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US vetoes Palestinian bid to gain statehood at UN

The United States has vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council on the latest Palestinian bid to be granted full membership of the United Nations, an outcome lauded by Israel but criticised by......

Palestinians have been denied their homeland: Jaishankar

In a strong statement on the Israel-Palestine issue, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that whatever the rights and wrongs in the whole conflict between Israel and Palestine, the......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

SC questions immigrants' impact on Assam's demography, culture, seeks data

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought data on the beneficiaries of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act in Assam, saying there was no material before it which could indicate that the effect of granting......

'Strongly oppose' India's abstention on Gaza vote at UN: Sonia

The Congress is "strongly opposed" to India's abstention on the recent United Nations resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict, former party chief Sonia Gandhi said on Monday, asserting that while......

Why rich Indians are heading for greener pastures

According to government data, more than 1.6 million Indians have renounced their Indian citizenship since 2011, including a whopping 225,620 in 2022 alone, averaging around 618 per day. Sandeep......

Wrong to assume that sacked H-1B staffers have to leave America within 60 days: USCIS

Amid mass layoffs in the tech sector, the federal agency for immigration services has said it is wrong to assume that sacked workers holding the much-sought-after H-1B visas have to leave the......

Grace period for retrenched H1-B workers to be extended to 180 days

A presidential advisory sub-committee has recommended the federal government to extend the grace period for H1-B workers, who have lost their jobs, from the existing 60 days to 180 days so that the......

H-1B, L-1 visa fees to be hiked massively

The Biden administration has proposed a massive hike in immigration fees, including the much sought-after H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers, which is very popular among Indian tech......

US makes it easier for H-1B spouses to take up employment

In yet another immigration-friendly move that would benefit thousands of Indian-American women, the Biden administration has agreed to provide automatic work authorisation permits to the spouses of......

World Cup: Bale saves the day again for Wales!

IMAGE: Wales' all-time top scorer Gareth Bale came to the rescue, using all his drive and experience to win a penalty against a tiring US defence and then converting it brilliantly to score the......

Why some Iranians want their own country banned from World Cup

'They should be banned until we have a democratic country like any other country in the world.' IMAGE: A group of current and former Iranian sportspeople sent a letter to FIFA demanding their own......

'Stop this mad war - we won't surrender'

'You are an instrument at the hands of one man with one ambition -- to resurrect the Soviet Union... For ambitions of one man, we are paying a very high price.' IMAGE: The boxing brothers,......

Soccer: Kane to miss Spurs match amid transfer saga

IMAGE: The 28-year-old Harry Kane has been a transfer target for Manchester City, with City boss Pep Guardiola saying that it was up to Tottenham to make the move happen. Photograph: Carl......

Belarusian sprinter reaches Poland after defying order home

IMAGE: Belarusian Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya meets Austrian State Secretary Magnus Brunner during a stop at Schwechat airport in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday. Photograph: Federal Chancellory......

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