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KOCHI: Bitra Island, one of the 10 inhabited isles in the Lakshadweep archipelago, is set to be taken over by govt for defence purposes. There are 105 families on the island and many have opposed the move.Lakshadweep revenue department has issued a notification, dated July 11, for a social impact assessment (SIA). It stated that…
New York mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani previously questioned the “purpose” of jails and prisons, drawing sharp criticism from law enforcement officials on Friday, who condemned the remarks as “out of touch” and potentially dangerous.“I think that frankly, I mean, what purpose do they serve, right?” Mamdani said in August 2020 when a co-host of “The…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon session, several Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, J P Nadda and Kiren Rijiju, on Friday strategised over the BJP-led govt’s stand on germane issues amid the opposition raising the heat on matters such as the revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls, Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor.The strategy…
In a startling revelation in the mysterious murder case of American Idol executive Robin Kaye, and her husband, Thomas Deluca, it has now been found that they lay dead for at least four days inside their Los Angeles home after suffering multiple gunshots when they probably stopped a burglar. The burglary was reported and police…
2 months after Sindoor, Pak’s Rahim Yar Khan base still shut NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan airbase, which was hit by Indian missiles during Operation Sindoor over two months ago, is still not operational, an indication of the extent of damage the strategic military installation suffered. Pakistan airport authority is learnt to have issued…
Several Indians claimed refugee status in Canada, but they narrated the same story. Parwinder Singh, an Indian man seeking refugee status in Canada told the authorities that he was being framed by the police for his friend’s murder in Haryana. The authorities noted that 200 other also narrated a strikingly similar story as they all…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of rural development (MoRD) has asked states to take immediate corrective action and bolster monitoring of the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) for MGNREGA, saying that several instances have come to its notice about the system for capturing daily attendance and work site photographs being “misused or manipulated”.The ministry has also…
A Delta Airlines flight bound for Detroit from Omaha was forced to make an emergency landing in eastern Iowa after a passenger reportedly fought with a flight attendant and tried to open an exit door mid-air, as per the pilot’s communication with air traffic controllers, reported AP.Shortly after 6.00 pm on Thursday, the pilot of…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi led Congress’ defence of Robert Vadra in the wake of the ED chargesheet against him, calling it BJP govt’s witch-hunt against “my brother-in-law” and exuding confidence that the truth will prevail.“My brother-in-law has been hounded by this govt for the last 10 years. This latest chargesheet is a continuation of that…
USCIS announced that it reached the H-1B cap for FY 2026. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on July 18 that it received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa US advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2026. The…
