India’s attempt to send back illegal immigrants is being opposed by Bangladeshi leaders, who are calling it an attack on sovereignty and a risk to the country’s security. India reportedly sent back 67 Bangladeshis on Tuesday, while 13 people were stuck at the Zero Line between the countries on Wednesday morning. A top officer of…
For years, Russia used Brazil as a launchpad for its most elite intelligence officers, known as illegals. They started businesses, made friends and had love affairs — events that, over many years, became the building blocks of entirely new identities. Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz, investigative reporters for The New York Times, discuss one case….
In a fiery exchange that sent ripples across both political and academic circles, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers this week that “a visa is not a right, it’s a privilege,” as he defended the mass revocation of student visas. The remark came amid a tense Senate hearing where Democratic Senator Chris Van…
The ministry of railways sanctioned conducting the final location survey of a proposed new railway line in Sikkim. The planned route will connect Melli to Dentam via Jorethang and Legship, aiming to enhance rail connectivity within the state.The survey, approved at a cost of almost Rs 2.25 crore has been commissioned by railway minister Ashwini…
Message to world: Strikes were in line with UNSC call to punish terrorists NEW DELHI: Operation Sindoor was in line with the UNSC statement last month underlining the need to bring the perpetrators and the backers of the Pahalgam attack – which was marked by extreme barbarity – to justice and intended to deter more…
Rishi Bhatt donned a blue helmet as he prepared to slide down a zip line across the Baisaran Valley in Kashmir, a “mini Switzerland” where hundreds of tourists from India were enjoying a sunny April afternoon. Holding the rope in one hand and his smartphone in the other, he took off from the platform as…
A stunning image captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has unveiled a long and winding trail on the Martian surface, marking the path of Curiosity, NASA’s rover. The photograph, taken on February 28, 2025, showcases the rover in action, leaving behind tracks as it heads toward a region believed to reveal signs of ancient…
NEW DELHI: Over the past decade, India has significantly reduced poverty with extreme poverty declining from 16.2% in 2011-12 to 2.3% in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people above the poverty line, a World Bank report said on Friday.Rural extreme poverty dropped from 18.4% to 2.8% and urban from 10.7% to 1.1%, narrowing the rural-urban gap…
When the Trump administration proposed a peace plan that would recognize Russian rule of the Crimean peninsula, the response from Kyiv was a loud and unequivocal no. Doing so would violate the nation’s Constitution, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine told reporters. It would never happen, he declared, not even in exchange for the end of…
Chinese manufacturers are flooding TikTok and other social media apps with direct appeals to American shoppers, urging people to buy luxury items straight from their factories. And amid the threats of sky-high tariffs on Chinese exports, Americans seem to be all in. The pitch in the videos is that people can buy leggings and handbags…