- Wednesday, April 30, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, members of the Indian-American community, and many lawmakers strongly condemned the horrific terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that perpetrators should be brought to justice. “I send my condolences to the people of India in the aftermath of the horrific attack in Kashmir…
SEVERAL universities in Australia have introduced restrictions for applicants from some states in India citing concerns about student visa misuse. The blacklisted states include Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan, and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. These restrictions are not uniform but are being independently implemented by…
MIGRANTS living in Canada are facing longer waits to renew paperwork that would allow them to keep working legally, as growing backlogs and changing rules stymie efforts to maintain legal status, according to interviews and data obtained by Reuters. Losing status means people who have paid taxes cannot work or…
THE GUNMAN who killed 23 people and injured 22 others in a 2019 mass shooting aimed at Latinos at a Texas Walmart pleaded guilty to murder on Monday (21) and was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole, prosecutors said. At the hearing on Monday (21), El Paso's…
TERRORISTS opened fire at a famed meadow near Kashmir’s Pahalgam town on Tuesday (22) afternoon, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019. The 26 dead included two foreigners and two locals, a high ranking official said without…
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS skipper Ajinkya Rahane admitted that his team's struggles at the top of the order this season are proving costly, after yet another underwhelming batting display ended in a 39-run defeat to Gujarat Titans in Kolkata on Monday (21). Chasing 199, KKR batters stuttered to 159/8. "I thought 199…
INDIA'S quest for sustained growth over the next two decades hinges on a new paradigm, driven by bold reforms, enhanced domestic capabilities, and strategic institutional collaborations suited for the evolving global landscape, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday (21). The last two Union Budgets have laid the groundwork for…
KASH PATEL, FBI Director, has assured that “justice will be done” following the arrest of gangster-turned-terrorist Harpreet Singh in the US. Singh alias Happy Passia alias Jora, wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks across Punjab and had illegally entered the US. He is alleged to have collaborated with Pakistan's…
US vice president JD Vance and prime minister Narendra Modi touted progress in talks for a trade deal between the two countries, their offices said on Monday (21), as New Delhi rushes to avoid US tariffs and court Trump's administration. Vance arrived in India earlier on Monday (21) for a…
PRIDE and anticipation swept through Vadluru village in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district as Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of US Vice President JD Vance, embarked on a visit to India along with her family. The US Second Lady's ancestors belong to Vadluru village, a region endowed with greenery and nourished…
