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- World
News groups ask court to halt White House access ban enforcement
Washington: Three news outlets that President Donald Trump abruptly banished from White House grounds this month asked a federal court to block the action until the case is resolved, saying the administration…
- World
Two Indian nationals charged with selling fake Ozempic in US
Washington: Two Indian nationals have been charged with conspiracy and smuggling related to an alleged transnational counterfeit prescription drug distribution scheme in a US federal court in Florida. The indictment by a…
- Middle East
Millions in Israeli Defence funding to US universities unreported
The Israeli Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Israeli defence companies have channelled millions of US dollars into research programmes at American universities, with some of the funding not consistently appearing in national…
- World
Four Indian Americans named to Carnegie’s Great Immigrants list
Houston: Four Indian Americans, including cybersecurity executive Nikesh Arora and Harvard professor Mahzarin Banaji, have been named to the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s prestigious Great Immigrants, Great Americans list for 2026.…
- World
Video: Indian-American teen wins spelling bee title
Washington: Indian-American teenager Shrey Parikh won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, correctly spelling 32 words in a spell-off to claim the championship and set a new competition record. The 14-year-old eighth-grader…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt cancels homestay’s licence after US tourist sexual assault
Bengaluru: In view of the sexual assault of an American woman tourist in Karnataka’s Madikeri district, the Tourism Department on Thursday, April 23, issued an order cancelling the licence of the homestay…
- India
Foreign woman molested in Mumbai, shares ordeal through video post
Mumbai: An incident of the molestation of a foreign woman has come to light in Mumbai, with the woman herself sharing details of the disturbing episode by posting a video on her…
- World
India-US trade deal: WH drops reference to ‘certain pulses’ in fact sheet
New York: The White House has removed “pulses” from a list of American products on which it said India will eliminate or reduce tariffs, in a revised fact sheet issued on the…
- World
US lawmakers urge Trump to seek lower Indian tariffs on pulse crops
New York: Two US lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to push for favourable provisions for pulse crop in any future trade deal with India, saying American producers face a “significant competitive…
- India
Opium, smuggled cigarettes worth over Rs 1 cr seized in Assam
Guwahati: Contraband goods, including opium, worth over Rs 1 crore have been seized in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. He, however, did not mention whether any arrests…
- World
Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted
Washington: The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritises skilled, higher-paid foreign workers. The change follows…
- World
Trump signs executive order classifying fentanyl as ‘weapon of mass destruction’
Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, classifying fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction”. The order was signed in the Oval Office on Monday in the presence of…
- Business
Rupee falls to 88.68 against US Dollar amid Fed Rate cut doubts
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 20 paise to close at 88.68 against the US dollar on Thursday, mainly due to a strengthening American currency against major crosses and fading odds of a rate…
- World
US lawmaker to introduce bill to completely eliminate H-1B visa programme
New York: An American lawmaker will be introducing a bill to “completely eliminate” the H-1B visa programme and take away the pathway to citizenship that it offers, “forcing” individuals to “return home”…
- World
Trump signs government funding bill, ends shutdown
Washington: President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travellers at…
