US agents check gurdwaras for illegal immigrants

Law enforcement officials from the US department of homeland security have started visiting gurdwaras in New York and New Jersey to check for the presence of illegal immigrants, drawing a sharp......

Trump orders 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay

United States President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum to set up a 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay to detain "high-priority criminal aliens."  IMAGE:......

US Comes Under Terror Attack

The death toll has risen to at least 15 people in the New Orleans 'act of terrorism' after a car rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the early hours of Wednesday (US local time). The New......

New Orleans attacker inspired by ISIS, toll rises to 15

The death toll has now risen to at least 15 people in the New Orleans 'act of terrorism' after a car rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the early hours of Wednesday (US local time), CNN......

H-1B visa: White House receives crucial recommendations from Homeland Security

Now White House would carry out its review of the proposed regulation, take inputs from various agencies, before taking a final call. The entire process could take from a few weeks to several......

Cash-rich Ajay Piramal Group eyes homeland security

The cash-rich Ajay Piramal Group has floated a new company, Piramal Systems and Technologies, to spearhead the group's foray into defence security business.The company has identified Global......

Grace period for retrenched H1-B workers to be extended to 180 days

A presidential advisory sub-committee has recommended the federal government to extend the grace period for H1-B workers, who have lost their jobs, from the existing 60 days to 180 days so that the......

Wrong to assume that sacked H-1B staffers have to leave America within 60 days: USCIS

Amid mass layoffs in the tech sector, the federal agency for immigration services has said it is wrong to assume that sacked workers holding the much-sought-after H-1B visas have to leave the......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

T20 WC: Terror threat to India-Pakistan match in NYC

New York amps up security after concerns reported IMAGE: India players ahead of a training session on Wednesday. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said the T20 World Cup received an......

T20 WC: Focus on pitch as India take on wounded Pakistan

IMAGE: Virat Kohli enjoys himself during India's training session in New York on Friday. Photograph: BCCI/X A confident and well-adjusted India would look to capitalise on an unpredictable......

Champions League PIX: Haaland lifts City; Barca win

Haaland brace lifts Man City to 3-1 win over Young Boys IMAGE: Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland scores their third goal. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Erling Haaland ended his goal......

2024 Olympics: Ukraine presses France to ban Russia

IMAGE: IOC is open to including Russian and Belarusian athletes as neutrals at the 2024 Games. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Ukraine hopes to secure widespread international support for......

Why some Iranians want their own country banned from World Cup

'They should be banned until we have a democratic country like any other country in the world.' IMAGE: A group of current and former Iranian sportspeople sent a letter to FIFA demanding their own......