Trump planning to limit green card for immigrants from ‘travel ban’ countries. What does it mean?

US State Department said they will announce the changes to Green Card lottery 2027 and the registration has not yet begun. The Donald Trump administration is working on a policy change that would limit green cards and other approvals for immigrants who are from Trump’s ‘travel ban’ countries. In June, President Trump signed a travel […]

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Iran: As traffic chokes Tehran, Women turn to motorbikes despite the ban | World News

Cafe owner Merat Behnam rides her yellow scooter through Tehran, defying traffic rules and social restrictions/Image: AP In Tehran’s dense traffic, where millions of cars and motorbikes jostle daily for space, a quiet transformation is taking shape. Women, long excluded from the city’s motorbike culture by regulation and taboo, are beginning to ride for themselves, […]

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Row erupts over Nalin Haley saying he wants to ban H1B: ‘Doesn’t MAGA want this guy to be deported to India?’

Nalin Haley, the son of Indian-origin former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, stirred a row after calling for a complete end to H-1B visas, a programme that allows skilled foreign workers, mostly from India, to work in the United States.In an interview with Fox News, the 24-year-old slammed the visa system, saying it […]

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Dragon fires warning shot: China urges US to obey ban after Trump’s big nuclear move; asks to safeguard global stability

US President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka. (Pic credit: AP) As the US President Donald Trump announced that America will start testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, China on Thursday urged the United States to “earnestly […]

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‘Ban superintelligence’: Calls grow over risks of AI; Harry, Meghan sign letter

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attend the third annual World Mental Health Day Gala (Image credits: AP) In an unusual coalition, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and prominent figures from the worlds of tech, politics, and entertainment have joined forces with conservative commentators Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck. Their common […]

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‘Take a flight to Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan’: Politician’s remark goes viral after Portugal parliament approves ban on burqa

Far right Portugese leader André Ventura said if anyone wants to wear burqa in public, they will have to take a flight to Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan. Portugese politician and founder of far-right political party Chega, André Ventura, went viral for his comment as Portugal’s parliament approved a bill banning religious face veils in public. […]

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‘Why Hindu Canadians asked to dim light’: Outrage over Mississauga’s proposed fireworks ban ahead of Diwali

Canada’s Mississauga mulls a complete ban on fireworks ahead of Diwali. (Photo: AI) Hindu groups in Canada have called for a protest against Mississauga’s proposed fireworks ban, terming it a targeting of the Hindus in Canada ahead of Diwali. Hindu Canadian Foundation and Coalition of Hindus of North America lashed out at mayor Carolyn Parrish […]

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New UAE school rules 2025: What parents must know about the ban on online food deliveries | World News

Schools across the UAE have introduced a new rule: no more online food deliveries for students during school hours. Food apps like Talabat, Noon and Deliveroo can no longer drop meals at school gates, with education authorities pushing the change to improve child nutrition and safety. Schools across the UAE have moved to stop online […]

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Taliban internet ban spreads across Afghanistan provinces

JALALBAD: A Taliban crackdown to “prevent immorality” is spreading across Afghanistan, with more provinces losing access to fibre-optic internet after the country’s leader imposed a complete ban on the technology.It’s the first time a ban of this kind has been imposed since the Taliban seized power in Aug 2021, and leaves govt offices, the private […]

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