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US fixed-term student visas may hit Indian enrolmentsIndian students eyeing higher education in US, particularly for longer programs, face potential visa changes. The US is reportedly shifting...
Who is Omar Abdulkadir Artan and why was he denied entry to US For FIFA World Cup 2026?Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, set to be the first from his nation at a FIFA World Cup, was denied entry to the US due to suspected ...
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rulesA United States judge has ruled a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas unlawful. President Donald Trump had announced this fee in September. The ...
Welcome to Trump’s America, where the visa dream is getting harder to keep alivePresident Trump's second term is tightening legal immigration pathways, including student visas and green card applications. New policies r...
India rewrites China FDI rulebook with 'securonomics' pivotIndia has recently revised its foreign investment policies for countries that share a land border, as detailed in Press Note 2 of 2026. Dep...
US clears H200 chip sales to 10 China firms as Nvidia CEO looks for breakthroughDespite US approval for around 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's H200 AI chips, no deliveries have occurred. CEO Jensen Huang's China trip, ...
War without borders: The rise of cyberattacks beyond the battlefieldCyber conflict has escalated beyond borders following US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with hacktivists and state-backed actors launching global...
US to increase visa scrutiny after review finds screening gapsUSCIS has tightened immigration applicant screening and vetting after identifying significant gaps that allowed unqualified individuals to ...
US to now scrutinise 'Anti-Americanism' in immigration requestsUSCIS has updated its policy to include scrutiny of "anti-American" activity in immigration benefit requests. Officers will consider suppor...
‘Make your social media profiles public immediately’, US tells all student visa applicantsThe US Embassy in India implements stricter visa checks. These checks affect student and exchange visitors. Applicants must make social med...
Trump's travel ban: After restricting entry of people from 19 nations, President says this country is nextUS President Donald Trump's sweeping travel ban, affecting 19 nations, may soon include Egypt following a Colorado attack by an Egyptian na...
Trump pauses some Green Card applications in a bid to boost vettingThe Trump administration has paused the processing of green card applications for certain immigrants, including approved refugees, to condu...
How the EU is reshaping its asylum systemThe EU reached a landmark preliminary agreement on Wednesday to reform its laws on asylum-seekers and irregular migrants. - Solidarity mech...
SC collegium rejects 38 names for High Court judgesThe names were vetted and cleared by the Centre, though the decision is also an adverse comment on the high court selections.
'US failed to identify 73 airport workers linked to terrorism'Nearly 14 years after terrorists turned jetliners into weapons of mass destruction, gaping holes in security at US airports continue to eme...
Goldfish in UK undergoes surgery to remove tumourA team of vets in the UK has successfully performed a 45-minute life-saving surgery on a pet goldfish to remove multiple tumours from behin...
Dr Batra's forays into pet care; opens vet hospital in DelhiDr Batra's Pet Care was inaugurated by noted animal activist and Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi, who has also helped the group in desig...
- Seriously hurt cobra saved through surgery
A cobra that was found with serious injuries at a construction site has been saved by a team of veteterinary doctors through a surgery that...
- Welcome FDI reform
Last week’s substantial reform of the foreign direct investment (FDI) regime is most welcome.
- Govt sets up task force to recast job training
The failure of industrial training institutes (ITIs) has prompted the government to constitute a task force on skill development that will ...