Varnika Srivastava

4 days ago | hindustantimes.com | Varnika Srivastava

An elite university professor is ‘hoping’ that Iran hits back at an American military base after the bombing that took place over the weekend. On Saturday night, President Donald Trump said that the US had carried out successful airstrikes on three of Iran’s nuclear sites. Jonathan AC Brown, professor makes controversial statementAfter the bombing, a professor at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., made headlines for saying he “hopes” Iran carries out a “symbolic strike” in return.

5 days ago | hindustantimes.com | Varnika Srivastava

US Border Patrol agents recently discovered and shut down a large drug-smuggling tunnel running from Tijuana, Mexico, into California. The tunnel, nearly 3,000 feet long, began under a house in Tijuana and ended near a warehouse in Otay Mesa, just south of San Diego, Daily Mail reported. The tunnel was still being built when authorities found it in April, but it was already highly advanced. It had electrical wiring, lighting, a ventilation system, and even a rail system to move drugs.

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Varnika Srivastava

A big wave of dangerous heat is about to hit much of the US starting Friday. The National Weather Service says it will be the first major heat wave of the summer, and it’s going to feel extremely hot in many places — like over 100 degrees. “Summer has taken its time arriving in the Northeast, but it's coming in HOT,” the NWS wrote in a post on X.

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Varnika Srivastava

A powerful derecho swept through North Dakota and western Minnesota late Friday into early Saturday, bringing tornadoes and wind gusts topping 100 mph. The storm left at least three people dead, caused widespread destruction, and knocked out power to tens of thousands across both states. In Enderlin, North Dakota, a tornado killed two men and a woman late Friday night, according to the Cass County Sheriff's Office.

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Varnika Srivastava

Paris Hilton has bought Mark Wahlberg’s old mansion after losing her Malibu home in the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. The 44-year-old head of 11:11 Media is now the owner of a 30,500-square-foot, 12-bedroom estate in Beverly Park. Wahlberg, 54, previously owned the home and sold it for $63 million, according to The Wall Street Journal on Friday, June 20. Her brother, Barron N. Hilton of Hilton Hilton, represented her during the deal.