Yashwi Thakur

[ad_1] In a "national security" threat, two Chinese nationals have been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly conspiring to smuggle a toxic fungus into the United States terming it a "potential agroterrorism weapon". During the investigation, the FBI found that one of them was a member of the Chinese Communist Party.Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, have been charged with conspiracy, smuggling, making false statements, and visa fraud. While Jian is currently in US custody, Liu's whereabouts remain unknown.The US justice department said that the two individuals conspired to illegally bring Fusarium graminearum—a fungus that causes "head blight" in crops like wheat, barley, maize, and rice—into the States."These two aliens have been charged with smuggling a fungus that has been described as a 'potential agroterrorism weapon' into the heartland of America, where they apparently intended to […]

[ad_1] KYIV: Ukraine said on Tuesday that it had struck the Crimean bridge for the third time since the start of Russia's invasion, after spending months planting explosives on support structure beneath the water. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear, but the Security Service of Ukraine, the intelligence agency known as the SBU, released a statement and a video that it said showed one of the detonations."Today, at 4.44am, without any civilian casualties, the first explosive device was detonated," the agency said in a statement. "The underwater support pillars were severely damaged at the seabed level - aided by the equivalent of 1,100 kg of TNT." Surveillance footage released by the agency and verified by NYT shows an explosion under the Kerch Strait Bridge, which connects Russia's mainland and the Crimean peninsula. The attack appeared to target […]

[ad_1] Institute of Peace cleaners found marijuana after 'DOGE goons' left their building. Elon Musk has left the White House and his brainchild, the Department of Government Efficiency, but has left a huge mess in all the offices that his team camped in. The Economist reported that the cleaners of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), a think-tank, found marijuana apparently thrown out by DOGE staffers. The institute building was forcibly taken by the DOGE, but a court ruling stayed that. From March to May, the building was with DOGE and the administrators of the institute re-entered their building only on May 19. A judge ruled last month that the DOGE didn’t have the authority to seize the $500 million USIP headquarters or to fire the agency’s employees. USIP, which Congress founded as a nonprofit corporation in 1984, describes […]

[ad_1] Donald Trump Jr comments on his father's memecoin $TRUMP. Donald Trump Jr was grilled on CNBC as he was asked about his opinion on his father President Donald Trump having a memecoin ($TRUMP) in his name. Memecoins have no value and no expectation of financial return, though they are considered as cryptocurrency. The memecoin, according to one recent estimate, has generated more than $320 million for the president and business entities connected to him. "Is that OK -- for your dad to have a meme coin?" Donald Trump Jr was asked. The president's son said the memecoin was launched before Trump's second term began. Defending his family's crypto business, Don Jr said it started out of necessity when the Trump family was de-banked. “There was a time … I could call any single banker in New York City, they’d […]

[ad_1] Mohamed Sabry Soliman's family will be deported out of the US. Wife and the five children of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the 45-year-old Egyptian national, who firebombed a Jewish gathering in Colorado, were taken into ICE custody for their speedy removal from the country. Soliman entered the US during the Biden administration and overstayed his visa, the Trump administration said. He told the investigators that he wanted to kill all Zionists and would do again. He planned the attack on the Jewish group that assembled every Sunday demanding the release of the Israelis in Gaza, but waited for her daughter's graduation. According to records, Soliman was authorized to stay through February 2, 2023 but he never left. On September 9, 2022, he filed a claim with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. On March 29, 2023, he was granted work […]

[ad_1] Elon Musk turns against the Donald Trump administration and says the spending bill is abominable. Elon Musk's sudden outburst over Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' sent the administration into a damage control mode on Tuesday while the opposition celebrated the fallout as the final 'divorce' of Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Musk has exited the administration and there was a farewell address at the Oval Office though both Trump and Musk claimed that it was not a farewell and Musk would remain Trump's adviser. But Musk's outburst on X over the spending bill was not something that the administration was prepared for. "I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it," Musk wrote […]

[ad_1] A Reddit user who spent 15 years in the US shared the pitfalls of being an H-1B visa holder. While US tech workers are raging against H-1B visa holders for stealing their jobs, a Reddit post of a H-1B visa holder has grabbed the attention as the person sought advice on moving back to India -- after 15 years. The person came to the US as a student and then started working but now after 15 years, the user feels tired of restrictions. The restrictions that come being an H-1B visa holder. "Can't go anywhere, can't start my business," the Reddit post read. "The title and I want to work as a Product Manager. Do you think there will be problem in getting jobs in India? Backstory- I 37F, came to the US as a student in 2010, right […]

[ad_1] What Hajj and Eid al-Adha mean to muslims: A journey of faith and sacrifice in Islam Each year, millions of Muslims from across the globe gather in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, the holy pilgrimage to Mecca that represents one of the five central pillars of Islam. It is not merely a physical journey but a profound spiritual awakening—an act of devotion, equality, and renewal. For many pilgrims, Hajj is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, one that requires months, if not years, of planning, saving, and spiritual preparation.According to The Economic Times report, this year, Hajj 2025 will begin on Wednesday, June 4, coinciding with the 8th day of Dhul-Hijja, the final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. As global travel stabilizes after recent years of pandemic-induced restrictions, Saudi authorities are expecting a record turnout of over 2 […]

[ad_1] Harvard University on Monday asked a federal judge to issue a summary judgment ordering the unfreezing of $2.5 billion in federal research funding that has been halted by the Trump administration, which Harvard says is illegal.The university contends that the freeze jeopardizes over 950 critical research projects, including those related to national security and public health. In a filing with the US district court in Boston, Harvard argues that the funding suspension is both unlawful and politically motivated. The university asserts that the freeze violates its rights to free speech and due process and undermines academic independence.Trump has been attempting to force change at Harvard and other top American universities, because of his view that these have been captured by the left-wing woke and has led to the rise of antisemitism. The Trump administration has not yet responded to […]

[ad_1] Zohran Mamdani strongly reacted to a deportation threat from a GOP councilwoman. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, who is running for the New York City mayoral race, torched the Republicans and President Donald Trump after a Republican councilwoman called for his deportation. Mamdani, a New York state assembly member, is an Indian-Ugandan-American who became a US citizen after 2016 -- during Donald Trump's first term. Mamdani's father Mahmood Mamdani is an India-born Ugandan academic and his mother Mira Nair is an Indian-American filmmaker. In 2019, Mamdani campaigned for Bernie Sanders for 2020 and said he was excited, as 2020 would be his first presidential vote as he was not a US citizen in 2016. "I couldn’t vote for @BernieSanders in 2016 because I wasn’t a citizen yet, but I can’t wait for my first presidential vote to be for him […]