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‘Not welcome visitors’: US revokes visas of Bob Vylan over ‘death chant’ incident at Glastonbury; UK police launches investigation

Bob Vylan performs during the Glastonbury Festival (AP) The United States Department of State has revoked the visas of the British punk duo Bob Vylan following a controversial performance at the Glastonbury Festival, where the band allegedly led the crowd in chants that glorified violence and hatred against the Israeli military. In a post on […]

ICE memo allowing visa-based SEVIS terminations comes under fire as class-action suit seeks urgent relief

Nearly 351 international students, many of whom are Indians, have filed a second-amended class action suit, which in addition to the unlawful SEVIS terminations and visa revocations also challenges the recent memo issued by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on SEVIS termination.As covered by TOI in its edition of May 1, as per the […]

US to Denmark: Greenlanders ‘don’t want to be part of you’ anymore

US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Pic credit: AP) In a blunt message, US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Friday said Denmark must reckon with the reality that “Greenlanders don’t want to be a part of it.”“Denmark should focus on the fact that the Greenlanders don’t want to be a part of Denmark,” Rubio […]

Marco Rubio: ‘She’s probably spying somewhere’: Marco Rubio’s remark on Tulsi Gabbard at awards event draws laughter

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio humorously suggested Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard was ‘probably spying somewhere’ after she missed an event. This comes amid a Senate Intelligence Committee’s review of a ‘Signalgate’ scandal involving Gabbard and discussions about war plans on an encrypted app. US secretary of state Marco Rubio sparked laughter during Tuesday’s International […]