People were celebrating as my business burned down: Indian entrepreneur in Belfast says he didn’t expect this much hatred

An Indian-origin entrepreneur was targeted in Belfast as his soon-to-open supermarket was set on fire in a deliberate act of arson. (Photo: Irish News) An Indian businessman who dreamed of opening his grocery store in an abandoned building in Belfast that he purchased has been left with nothing after some people intentionally set the building…

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UK school stabbing: 14-year-old girl arrested after teacher and two pupils injured in Manchester | World News

A 14-year-old girl has been arrested after a stabbing at a secondary school in Manchester left a teacher and two students injured, BBC reports.Officers were called to Co-op Academy on Plant Hill Road in Blackley at about 8:30am on Tuesday following reports of multiple stabbings.Greater Manchester Police said a 27-year-old male teacher, a 14-year-old boy…

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Indian students asked ‘how do I get a data engineering job in the US’: Tech founder says $100K H-1B visa fee made the answer depressing

US founder Zach Wilson got trolled after he took the side of Indian students. A former Meta techie, founder Zach Wilson, said he felt proud to be an American after a federal court struck down the $100,000 fee imposed by the Donald Trump administration on the import of H-1B visa holders. Wilson said it was…

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British man sentenced after asking woman ‘can i kiss you?’ on train to London | World News

A UK man has been handed a 12-month community order after becoming the first person convicted in a British Transport Police prosecution under new legislation targeting harassment motivated by a person’s sex.David Stroud, 44, of Dartford, admitted the offence at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court after an incident on a train travelling from Hastings to London,…

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Alicia Hempleman-Adams becomes first British woman to cross Atlantic in hydrogen balloon | World News

Alicia Hempleman-Adams has become the first British woman to complete a transatlantic journey in a hydrogen gas balloon after a four-day flight from the United States to Europe.The 36-year-old explorer travelled from Maine to Luxembourg alongside fellow balloonists Bert Padelt and Peter Cuneo, landing on Sunday after crossing the Atlantic Ocean in an open basket…

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Scotland changed its buildings forever to save disappearing birds: Tiny ‘swift bricks’ will now be built into new homes | World News

Scotland has become the first nation in the UK to legally require bird-friendly nesting spaces in new buildings, marking a significant step for urban wildlife conservation. The new measure centres on “swift bricks” – specially designed cavities built into walls that provide nesting sites for birds such as swifts, sparrows and starlings. Conservationists have long…

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Indian founder Swapnil Srivastav gets rejected for US visa for ‘not enough ties to home country’

Indian founder shares experience of his US visa denial. Indian entrepreneur Swapnil Srivastav, a co-founder of a bamboo-based kids’ wear brand, shared the experience of getting his US visa for tourism purposes, getting rejected over inadequate ties to India. “I built a Series A company from scratch, employ 100+ people, have backing from top VCs…

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