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India has temporarily suspended visa services at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Chittagong following a violent episode targeting the country’s Assistant High Commission in the Bangladeshi port city. Officials said the suspension, which begins Sunday, will continue until the security situation is reassessed. Authorities clarified that visa operations will resume only after a […]
Hundreds of Indian applicants waiting for US H-1B and H-4 visa interviews are now caught in a web of uncertainty. Appointments that were once scheduled for February and March 2026 have been pushed as far as October 2026. According to media reports, their interviews now stretch into the last months of next year. For many, […]
Once seen as a pathway to safety and belonging, the US visa process has become a source of dread. Even senior citizens who have lived in the country for decades, raised families, paid taxes, and followed every rule are no longer spared. Routine appointments now come with the risk of detention. A case in point […]
Gujarat’s Illegal Migration Web Exposed: Mehsana Family Kidnapped in Libya While Chasing Europe Dream The kidnapping of a Mehsana couple and their three-year-old daughter in Libya has laid bare the dangerous and largely unregulated illegal migration networks operating out of Gujarat, a state otherwise projected as prosperous, progressive and economically secure. The family is being […]
By Luv Puri Amidst Russian President Vladimir Putin’s India visit, a young man from Gujarat, forced to fight for Russia and currently held by Ukrainian forces, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for help. Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein from Morbi is in jail in Ukraine. He was fighting for Russia. The chance to speak […]
Canada has deported three foreign nationals tied to a wave of extortion, shootings, and intimidation targeting Indian-origin Punjabi business owners across British Columbia’s Lower Mainland. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed the removals on November 7 — the first under the newly formed 40-member BC Extortion Task Force, set up earlier this year to […]
The Supreme Court has voiced strong concern over what it described as “nasty reporting” by sections of the foreign media that attributed the Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash to pilot error. The tragedy, which occurred on June 12 and claimed 260 lives, has now prompted the court to issue a notice to the Centre in […]
Three farmers have died by suicide in less than ten days in Gujarat. Of course, their deaths did not make any headlines. Obviously, there were no primetime debates, because in Gujarat, when the poor die, most national media choose to look the other way. Karsan (Karsanbhai) Vavnotiya of Jampar village, Bhanvad taluka, Devbhumi Dwarka, died […]
If irony had a name, it would fittingly be Bankim Brahmbhatt, Bankai Group’s President and CEO.Educated under the Gujarat Technical Education Board, he has grown into a leading figure in global telecommunications. In a span of just a few days, his life has seen extreme shades of light and darkness. On one hand he has […]
Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s legal problems do not seem to abate. Now, the Gujarat High Court has rejected his wife’s plea to stop his transfer to any other jail than Palanpur. Sanjiv Bhatt, an IIT Mumbai graduate and an IPS officer of Gujarat has been at the center of a protracted […]
The US H-1B visa policy stirred up global debate. It was always headed to the court rooms. Expectedly, the administration led by Donald Trump is preparing to defend its recently introduced H-1B visa policy. A series of lawsuits have challenged the $100,000 fee imposed on new visa applicants. The H-1B visa programme allows US companies […]
A highway crash in California has resulted in three fatalities. The incident brought to the fore the longstanding issue of immigration. It reportedly involved a 21-year-old truck driver from India. Identified as an undocumented immigrant, he is accused of causing the collision. The White House press secretary called it a “disturbing pattern” of criminal illegal aliens being […]
India has always been maintaining that the West is increasingly unwilling to take on the mantle of climate leadership owing to global headwinds. And that India is very serious about tackling climate change issues. However, India needs to take a hard look at its’ policies. To begin with, the weather is an apt tool to […]
Following a number of cases where power banks were the source of problems and in a rare case, a small fire, India may soon ban power banks on flights. India is mulling to strictly curtail the use of lithium-ion power banks on commercial flights. Following recent in-flight fire scares, including incidents on an IndiGo and […]
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Union Government to frame regulatory and licensing framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) system. The petition focuses that this must be mandatory for AI capable of generating synthetic images, videos, and audio impersonations of real individuals. The petition, filed by […]
A fatal truck accident in California has again shifted the focus to illegal immigration to the United States from India. Jashanpreet Singh, 21, caused a fiery crash in Southern California, killing three and injuring several. Police confirmed he was under the influence of drugs. A 21-year-old Indian man, identified as Jashanpreet Singh, has been arrested […]
After months of attempts to arm-twist India through tariff hikes and threats of further trade measures, US President Donald Trump appears to be having his way. Reports have now surfaced that India is reviewing its oil import policy with Russia. One of India’s largest buyers of Russian oil is reportedly recalibrating its crude imports from […]
An Indian professional’s social media post about a smooth H-1B visa interview at the US Consulate in Chennai has gone viral. The user described the interaction as brief, friendly, and efficient that ended in a smooth visa clearance. The entire process, the user claimed, took less than a minute.The applicant shared the full conversation with the visa […]
Mehul Choksi can be extradited to India, a Belgian Supreme Court declared virtually sealing his escape route. Reports, citing the court order, said that there are no legal obstacles. Justifying the extradition, the court said that the charges against Choksi are “serious enough to justify iReports added that Choksi has 15 days to appeal the decision […]
A scare erupted in a busy area of Bangkok on Monday afternoon when a 41-year-old Indian man allegedly threatened bystanders with an object resembling a firearm. The suspect, identified as Sahil Ram Thadani, was arrested around 4 p.m. in front of the Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square Soi 6. Police rushed to the scene in […]
