. Local police confirmed that officers called off active efforts after searching for the Indian-American teenager following a missing person report.Rajanikanth was reported missing earlier this week. Police in South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania, … Read more

White House says Joe Kent was not involved in Iran operation talks (Picture credit: AP) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday sought to contain the fallout from Joe Kent’s resignation over the Iran war. She said the former National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) chief was not involved in any discussions related to the US … Read more

The United States will require visa applicants from 12 additional countries to pay a refundable bond of up to $15,000, expanding a policy aimed at reducing overstays by short-term visitors.According to a recent update, the rule applies to applicants seeking B1 and B2 visas, which cover business and tourism travel. The bond amount will vary … Read more

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi lost the Democratic primary for Illinois Senate to Lt Gov Juliana Stratton but conceded gracefully as he joked that, unlike Donald Trump, he was not going to question the outcome. In his concession speech, he said it was not the result he expected but he is an immigrant with 29 letters in … Read more

Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin, is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology on a mission to study asteroid deflection strategies. The initiative, called the Near Earth Objects (NEO) Hunter mission, is designed to incorporate asteroid detection and deflection capabilities into Blue Origin’s ‘Blue Ring’ spacecraft platform. Blue Ring is … Read more

The history of the first plant on Earth is not as simple as the identification of a particular species of plants, but it is a long history of evolution that started in the water and changed the planet over time. According to scientists, the earliest ancestors of plants were not trees or flowers, but microscopic … Read more

Turkey is in talks with South Korea, Canada, China and Russia to develop new nuclear power capacity, energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday, as Ankara pushes to expand its energy mix.Speaking to NTV, Bayraktar said Turkey plans to build four nuclear reactors in the northern province of Sinop and another four in the Thrace … Read more

Tesla makes supercharging free across UAE and gulf stations during ‘tough times’/Representative Image Tesla has rolled out free supercharging across its network in the UAE and parts of the Gulf, offering temporary relief to customers as the company activates a policy reserved for challenging periods. Free supercharging activated across UAE Tesla has announced that customers … Read more

Picture source: X/London Mayor London Mayor Sadiq Khan shared images from a large open Iftar gathering at Trafalgar Square on Tuesday, highlighting the city’s diversity and unity during the final week of Ramadan.Posting pictures of celebrations, including Easter, Diwali, Vaisakhi and Chanukah, he wrote, ” Here’s an Iftar on Trafalgar Square. And here’s Easter, Diwali, … Read more

UAE reveals names of six civilians killed in ongoing attack/Image: File The UAE has revealed the names of six people killed in Iran’s ongoing missile and drone attacks, bringing the human impact into focus as the conflict enters its third week with thousands of aerial threats intercepted. Six identified as death toll reaches eight Eight … Read more