‘Missed brother’s wedding in India’: H-4 visa holder in Seattle shares pain of delays, says she watched ceremony online

[ad_1] For many Indian immigrants, US visa appointment backlogs mean missing out on pivotal family milestones such as weddings, leading to tough decisions ahead. Immigration experts caution against traveling during this time, as it could jeopardize job security and result in hefty penalties upon return, leaving professionals caught in a heartbreaking dilemma between familial duties […]

Akal Takht summons Mann over ‘anti-Sikh remarks’ | India News

[ad_1] AMRITSAR: The officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, has summoned Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to appear at its secretariat on Jan 15 over alleged “anti-Sikh remarks”, “objectionable conduct”, and a recently surfaced video that the Takht says deeply hurt Sikh sentiments.Mann posted on X that he would appear before Sri Akal […]

Trump warns of more tariffs if India does not make him happy

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump is claiming that India is keeping him happy by meeting his demands to stop buying Russian oil, warning that failing to do so will result in his raising even higher tariffs “very quickly.”“They (India) wanted to make me happy…Modi is a […]

‘Their action same as Kasab’: Giriraj Singh on Umar, Sharjeel’s bail denial; welcomes SC’s verdict | India News

[ad_1] Giriraj Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Monday said Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam’s actions were the “same” as those of Pakistani terrorist Kasab, as the Supreme Court refused bail to Khalid and Imam in the 2020 north-east Delhi riots case. Welcoming the Supreme Court’s decision, the BJP leader said: […]

SIR row erupts: BJP hits back after Mamata Banerjee’s letter to CEC; calls her concerns ‘pure fiction’ | India News

[ad_1] Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Monday sent a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, dismissing CM Mamata Banerjee‘s “desperate lies” about the SIR exercise and her latest request to the Election Commission to halt it. The BJP leader said her concerns […]

Posts in general category also open to quota candidates: Supreme Court | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ruled that candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections are entitled to general category posts if they secure the cutoff marks stipulated for general category.The ruling by a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine G Masih was inspired by SC’s landmark […]

Confusion, queues, goof-ups mark 2 months of SIR in Bengal | India News

[ad_1] KOLKATA: Sunday marked two months of the SIR rollout in Bengal as people struggle to get back something as basic as their voting right amid confusion among officials over which documents are kosher, multiple orders from Election Commission, flip-flops, and innumerable goof-ups.The chaotic drive led CM Mamata Banerjee to write on Saturday to chief […]

Bangladesh Asks ICC to Move T20 World Cup Matches From India Citing Security Threats

[ad_1] A major controversy is brewing in the world of cricket, as reported by India Today. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to move all of its T20 World Cup matches out of India, citing ‘security threats to some of their players’. This development follows the recent controversy […]

Being on waitlist does not guarantee hiring, says Allahabad high court | India News

[ad_1] PRAYAGRAJ: A waitlisted candidate has no absolute right for being considered for appointment and that a waitlist cannot be for an indefinite period, Allahabad high court has ruled.Dismissing a petition filed by Nitish Maurya and four others, Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery said in its order in November, “It is well settled that a person […]

Amit Shah to visit poll-bound TN, give shape to BJP strategy; BJP allies AIADMK and others may also meet him | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After pushing organisation cohesion and laying out BJP’s agenda in West Bengal, home minister Amit Shah will be in another poll-bound state Tamil Nadu for two days from Sunday to give shape to the party’s strategy, where it is a junior partner to AIADMK, but will have to play a key role […]