J&K CM Omar Abdullah (PTI photo/file) NEW DELHI: The central government’s plan to divert surplus water from the three western rivers of the Indus system in Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan has sparked a sharp war of words among leaders of the northern states.Speaking of the 113 km-long canal proposed for redirecting…
Donald Trump’s ally Laura Loomer called for restrictions on H-1B visas after the US banned Indian travel agents accused of illegal migration.Loomer, a vocal critic of immigrant employment, posted on X: “Let’s go. Now do the H1B visas. Thank you for your attention to this very important matter!”Her remarks come after the US government implemented…
The United States has made the decision to lift sanctions on Antal Rogan, a senior assistant to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn. The US Department of State stated that the move was made because maintaining the sanctions was no longer consistent with American foreign policy objectives. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on the…
Before President Barack Obama was sworn into office in 2009, Benjamin Netanyahu called the Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas out of the blue and asked for a lesson in what was essentially a foreign tongue: the language of Democrats. “I speak Republican and you speak Democratic, and I need the intermediary,” said Mr. Netanyahu, who was…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav during his Lok Sabha address came down heavily on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. His words weren’t just aimed at the Bill but also at the BJP-led NDA. The Samajwadi chief, with an indirect jibe at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, issued a warning signaling that the Bihar CM might…
CHENNAI: A controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu over the Centre providing Y-category security to actor and TVK founder Vijay, after VCK spokesman Vanniarasu said TVK sought the security cover as they feared the actor faced threats from Muslims.TVK and ally Tamil Nadu Muslim League, refuted the charges, saying it was a ploy by DMK and…
The Indian Parliament erupted into an uproar on Thursday over reports that illegal migrants being deported to the country on an American military plane had faced mistreatment, including being shackled during the long intercontinental journey. More than 100 illegal immigrants were returned to India on Wednesday. While deportations are nothing new — India is a…
Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to be the next Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, moving one of his most vocal allies on immigration to one of the most prominent posts in the American church. The move, announced in the Vatican’s daily bulletin, comes at a critical moment…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday looked set to lose power early next year after a key ally said he would move to bring down the minority Liberal government and trigger an election. New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, who has been helping keep Trudeau in office, said he would present a formal motion…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve on Thursday sharpened his attack on Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Congress, claiming the party became “overconfident after the Lok Sabha elections”. Danve said the MVA would have performed better had they announced Uddhav Thackeray its CM candidate for the Maharashtra elections in which the bloc faced…