• Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Trump administration to restore foreign students’ legal status, for now

THE TRUMP administration has provided a breather for hundreds of foreign students whose legal statuses were terminated for minor offenses. During a court hearing before a federal judge in Boston on Friday (25), it announced that it is restoring the previously terminated legal statuses and is working on a policy…

UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: Accused pleads not guilty as prosecutors seek…

UNITEDHEALTHCARE CEO Brian Thompson's killer Luigi Mangione on Friday pleaded not guilty to federal charges, a day after prosecutors formally stated that they would seek death penalty. In a packed lower Manhattan courtroom, Mangione stood up and said "not guilty" when U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett asked for his plea…

India, Pakistan tension over 1000 years old; they’ll figure it…

WHILE India and Pakistan ties have become frosty after the terror attack at Pahalgam, US president Donald Trump appears cool and optimistic about their resolution and claimed the two countries have been at loggerheads for over 1,000 years. The US president remarked that there have always been tensions between the…

Apple to source most iPhones for US from India, reduce…

THE ONGOING bitter trade war between the US and China could prove to be a gain for India as Apple is reportedly planning to ramp up its assembly of iPhones in India to become the main supplier for the US market. The technology giant is holding talks with its contract…

Will support India as it hunts for Pahalgam attack perpetrators:…

US spy chief Tulsi Gabbard on Friday (25) offered to help India nab the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, on Tuesday. "We stand in solidarity with India in the wake of the horrific Islamist terrorist attack, targeting and killing 26 Hindus in Pahalgam,”…

Pakistan airspace closure: IndiGo to temporarily cancel Almaty, Tashkent flights

INDIGO is feeling the pinch after Pakistan decided to close its airspace for Indian carriers, in retaliation for India's punitive measures after Tuesday's terror attack in Pahalgam in Kashmir. Indian carriers flying from northern parts of the country to the Gulf countries, North America (USA & Canada) and Europe use…

We trained, funded terrorists to do West’s ‘dirty work’, and…

PAKISTAN'S defense minister Khawaja Asif told a UK TV news channel that his country had supported terrorist organizations in the past to do the “dirty work” for the West, and admits that it was a mistake. The minister said this when Sky News presenter Yalda Hakim questioned him about Pakistan's…

US judges block Trump’s move to withhold school funds over…

US president Donald Trump's plan to stop the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts in America's public schools suffered a setback after federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington blocked the proposed move. Teachers' unions and civil rights groups had filed a lawsuit to prevent the US Department of…

Neeraj Chopra rules out Pakistan rival’s presence in Bengaluru meet

INDIA'S ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has ruled out the possibility of rival Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan attending a sporting event, organized by him, in Bengaluru next month. The Olympic gold medalist said it is now "completely out of the question" in the wake of Tuesday's deadly terror attack at…

Pakistan opens fire along LoC; army chief Dwivedi in Kashmir

AMID the worsening ties after the Pahalgam terror attack, the Pakistan army opened fire at multiple locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday (24) night, and Indian troops fired in response. There were incidents of small arms firing at some places, and no casualties…