Stranded Iranian navy ship crew flies out of Kochi
Kochi: Nearly 100 crew members of the Iranian naval ship “IRIS Lavan” docked at the Kochi port have left India through the Kochi airport, according to people familiar with the matter. However, the Southern Naval Command has not officially…
H-1B visas: ‘Not bound by choice’: Indian Americans explain why H-1B visas are dominated by Indians and green cards trap them in temporary status
An Indian-American immigration advocate says so many Indians hold H-1B visas not out of choice but because of flaws in the U.S. immigration system that make it extremely difficult for them to obtain permanent residency.Sidharth, founder of the Indian…
Maha anti-conversion bill proposes seven years’ jail term and fine of Rs 1 lakh
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Friday introduced a bill with strict provisions to prevent religious conversion through coercion, fraud or marriages involving inducement, coercion or deception, joining other BJP-ruled states in enacting…
As oil prices fall, Germans turn to Polish gas stations
Frugal Germans are crossing into Poland to buy gasoline as oil prices rise as Iran cuts global oil supplies in retaliation for attacks by the United States and Israel. As oil prices fall, Germans turn to Polish gas stations As of Wednesday, the price of…
White House Divided: Trump Aides Debate Dropouts and Escalations
WASHINGTON: A complex tug-of-war within the White House is driving the United States. President Donald Trump’s public statements on the course of the war with Iran have been in flux, with aides debating when and how to declare victory even as the…
HC quotes Einstein to lift PSA detention, Omar’s lawyer son wins case
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the preventive detention of a Pulwama resident under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) citing contradictions in records and evidence. albert einstein‘Careless’ remarks in case of…
Why was the aircraft carrier Tripoli sent to the Middle East? Pentagon doubles down on Hormuz report
The United States is deploying the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and thousands of Marines to the Middle East as tensions with Iran escalate, Axios reports. Shipping disruptions intensified in the Strait of Hormuz. After the Strait of Hormuz was…
Trump eases restrictions on Russian oil, says ‘it will hit Iran hard’
President Donald Trump said the United States would crack down on Iran “next week,” shortly after the United States issued a 30-day partial exemption for purchases of sanctioned Russian oil in hopes of easing a rise in oil prices triggered by…
J&K Doda’s car falls into water, policeman and wife killed
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir police chief and his wife died and their son was injured when the vehicle they were traveling in skidded off the road and fell into a stream in Doda district on Friday.The family, who hailed from Bani in Kathua district, were…
What is a Marine Expeditionary Force? Where is the U.S. 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed in the Middle East?
The U.S. Marine Corps is sending a force of Marines to the Middle East as tensions continue to rise in the region. About 2,200 Marines are heading to the area aboard three U.S. Navy ships, ABC News reported. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which has…