Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Over a 1,000 international students have seen their legal status in the United States revoked in a sweeping move that has triggered confusion, fear, and legal action. Since late March, students enrolled at over 130 universities — including Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Maryland — have found themselves abruptly stripped of their visa rights, often without any clear explanation.The cancellations have emerged as part of a broader immigration clampdown under the Trump administration, leaving institutions scrambling to support affected students and seek answers from federal authorities. In many cases, the students were not notified directly. Instead, universities discovered the terminations by checking the Department of Homeland Security’s database, known as the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).In response, several lawsuits have been filed against the Department of Homeland Security, with students arguing that their visas were revoked […]

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from Washington: US and China are engaged in an all-out propaganda battle to present their narrative of the tariff war and portray the other side as weak and crumbling in the face of adversity.The Chinese have cottoned on skillfully to Artificial Intelligence tools to launch a series of AI-generated videos and memes portraying Americans as obese and unhealthy, while mocking the US desire to reclaim manufacturing jobs that Trump and Co say were stolen from America.Also read: China takes a 'heavy' troll of USAThe videos suggest the Chinese now think these jobs are low-skilled and they are ready to move up the value chain, leaving Americans to do the grunt work.Several Chinese vloggers have been posting videos showing the incredible infrastructure China has built over the past two decades while the US has slid into urban degradation […]

[ad_1] Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal criticised Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for questioning the Supreme Court’s ruling that set a timeline for the President to act on state bills, calling it an intrusion into legislative supremacy. In another legal development, the Delhi high court dismissed an adultery case filed by a husband against his wife’s alleged lover, stating that treating women as a husband's property is a regressive notion, referencing Draupadi from the Mahabharat. Meanwhile, US secretary of state Marco Rubio issued an ultimatum on the Russia-Ukraine peace talks, saying the US may abandon mediation efforts if progress stalls. On the domestic front, the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) has launched a probe into the sudden death of Air India Express First Officer Armaan, who collapsed after landing a flight from Srinagar to Delhi. Across […]

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from Washington: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), now with an Indian-American nationalist Kash Patel at the helm, on Thursday announced that it has arrested alleged Pakistan-backed Khalistani terrorist Harpreet Singh, wanted in India and living illegally in California. The FBI field office in Sacramento, which apprehended him, said Harpreet Singh had entered the U.S from Mexico and had been evading capture by using untraceable burner phones and encrypted applications. Agents from the FBI’s Legal Attaché office in New Delhi informed Sacramento that Singh was wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks across Punjab, the Bureau said, pointing to close cooperation between the two countries since Patel took charge of the agency. "This case reinforces the importance of international cooperation in apprehending those who threaten global security," the Bureau said, noting that Singh is suspected to […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old boy named Kunal was fatally stabbed in north-east Delhi’s New Seelampur on Thursday evening, triggering tensions in the area. According to police, the role of a local woman named Zikra, allegedly known as the "lady don", is being investigated in connection with the murder. Kunal’s family has alleged that Zikra, who once worked as a bouncer for jailed gangster Hashim Baba's wife Zoya, was present at the scene when he was killed.“Zikra used to roam around in the area with a pistol. An incident happened with her cousin Sahil but my son was not involved in it. Yet they killed him. They brutally stabbed him multiple times,” Kunal’s mother Parveen told news agency PTI. Zikra was reportedly living with Zoya before the latter’s arrest by Delhi Police in a drug-related case. After Zoya was jailed, […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: An Indian-origin student from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, who was pursuing her master's degree in the US, died in a hit-and-run incident in Denton City, Texas, her family said on Friday.The victim, identified as V Deepthi, was walking home with her friend Snigdha near the 2300 block of Carril Al Lago Drive on April 12 when they were hit by a speeding vehicle. Her friend Snigdha was also from Guntur district.Having suffered severe head injuries, Deepthi, who was set to graduate this May, passed away on April 15. While, Snigdha is currently undergoing surgery and her condition is stable, according to the family members.According to news agency PTI, her father, Hanumantha Rao said, "I spoke to her occasionally, and as she was in a hurry to attend classes, she told us she would call on Sunday when […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal BJP president and senior leader Dilip Ghosh married party colleague Rinku Majumdar in a private ceremony at his New Town residence near Kolkata on Friday. Clad in traditional Bengali attire and a ceremonial ‘topor,’ Ghosh appeared before the media after the rituals and thanked well-wishers, including chief minister Mamata Banerjee.“I thank everyone for their blessings. My personal life will not impact my political responsibilities,” said the 60-year-old leader, adding that he fulfilled his mother’s long-standing wish by getting married.This is Ghosh’s first marriage and Majumdar’s second. She has a son from her previous marriage. The couple reportedly met during morning walks at Eco Park in 2021 and decided to formalize their relationship earlier this month during an IPL match in Kolkata. “I proposed, and I’m proud he eventually accepted,” said Majumdar, 51.Senior BJP leaders, […]