An Indian-origin man was injured after a shooting in the Cidade Nova area of Odivelas, Portugal. This led to a police investigation and a wave of unverified claims circulating on social media.The victim has been identified as Kishore Gujarati. He was shot in Odivelas, a city in the Lisbon metropolitan region, and was taken for…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others watch, as seated from left, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, counselor Dan Holler, and Lebanon’s Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh, signed a framework agreement (Image/AP) Israel, Lebanon and the United States have signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at easing tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border,…
Ontario announces three new pathways to PR. Canada PR news: Ontario announced an overhaul of its Provincial Nominee Programs adding three new pathways to become a permanent resident. In Canada, each province sets its own eligibility criteria for citizenship, while the federal government runs several nationwide PR programs. The provincial programs also give PR to…
Korean proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) A word seems like such a small, weightless thing. You say it, it disappears into the air, and that should be the end of it. An old Korean proverb warns that it is not nearly so simple. Words have no wings, it says, but they…
A single cup of coffee is remembered for forty years A simple cup of coffee is often forgotten before the last sip cools. Yet, in Turkish culture, there is a saying that refuses to let such a moment disappear so easily: “Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır.” Literally, “A single cup of coffee is…
‘Even the judgement of hell depends on money’ “地獄の沙汰も金次第” (Jigoku no sata mo kane shidai)Literal translation: “Even the judgement of hell depends on money.”At first glance, the saying sounds almost absurd. How could money matter in hell, a place where souls are judged according to their deeds? Yet that contradiction is exactly what gives the…
Turkish-origin owner of Jersey Kebab faces possible deportation on the accusation of visa overstay since 2014. 26-year-old Muhammad Emanet may face deportation to Turkey and the US government may ask him to apply for a Green Card from his own country — a new proposal that created a stir among visa holders. Emanet runs Jersey…
IShowSpeed and Virat Kohli (Image Via Getty) A viral claim linking YouTube star IShowSpeed with Virat Kohli’s lifestyle brand One8 has caught the attention of fans. Posts on X say Speed is set to collaborate with Kohli and become One8’s international ambassador after an earlier partnership request was missed. However, there is still no official…
Judy Skene who lost $900,000 in a fake crypto platform scam An 86-year-old Ontario woman has lost more than $900,000 after falling victim to a cryptocurrency scam that used a deepfake video of Prime Minister Mark Carney to lure investors online.Judy Skene, from Sault Ste. Marie, says she first came across the fraud scheme in…
Today’s African proverb of the day is on ultimate karma. Though oftentimes we tend to believe that life is unfair and there is no natural justice, old sayings like this restore our faith in the ultimate karma, which is how life balances itself. This African proverb is believed to have its origin in the Swahili…