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US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (Pic credit: AP) Sikh minorities in the US military voiced strong objections to defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement mandating stricter grooming standards, including a ban on beards, long hair, and other personal expressions. “The Sikh Coalition, a group that has advocated for Sikhs in the military who want to wear…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held an X poll and concluded that H-1B visa program should be eliminated. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who called H-1B visa program a scam in no uncertain terms, held a poll on the visa program that allows US tech companies to hire skilled people from foreign countries, and concluded that the…

The lawsuit challenging Trump’s H-1B fee of $100,000 cites the case of an Indian woman, Phoenix Doe. Donald Trump’s proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas got its first legal hurdle as a coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit challenging the fee in federal court in San Francisco. The lawsuit…

Indian-origin man Sukhpreet Singh extradited to Canada from Texas in connection with high-profile Elnaz Hajtamiri disappearance case. 25-year-old Sukhpreet Singh, an Indian-origin man wanted in Canada in connection with the high-profile case of Elnaz Hajtamiri’s disappearance, was arrested in Texas and was extradited to Ontario. The case dates back to 2021 and Sukhpreet Singh, who…

Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, Jay Jones, faced bipartisan backlash on Friday night after text messages from 2022 surfaced in which he suggested that the state’s top Republican in the House of Delegates, Todd Gilbert, “gets two bullets to the head.” The messages, sent by Jones who did not hold elected office at the…

Police officers work during the protest in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy (AP image) Switzerland on Friday announced that it will file a diplomatic protest with Israel after Israeli security forces curtailed a visit by Swiss diplomats to detainees from the…

Representative Image (AI-generated) At least four students were injured when a bomb exploded inside a private school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, authorities said on Saturday.According to the school administration, a fourth-grade student picked up a “toy bomb” on his way to school in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber district, near the Afghan border and brought…

Sharjah–Dubai exit closed until Oct 11: Plan alternative routes, check timings, and stay safe during roadworks/ AI Representative Image, for illustrative purposes only The Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the temporary closure of the exit from King Faisal Street to Al Wahda Street, heading toward Dubai. This closure commenced on Friday, October…

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Friday said that she and her staff were denied entry to the Village of Broadview Municipal Building, located about 12 miles west of downtown Chicago, while attempting to stop for a “bathroom break.“This incident occurred as federal agents clashed with protesters outside a nearby US Immigration…