NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre not to allow the construction of the Mekedatu dam by the Karnataka government.This comes days after the Congress-led Karnataka government proposed the construction of the Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery river.In the letter, Vijay said that...
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Protest erupts near Mumbai over Bakrid sacrifice plans in residential complex – video
THANE: Tension flared in Mira Road area near Mumbai on Tuesday after clashes broke out near the Poonam Cluster Society over the presence of goats inside the residential premises ahead of Bakrid celebrations.As per reports, some residents objected to goats being kept within the housing complex in Thane for ritual sacrifice during Eid Al-Adha, triggering...
‘Infiltration a major challenge’: Amit Shah says panel on ‘unnatural demographic change’ set up
File photo NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that the Centre has constituted a high-level committee to examine demographic changes in the country due to “illegal immigration and other unnatural causes”.In a post on X, Shah said, “unnatural demographic change due to infiltration and other reasons poses a very significant challenge...
Brides never arrived: Couple held for conning 42 grooms in mass wedding scam
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. DEWAS: Madhya Pradesh police have busted an alleged marriage racket and arrested a couple accused of duping dozens of families by promising marriages with women projected as brides from an orphanage.As per a PTI news report, Mukesh and Sunita Das Bairagi, were arrested after police registered a case late...
West Bengal: Suvendu govt announces Rs 5 fish-rice meals, liquor ban near schools and temples
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced a slew of welfare measures, including subsidised meals, monthly financial assistance for women, and new restrictions on liquor shops near educational and religious institutions.Addressing a public gathering, Adhikari said fish-rice meals would be made available for Rs 5 at 400 dedicated canteens across the...
Trump’s big move hits Indians: Over 7 lakh green card seekers face uncertainty
Data from USCIS shows that nearly 540,000 family-sponsored green card applications and about 170,000 employment-based applications are currently pending. (AI image) Green card hopefuls in the US have been handed over a fresh challenge by the Donald Trump administration: most immigrants seeking green cards have to leave the United States and complete the application process...
‘Mental stress’: Annamalai opposes mid-session implementation of Centre’s 3-language rule
NEW DELHI: BJP leader K Annamalai on Tuesday urged the Centre to withdraw its decision to implement the three-language policy in the current academic year and asked CBSE to make the policy compulsory after three years, as originally announced.In a post on X, Annamalai said that the sudden announcement by CBSE has caused great shock...
Train hits school bus in Belgium, several feared dead
A train collided with a school bus in Belgium on Tuesday, leaving several people feared dead and multiple others injured, according to government officials, Reuters reported.Belgium’s interior minister Bernard Quintin confirmed that there were multiple victims in the accident, though authorities have not yet released the exact number of casualties.“With great dismay, I learnt of...
US immigration authority: This year’s H-1B season is wrapping up; here are three key highlights
US immigration authorities have now shared the latest update of the H-1B visa season. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that this year’s H-1B visa season is coming to close, highlighting significant changes under new immigration policies. Officials said that the program is showing ‘great results’ from measures that prioritise higher-skilled foreign...
‘Not acceptable to us’: Pakistan shoots down Donald Trump’s Abraham Accords call
Pakistan on Monday firmly rejected the possibility of joining the Abraham Accords after US President Donald Trump called on several Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan, to normalise ties with Israel as part of a broader regional agreement linked to ongoing negotiations with Iran.Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad would not support any agreement that contradicted...
