Shankar Reddy – SindhTribune.com

Pakistani diplomat returns home after expulsion from India

May 15, 2025

Drone wars put Japan’s Kawasaki Motors, Subaru in spotlight
CHIBA, Japan — In the DSEI Japan defense equipment show last month, motorcycle maker Kawasaki Motors and carmaker Subaru occupied prominent positions near the entrance, showcasing their key exhibits: drones. Kawasaki, in collaboration with French startup VoltAero, is developing twin- and single-engine drones that can fly up to 2,700 kilometers at speeds of up to…
National Park Service closes D.C.’s historic Dupont Circle Park during WorldPride
al Park Service and U.S. Park Police on Thursday evening closed Dupont Circle Park, widely known as the heart of Washington,’s LGBTQ neighborhood, ahead of the final weekend of WorldPride, an international Pride celebration being held in the nation’s capital this year. This year’s parade route was not set to go through Dupont Circle, but…
Kenya eyes Asian ties to counter US tariffs: trade minister
NAIROBI — Facing the prospect of heavy U.S. tariffs and a broader turn toward protectionism, Kenya will work toward greater economic integration with the rest of Africa and seek trade opportunities in Asia, Investments, Trade and Industry Secret Lee Kinyanjui told Nikkei. “Many of the Western nations are likely to be more inward-looking,” Kinyanjui said.…
‘Mass shooting’ thwarted at Michigan high school graduation; one suspect arrested, another at large
What began as a fist fight at a high school graduation in Michigan on Tuesday has turned into a search for a 20-year-old suspect in what officials are calling a prevented mass shooting attempt. Oakland County authorities are searching for 20-year-old Jamarion Jante Hardiman — who is currently on probation for a weapons offense —…
Mahira Khan Sparks buzz by pairing Sajal Aly with Hamza Sohail, wants them to marry
Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed, Pakistani superstars, discussed their ideal pairings in an interview. She named Sajal Aly and Hamza Sohail as her ideal on-screen and off-screen partners. The pairing, sparked by Khan’s amusing suggestion, has sparked speculation about potential future projects. During a fun and light-hearted moment in a recent interview, Pakistani superstars Mahira…
‘We didn’t want to be deported’
Aracely Serrano Ayala said she felt her world was ending several times in the last three months. After living and working in the U.S. for more than a decade, the 35-year-old resident of Plainfield, New Jersey, and her partner, Marcos Guardado, began to live in fear because they were undocumented immigrants. The Salvadoran couple never…
Use of Community Notes on Elon Musk’s X has plummeted in 2025
For a Community Note to be posted, an approved contributor must submit it for review. Then, other Community Notes contributors vote on contributions to certain posts, and an algorithm determines which contributions are ranked most “helpful” by a diverse group of voters. A spokesperson for X attributed the decline to “natural swings in note volume…
Tired in Tornado Alley
Some in the Quad Cities are concerned that there will be little margin in a major severe weather outbreak and that long hours will grind down the 14-person staff down over time, leaving the community vulnerable. Wolf, the retired Davenport meteorologist, said he’s worried. As many as 12 employees used to simultaneously staff severe weather…
Former federal inmate pardoned by Trump tapped as Bureau of Prisons deputy director
A former federal inmate who was pardoned by President Donald Trump in his first term for drug trafficking crimes more than two decades ago has been tapped as deputy director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, according to bureau spokesperson Kristie Breshears. Joshua J. Smith, a Tennessee businessman who founded an inmate advocacy and rehabilitation…