SC: Mandatory furloughs may deter companies from hiring women
NEW DELHI: Upset over an advocate’s repeated attempts to seek two days of paid menstrual leave per month for women workers through PILs, the Supreme Court on Friday said the move may create a psychological barrier in women and make them consider…
USS Tripoli: Why the US is sending the USS Tripoli and thousands of Marines to the Middle East and what it means for Iran’s war with Israel
US expands Middle East military presence amid tensions between Iran and Israel, USS Tripoli aircraft carrier deploys Marines The United States is significantly expanding its military footprint in the region middle EastThousands of Marines and a powerful…
Why Judge James Boasberg blocked Jeanine Pirro’s action against Jerome Powell – explained
Federal Judge James Boasberg on Friday blocked the Justice Department’s efforts to subpoena documents from the Federal Reserve, issuing a scathing rebuke to prosecutors investigating the cost of renovating the central bank’s Washington…
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…