Washington: The Trump administration plans to federalise 300 Illinois National Guard troops, Democratic Governor JB Pritzker said Saturday, marking the latest escalation of the president's use of federal intervention in US cities. But the same day, a similar mobilisation of 200 National Guard troops in...
Ontario: An Indian-origin man, arrested in Texas over an assault case by the United States Marshals Service, has been extradited to Canada, local media reported. Sukhpreet Singh, 25, is one of the several suspects wanted in connection with the assault of Elnaz Hajtamiri in 2021...
Kolkata: A team of the Election Commission of India, led by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, will review next week the complaints regarding widespread irregularities in the selection of West Bengal government employees as booth-level officers (BLOs), despite them not meeting the selection criteria mandated...
New Delhi: Four accused persons in the case of the grenade attack at the residence of former Punjab Minister Manoranjan Kalia have been chargesheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), officials said Sunday. The chargesheet names two arrested individuals: Saidul Ameen from Amroha (Uttar Pradesh)...
London: Pakistan’s military has reportedly proposed allowing the United States to build and operate a new port along the Arabian Sea, aiming to provide Washington with a strategic foothold in the region and strengthen bilateral ties, according to a British media report published Saturday. ‘The...
New Delhi: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will undertake a two-day visit to India next week in his first trip to the country since he assumed charge of the top office in July last year. Starmer's visit to India from October 8 to 9 will...
Ahmedabad: In a significant transition move, the Indian selectors Saturday removed Rohit Sharma from ODI captaincy and expectedly handed over the reins to young Shubman Gill, keeping the 2027 World Cup in mind. The move also underlines Gill's transition as an all-format leader. Rohit, though,...
Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is preparing to implement the “first stage” of US President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza. A statement from the prime minister's office Saturday said Israel would work “in full cooperation”...
Islamabad: After days of violent unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the federal government and protesters Saturday signed an agreement to end the ongoing demonstrations that have left at least 10 people dead and hundreds injured. Violence marred the peace of the region due to a strike,...
Seattle: In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new USD 100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others filed a federal lawsuit Friday to stop the plan, saying it has...
A new wave of political movements without any so-called ideological underpinning except for deafeningly noisy demands for basic citizens' needs...
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After showing admirable and decisive toughness in defusing the crisis in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump has been...
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When was the last time you read or saw something about India and the G20? And what do you recall...
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The power corridors are abuzz again, but not over taxes or budgets this time. Eyeballs are fixed on who’ll get...
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