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From e-passports to colour-coded covers: Indian expats in UAE to see major passport overhaul in 2025

Indian passports are getting a high-tech, user-friendly makeover in 2025, and the updates are especially relevant for the over 3.5 million Indians living in the UAE. From chip-enabled e-passports to easier documentation for families, these sweeping reforms aim to modernize how Indians at home and abroad manage one of their most important identity documents.Here’s what’s […]

Indian tech entrepreneur Nagendra Dhanakeerthi recounts final hurdle before getting O-1A visa: ‘Why do you think you are extraordinary?’

Indian tech entrepreneur Nagendra Dhanakeerthi recounts his story of getting an extraordinary category visa to US. Indian tech entrepreneur Nagendra Dhanakeerthi has recently relocated to California on an O-1A visa which is reserved for “extraordinary” people in their fields. His relocation comes amid the Donald Trump administration’s stricter rules for foreign nationals and a brewing […]

Selfie gone wild: Indian attacked by tiger while posing for photo – watch video

A man was brutally attacked by the tiger (Video credits: X/Sidharth Shukla) An Indian man was brutally attacked by a tiger at an Animal Park in Thailand. The shocking incident was recorded and shared across multiple platforms in social media. The video has gathered widespread reactions from several social media users and have reignited the […]

Gujarat man sentenced to 10 years in US after Indian family of four froze to death in smuggling attempt

Three years after a heartbreaking tragedy unfolded along the US-Canada border, the man convicted of planning a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of four Indian migrants has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, an Indian national from Gujarat, was handed the sentence on Wednesday at a federal courthouse […]

‘Every day is Indian day’: Social media post of a crowd at Niagara Falls goes viral

An undated video of the crowd visiting Niagara Falls goes viral. A purported video of the crowd of visitors at Niagara Falls went viral on X as social media users concluded that most of the tourists were from India. The authenticity of the undated video is not verified but it opened a viral debate on […]

Vivek Ramaswamy dragged in H-1B row: ‘What’s the point of electing a Republican if they’re Indian…’

Social media users complain that if Vivek Ramaswamy wins the gubernatorial election in Ohio, he will bring hordes of Indians. As US tech workers are revolting against the mass layoffs in several companies, including Walmart, Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-origin Republican, got dragged into the row as social media users claimed that Vivek would […]

Indian student Sahil Kumar missing in Canada, mobile phone switched off

Indian student Sahil Kumar goes missing in Canada. 23-year-old Sahil Kumar, an Indian student, has gone missing in Canada, only days after he arrived in the country to study at Humber College. The Hamilton Police have asked the Indian community for help to check local Gurdwaras if Sahil has taken shelter there. Officers said the […]

Yunus believes B’desh crisis product of ‘conspiracy’ to re-establish Indian hegemony: Nagorik Oikya chief

DHAKA: Chief adviser Mohammad Yunushas said the current crisis in Bangladesh is the product of a “conspiracy” to re-establish Indian hegemony in his country, according to Nagorik Oikya president Mahmudur Rahman Manna.Manna, after a meeting with Yunus on Sunday, which was attended by other political parties as well, also claimed that “for this, Yunus believes […]

Trump govt official Madhu Gottumukkala trolled for his Indian origin, MAGA asks how to pronounce this name

Andhra Pradesh-born Madhu Gottumukkala is the new deputy director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Amid the ongoing H-1B row, MAGA activists targeted another Indian-origin official who has recently joined the Donald Trump administration as the new deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.This agency comes under the Department of Homeland […]

‘Now do the H-1B visas’: Trump ally says after US announces restrictions on Indian travel agents

MAGA activist urges administration to ban H-1B after US announced visa restrictions for Indian travel agents with alleged links to trafficking. Donald Trump’s ally Laura Loomer who is against American jobs going to immigrants, said the administration should restrict H-1B visas — after the US Monday announced bans on travel agents from India who are […]