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Three Indian siblings and their domestic worker die in Abu Dhabi car crash

Three Indian siblings and their domestic worker die in Abu Dhabi car crash

Three members of an Indian family and their domestic worker were killed in a tragic car crash in the early hours of Sunday in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Four Indians died in a car crash in Abu Dhabi on January 4, 2026 (Representational image) A relative told Gulf News that the family, originally from Kerala, consisted of parents and their five children. They were returning to their home in Dubai after attending Abu Dhabi’s famous winter desert festival, the Liwa Festival, when the accident occurred. The family’s three young sons and their maid died on the spot, while the parents and two other siblings sustained serious injuries. One of the injured children is reportedly fighting for his life. Four Indians die in Abu Dhabi A UAE-based social worker supporting the family identified the parents as Abdul Latheef and his wife Ruksana. Their three sons who died in the road accident were identified as Ashaz (14), Ammaar (12) and Ayyash (5). The family’s domestic worker, Bushra, also died in the car crash. Abdul Latheef, Ruksana, and their …

The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh Review: Prime Video’s Indian Immigrant Comedy Plays on Familiar Stereotypes 

The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh Review: Prime Video’s Indian Immigrant Comedy Plays on Familiar Stereotypes 

Whether it’s cinema, television, standup performances, or the millions of memes plaguing the Internet, the stereotypical Indian family has always been an object of ridicule. The moms are too controlling, food is uncontrollably spicy, curfews are annoying, privacy is obsolete, academic excellence flows through generations, and well… the list is too long to summarise here. But if you want a catalogue of these, Prime Video might have just what you’re looking for. Its latest series, The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, is an unhinged compilation of these comical familial laws that Indians supposedly stick to and gives an unabashed 228-minute-long commentary on the same. The show also adressess the awkward nature of conversations around intimacy in Indian families The eight-episode-long series follows a typical Indian family, The Pradeeps, who have moved to Pittsburgh in the United States — the land of opportunities, as they call it. The family is headed by Mahesh (Naveen William Sidney Andrews) , the optimistic engineer father who made everyone move across the planet for a SpaceX contract, and Sudha (Sindhu Vee), the brain-surgeon …