Dubai launches mega app contest with millionaire rewards / AI-Generated Images The Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy (DCDE), one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, officially launched the third edition of its highly ambitious ‘Create Apps Championship’ on Thursday, November 13, 2025, with a total funding package exceeding AED 2.5 million for app…
A MAGA activist has ignited a political and cultural firestorm after claiming “Americans are smarter than Indians” in a viral post arguing that the United States should fix its own education system rather than rely on H-1B workers from India. Lauren Witzke’s message, built on disputed IQ figures and an appeal to American exceptionalism, has…
UAE launches first private astronaut training centre 2025 / Image source: File A new private human spaceflight training centre is set to open in the UAE, the region’s first licensed private facility focused on astronaut readiness, space medicine and analogue mission simulations. The project is a public-private push to build local capability, create specialist jobs…
A former top aide to California Governor Gavin Newsom, Dana Williamson, was indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra. She was arrested and scheduled to make her first court appearance on Wednesday in Sacramento, CNN reported. The…
Donald Trump fans had a huge meltdown on Boxing Day 2024 when Vivek Ramaswamy forgot to wear his faux-MAGA hat and accidentally spoke his mind where he argued the real problem is cultural — that American pop culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for decades and therefore doesn’t produce enough top-tier engineers and that’s why…
Is US President Donald Trump softening his stance on an aggressive push for H-1B visa reforms? The Republican leader, in a recent interview, appeared to do so as he recognised the need to import foreign talent to America. In a conversation with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday (local time), he defended the value…
An Indian man living in the United States went viral after sharing a heartbreaking account of his elderly neighbour dying alone inside his apartment, calling it a “sad reality” of American life.In an Instagram video, the user, named Sachin Sindhu, said the 80-year-old man, identified only as Shafar, had no family living with him and…
Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah outlines Kuwait’s reform vision, emphasising openness, security, and administrative modernisation/Image: X Kuwait now provides one of the world’s fastest entry visas, which can be issued in just five minutes. The move reflects the country’s broader efforts to modernise administrative procedures, strengthen security, and streamline residency and visitor processes. These reforms aim…
Pierre Poilievre’s party may see more defections to the Liberal Party in a few days. Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont who recently crossed the floor of the House of Commons to the Liberals said that he felt on several occasions that he was not part of a serious political party but of a frat house….
Social media went into a frenzy after users claimed they had spotted a lookalike of the world’s most-subscribed YouTuber, MrBeast. Fans quickly began comparing 22-year-old Brady Penfield to the multi-million-subscriber creator, whose full name is Jimmy Donaldson.Many fans pointed to the similar facial structure of both, but one key difference stood out — Penfield is…
