US visa delays for students: India takes up issue with State Dept, Embassy

US visa delays for students: India takes up issue with State Dept, Embassy

The Indian government has taken up the student visa delays issue with US authorities after Indian students and their parents flagged difficulty in obtaining US student visa appointments following the announcement of expanded screening and vetting measures by American authorities. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) discussed the matter with the US Embassy in New … Read more

Women forced to use toilets in front of men: Report on US detention centres

Women forced to use toilets in front of men: Report on US detention centres

A report has exposed the inhumane conditions faced by undocumented migrants and the degrading treatment of detainees at several US immigration facilities. Among the most alarming revelations is the treatment of female detainees at the Krome North Service Processing Centre in west Miami, where women were reportedly forced to use toilets in full view of … Read more

US: Attorney General Pam Bondi says at least 3 dead after incident at LA sheriff facility

US: Attorney General Pam Bondi says at least 3 dead after incident at LA sheriff facility

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says at least three people are dead after an incident at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department facility where an explosion was reported Friday morning. Los Angeles County Fire Department said it responded to calls about a possible explosion around 7:30 a.m. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has not … Read more

Four Indian-origin content creators on Time’s list of top 100. Who are they?

Four Indian-origin content creators on Time’s list of top 100. Who are they?

Four Indian-Americans – Dhar Mann, Michelle Khare, Samir Chaudry, and Jay Shetty – have earned a coveted spot on the inaugural Time100 Creators List, which celebrates 100 most influential digital creators shaping culture, conversations, and communities around the world. Indian YouTuber and actor Prajakta Koli was also featured – the only Indian to make it … Read more

24 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp

24 dead in Texas floods and more than 20 children missing from a girls summer camp

KERRVILLE, Texas – Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, leaving 24 people dead and many more unaccounted for Friday, including more than 20 girls attending a summer camp, as search teams conducted boat and helicopter rescues in fast-moving floodwaters. Desperate pleas peppered social media as loved … Read more

Judge blocks the Trump administration’s National Science Foundation research funding cuts

Judge blocks the Trump administration’s National Science Foundation research funding cuts

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump ‘s administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National Science Foundation. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston struck down on Friday a policy change that could have stripped universities of tens of millions of dollars in research funding. The universities argued the … Read more

A senator’s fall from grace ends in a grim federal lockup

A senator’s fall from grace ends in a grim federal lockup

For decades, Bob Menendez had the ear of presidents and prime ministers. He controlled the flow of military aid as the Democratic leader of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A son of Cuban refugees, he was a go-to authority on immigration policy. But Tuesday, just after 9 a.m., Menendez became a ward of the same … Read more

FBI and law enforcement respond to ’terror attack’ in Boulder, Colorado

FBI and law enforcement respond to ’terror attack’ in Boulder, Colorado

Several people were injured and some may have been set on fire at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, police said. Police said a man was taken into custody in the attack that the FBI immediately described as an act of terror. Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn told reporters Sunday evening that it was too … Read more

Tax bill contains ‘sledgehammer’ for Trump to retaliate against foreign digital taxes

Tax bill contains ‘sledgehammer’ for Trump to retaliate against foreign digital taxes

U.S. President Donald Trump would have the power to retaliate against countries that impose special digital service taxes on large U.S. technology companies like Amazon and Alphabet, under a provision in the sweeping tax bill that Congress is considering. “If foreign countries want to come in the United States and tax US businesses, then those … Read more