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H-1B ruling offers respite to Indians
H-1B ruling offers respite to Indians

On 8 June, a US federal judge in Boston struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, ruling it an unlawful tax that Congress never authorized.

Crossing the Line
Crossing the Line

The deaths of three Indian sailors in an American strike on a commercial tanker off the coast of Oman mark a grim turning point in a conflict that has steadily expanded beyond its original protagonists.

Borders First

Only days ago, football invited us to believe that the World Cup’s greatest gift lies beyond victory itself. The tournament’s magic has never resided solely in identifying the strongest team.

Borders First
The Fifth Stream ~ I

The greatest characteristic of Indian politics has been that ideological struggles here have always been multi-layered. Since the freedom movement, different conceptions of nationalism, secularism, socialism, cultural identity, and democracy have competed with one another.

The Fifth Stream ~ I
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Postcard from Budapest
Postcard from Budapest

There are few rivers in the world that define a city as completely as the Danube defines Budapest.

Tiger tiger burning bright

Tigers have always fascinated humankind and I'm no different. They are majestic, magnificent, royal, regal…one can go on adding adjectives about them but still not have enough. Their aura is hard to describe. Lord of the jungle! Period.

Tiger tiger burning bright
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Odisha electoral roll revision reaches 98.65% coverage
Odisha electoral roll revision reaches 98.65% coverage

Odisha's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll has entered its final phase, with enumeration forms reaching a record 98.65 per cent of the state's electorate, reflecting significant progress in the drive to ensure an accurate and updated voter database.

QRTs, CCTV, RFID monitoring to bolster security during Amarnath Yatra: J&K DGP

Director General of Police J&K Nalin Prabhat on Sunday chaired a high-level security review meeting in Srinagar and directed officers to maintain maximum vigilance, intensify anti-terror operations and strengthen surveillance measures to ensure smooth, safe and peaceful conduct of the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY)-2026.