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Minnesota lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the state legislature condemning Hinduphobia and anti‑Hindu bigotry and reaffirming the state’s commitment to religious freedom and inclusion, officials said.The resolution is known as Senate File 4115. It was introduced in the Minnesota Senate in February and outlines the state’s support for mutual respect among all communities. It…

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services released a new Form I-129 as the H-1B cap lottery this time becomes wage-based instead of random. The USCIS has asked the employers who file this form as they petition for H-1B workers for specific and detailed information about the positions. The new form asks employers to describe the…

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a new policy that will bar foreign nationals and non‑citizens from accessing SBA‑guaranteed small business loans. The change was issued on Monday by SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and will apply to all SBA loan programs, including major lending programs and smaller support programs.Under the new policy, only…

The parents of one of the two men accused in an attempted bombing near New York City’s Gracie Mansion are naturalized US citizens who immigrated from Afghanistan and own a suburban Pennsylvania home valued at about $2.25 million.19‑year‑old Ibrahim Kayumi and 18‑year‑old Emir Balat, both from Pennsylvania, were arrested last week after improvised explosive devices (IEDs)…

In the early hours of Feb. 28, President Donald Trump and his administration joined Israel in launching a wave of strikes on Iran, and later that night, he asked a group of roughly 25 GOP donors at Mar-a-Lago in Florida whom they would prefer he support for president in 2028: Secretary of State Marco Rubio…

The US has reportedly intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated from Iran and meant for clandestine recipients, ABC News reported. The message asks for the activation of sleeper cells outside the country, according to a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies. The alert cited preliminary signals analysis of a transmission likely of…

One of the accused in the case involving explosive devices thrown near Gracie Mansion flashed a salute honouring ISIS as he was led in shackles from a police precinct on Monday.Emir Balat, 18, was seen holding up his right index finger and grinning at the press while being led by a police officer and an…

Ohio State University President Ted Carter resigned all of a sudden, citing “inappropriate relationship” and the university’s Board of Trustees accepted the resignation in an emergency board meeting on March 7. Carter told trustees in advance of that meeting that he had an inappropriate relationship with “someone seeking public resources to support her personal business.”…

collage of Allan Ramsay’s portrait of Queen Charlotte Sophia For generations, historians and genealogists have argued over an unusual question in British royal history: could Queen Charlotte, the German-born wife of King George III, have had African ancestry? The debate, once largely confined to academic circles, has resurfaced in popular culture through Netflix’s Regency drama…

US President Donald Trump demanded that tanker crews sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, south of Iran, “show some guts” as global oil prices spiked, saying there was “nothing to be afraid of” after the US-Israeli joint operation against the regime.Global oil prices reached over $100 per barrel early Monday amid fears of a longer-term…