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Trump administration directs visa officers to deny entry to immigrants wit
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The directive, sent by the US State Department to embassies and consulates on Thursday and reviewed by KFF Health News, instructs officials to consider applicants ineligible if their health conditions or age could make them a potential "public charge", meaning someone who might rely on pu
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CM Mamata Banerjee trying her best to give voter cards and Aadhar cards to
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) activity in West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Agnimitra Paul alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party had been trying their best to provide voter cards and Aadhar cards to illegal immigrants and all
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Trump says America "lost a little bit of its sovereignty" after Mamdani's
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump claimed America "lost a little bit of its sovereignty" after Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat socialist, won the New York City mayoral election. He warned that under Mamdani, whom he calls a "communist," New York could become like Cuba or Venezuela, forcing residents to f
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Socialist Mamdani breaks mandate: NYC gets first Muslim mayor, says will r
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Despite the looming "intimidation" from US President Donald Trump, the Assemblyman from Queens on Tuesday (local time) took the helm of the city, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo's independent bid and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a race that galvanised young voters and progressives. Read More
Pak accelerates Afghans' repatriation post border clashes
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The escalation is felt far beyond border areas, spanning all the way to the capital, Islamabad, and nearby Rawalpindi. Landlords, fearing legal ramifications, have evicted Afghan renters or refused lease renewals, forcing families to find new homes.
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"Super progressive candidate," New Yorkers cheer on as Mamdani wins mayora
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The supporters cheered as they celebrated Mamdani's Mayoral win.
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"Free Palestine" slogans echo at NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani's victory
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Supporters of Democrat Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday (local time) chanted slogans of "Free Palestine" as they gathered at Brooklyn Paramount in New York City.
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"New York built, powered, and now led by an immigrant": Zohran Mamdani aft
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New York City's newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, celebrated his historic win by emphasising the city's diverse roots, underscoring his pride in being an immigrant himself, having moved to New York City from Uganda with his family at the age of seven.
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"A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history," Zohran Mamdani invoke
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Zohran Mamdani became New York City's youngest mayor and the first Muslim, South-Asian immigrant to hold the post. Quoting Nehru's Tryst with Destiny, he said, "Tonight New York has stepped from the old into the new." He won 50.4% of the vote, defeating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Silwa.
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"Lot of immigrant undercutting wages of American workers," US VP JD Vance
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the Turning Point USA Event in Mississippi on Wednesday, Vance said the administration's push for H-1B reform was aimed at ensuring fairness for US workers and restoring the visa's original purpose--to retain top global talent, not replace domestic labour with cheaper alternat
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US Department of Homeland Security ends automatic extension of employment
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated the automatic extension of Employment Authorisation Documents (EADs) for immigrants filing renewal applications, effective for submissions on or after October 30.
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Congress' Bhupesh Baghel questions Centre, seeks clarity on identification
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the reporters, Bhupesh Baghel said, "The announcement of SIR in Chhattisgarh has been made, but the Election Commission should tell how many Bangladeshis have been identified in Bihar... how many people have been excluded? Because through SIR, these people are talking about dr
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