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Mehbooba slams OIC for ‘betraying’ Muslim world
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday, March 3, slammed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its silence over the US-Israel strikes on Iran, saying the grouping has betrayed the Muslim…
- World
IRS disclosed confidential information to ICE 42,695 times: US judge
A federal judge said Thursday that the IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information “approximately 42,695 times” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found that the…
- Middle East
Iran resists Trump pressure as US deploys troops ahead of Geneva talks
Dubai: Iran pushed back on Wednesday, February 25, against United States (US) President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear programme, alternating between calling his remarks…
- World
IRS can continue to share immigrants’ taxpayer data with ICE: US Court
A Washington, DC, federal court on Tuesday rejected a request from an immigrant rights group to temporarily block the IRS from sharing certain taxpayer data that could make it easier to identify…
- Top Stories
India now faces 10 pc tariffs in US for 150 days, govt studying implications
Washington/New Delhi: India will face a reduced tariff of 10 per cent from February 24 for 150 days, after US President Donald Trump announced a new global levy on imports into America…
- World
Catholic Bishops question moral foundations of US foreign policy
Three top Catholic leaders in the United States issued a rare joint statement sharply questioning the moral foundations of current US foreign policy, invoking guidance from Pope Leo XIV and warning that…
- World
Slowing economy No 1 worry for US businesses in China: Survey
US businesses are more concerned about China’s slowing economy than trade friction, according to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China released on Friday. Of 368 companies responding to…
- World
Russia launches another major attack on Ukraine’s power grid, killing 4
Kyiv: Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said on Tuesday, January 13, aiming again at the power grid and apparently snubbing US-led peace…
- World
Maduro arrest: US spent decades pressuring Venezuela leaders over oil wealth
After US special forces swooped into Caracas to seize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and topple his government, US President Donald Trump said the United States will now “run” Venezuela, including its abundant…
- News
Venezuelan govt seeks to show it is operating free from US control
The Venezuelan government on Monday sought to show its people and the world that the country is being run independently and not controlled by the United States following its stunning weekend arrest…
- World
Maduro open to US talks on drug trafficking, but silent on CIA strike
Venezuela is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States to combat drug trafficking, the South American country’s President Nicolás Maduro said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday on state television,…
- India
30 Indians arrested in US for driving semitrucks illegally
New York: US border patrol agents have arrested 30 Indian nationals, living illegally in America, operating semitrucks with commercial driver’s licenses. Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector in California arrested…
- India
‘I’m on unpaid leave’: Thousands of H-1B visa holders stranded in India share their woes
Thousands of Indian H-1B holders are left stranded in India after US consulates abruptly cancelled or postponed their renewal appointments, with many of them sharing their ordeal online. The disruptions follow the…
- World
Not getting Nobel Peace Prize would be ‘Big Insult’ to America: Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump has said it will be a “big insult” to America if the Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded to him even though he has ended over…
- World
H1B visa: US Commerce Secy signals ‘significant’ number of changes before 2026
New York: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there will be “a significant number of changes” in the H1B visa process before February 2026, when the new fee of USD 100,000 goes…