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Children of H1-B visa holders in the United States, who migrated as minors and are now nearing 21, are facing a dilemma. They can no longer be considered dependents on their parents’ H-4 visa status. Historically, U.S. policy allowed them two years to transition to a new visa status after “aging out,” but recent changes […]
India on Thursday condemned a security breach during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to the United Kingdom. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed concern over the incident, which occurred when a Khalistani extremist rushed towards Jaishankar as he exited a discussion at Chatham House in London. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, “We have […]
An Indian woman, Shahzadi Khan, who was facing a death sentence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been executed, the Foreign Ministry informed the Delhi High Court on Monday. The 33-year-old from Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district was convicted in Abu Dhabi over the alleged murder of a four-month-old child. Shahzadi Khan was executed on […]
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticised high tariffs imposed by India, China, and other countries, calling them “very unfair” and announcing that reciprocal tariffs will be implemented from April 2. Speaking in his first address to Congress after securing a second term, Trump asserted that the US would impose the same tariffs on […]
Bengaluru: In his 119th episode of Mann Ki Baat on February 23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was all praise for India’s indigenous tribal communities. Many wild species are “deeply embedded” in our history and culture, Modi said, and several tribes revere them as gods and goddesses. He cited the examples of Waghoba, the leopard god that some tribal […]
India continued to have a neutral position on the Russia-Ukraine war. India along with China, one of Russia’s closest allies since the war broke out, abstained from a resolution calling for peace. India’s position was reflected in its vote at the UN General Assembly this week. The draft resolution, tabled by Ukraine and its European […]
Former US President Donald Trump has once again made strong remarks about India’s elections, sparing no digs at the earlier Joe Biden administration, claiming they had allocated USD 18 million to help India with elections. “18 million dollars for helping India with its elections. Why the hell? Why don’t we just go to old paper […]
CP Surendran is a well-known journalist who has a way with words. He was the resident editor of The Times of India in Pune when I held the same position for the paper in Ahmedabad. Two days ago, he wrote a piece in The New Indian Express that caught my attention. He recounted an incident […]
India and the United Kingdom will resume negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in New Delhi on Monday, following a gap of over eight months. UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds, will be in New Delhi for the resumption of discussions and is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has delivered a sharp critique of what she described as a “liberal network” during her address at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC on Saturday. Speaking via video link, she accused left-wing politicians of hypocrisy and reacting with “hysteria” to the rise of conservative leaders globally. PM […]
US President Donald Trump has justified his controversial statement regarding a $21 million grant that he believes was allocated for India, not Bangladesh. According to a media report, the grant was intended for Dhaka, not New Delhi. Trump remarked, “$21 million going to my friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India for voter turnout. We’re […]
India has described the United States administration’s information regarding funding in India as “deeply troubling” and raised concerns over foreign interference in the country’s internal affairs. During a weekly press briefing on Friday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that the relevant departments and agencies were examining the matter. “We have seen […]
In a revelation that could rival any political soap opera, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently announced that it had cancelled a USAID-funded project worth $21 million, allegedly for voter turnout in India. The move naturally sparked outcry from India’s ruling BJP, which accused the Congress of weilding external influence in the country’s electoral process. US […]
A 40-year-old man from Anand recently found himself on an international ‘you’re not welcome here’ tour, being deported from both the UK and the US within a mere five months, because he tried to sneak around with fake travel documents. The Delhi Police spilled the beans, revealing that this globe-trotting rule-breaker first landed in the […]
Costa Rica on Tuesday agreed to act as a “bridge” for the repatriation of illegal immigrants in the United States, including those from India and Central Asia. According to a statement from the office of Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles, the first batch of 200 migrants will land at the Juan Santamaria International Airport, […]
What do chained Indian deportees – undocumented workers expelled from the United States – returning home often after mistreatment and forced hunger spells say about the government of India? Some returning Sikhs were forced to take off their turbans, hustled in US military aircraft, leaving the United States shortly before the Indian PM himself left for […]
Foreign minister S Jaishankar held discussions with Bangladesh foreign adviser Touhid Hossain at the Indian Ocean Conference in Oman’s Muscat on Sunday amid growing calls in Dhaka for the extradition of Bangladesh’s deposed ex-PM Sheikh Hasina. Hasina fled to India after stepping down amid nationwide protests. However, Jaishankar clarified that the discussions mainly focused on […]
The United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has cancelled a $21 million taxpayer-funded grant intended to influence voter turnout in India. The grant was allocated under former President Joe Biden’s administration as part of a larger $486 million budget under the “Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening.” In its […]
The mass deportation of 104 undocumented Indian immigrants from the United States had sparked outrage, especially on account of how it was executed, with disregard for the dignity of those involved. Eyewitness accounts and mind-numbing images show the deportees— which included women and children—handcuffed and bound at the feet with ropes. Their arrival in Amritsar […]
A Russian beer brand, Rewort, has sparked a major controversy after allegedly featuring the image of Mahatma Gandhi on its beer cans. The outrage began when Suparno Satpathy, a socio-political leader from Odisha, shared images of the cans on social media, which quickly went viral. Satpathy took to X (formerly Twitter) to voice his concerns, […]
