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Telangana man alleges racism in viral post days before being shot dead by US police

Hyderabad: A LinkedIn post by a software engineer from Telangana, days before being shot dead by the United States police, is going viral, where he alleged racial discrimination in his workplace and…
Video: Dutch MP removed from parliament for Palestinian flag blouse returns in watermelon top

The Hague: Dutch MP Esther Ouwehand, leader of the Party for the Animals (PvdD), was ordered to leave the House of Representatives on Thursday, September 20, after appearing in a blouse in…

TCS 2nd in list of top H-1B beneficiaries after Amazon: USCIS data

New York: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the second-highest beneficiary with over 5,000 approved H-1B visas in 2025, after Amazon, according to federal data. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services…
Trump hikes H1-B visa fee to USD 100,000 a year, Indian tech workers hit

New York: In a move that could adversely impact Indian professionals on visas in the US, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H1-B visas…
Iran rejects ‘unfair pressure’ as Europe pushes to restore UN sanctions

Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran would not accept “political action and unfair pressure” over its nuclear program, warning such moves could escalate tensions. He insisted Iran has…
US-led coalition kills top ISIS operative in Syria

Baghdad: The US-led coalition said its troops killed a top militant from the Islamic State group in central Syria early on Friday. The IS figure was described as in charge of planning…
Federal judge tosses Trump’s USD 15B defamation lawsuit against NYT

Tampa: A federal judge in Florida on Friday tossed President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times. The lawsuit named a book and an article written by Times reporters…

Trump says he and Xi will meet at APEC, he’ll go to China, TikTok deal approved

Washington: US President Donald Trump said he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit to take place at the end of October in South Korea and that he would…
Nepal PM Oli denies shooting orders during Gen Z protests, demands probe

Kathmandu: Nepal’s deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli on Friday denied that he had given any shooting orders during the ‘Gen Z’ demonstrations, saying bullets were fired at protesters from automatic…
Telangana, New Jersey sign pact on education, life sciences

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy and New Jersey governor Phil Murphy on Friday, September 19, signed an agreement for collaboration in the education and life sciences sectors. Inviting the great…
British couple released by Taliban after Qatar’s mediation

Doha: The Taliban released on Friday, September 19, a British couple held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges, an official said, likely part of a wider effort to…
UAE extradites wanted fugitive to France over fraud, money laundering

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extradited a wanted fugitive to French authorities after his arrest in Dubai, the Ministry of Interior confirmed on Friday, September 19. The individual was apprehended…
Trump and Xi are set to discuss the TikTok deal and future of US-China relations

Washington: US President Donald Trump is expected to talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday in a push to finalise a deal to allow the popular social media app TikTok to…
US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, says Trump

Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he is working to reestablish a US presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from the country left…
More Americans now say Israel’s Gaza offensive has gone too far: Poll

Washington: At a moment of growing international alarm about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, more US adults view Israel’s military action in the Palestinian territory as excessive than at the beginning of…