A growing number of Indian professionals applying for US work visas are being confronted with a question many do not expect at their visa interviews: “Why can’t an American do this job instead of you?”According to immigration attorneys, the question is being asked more frequently in interviews for H-1B, L-1B and other employment-based visas, particularly…
Dame Parveen Kumar, a renowned gastroenterologist, medical educator and advocate for women in healthcare, has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), one of the United Kingdom’s highest royal honours, in King Charles III’s 2026 Birthday Honours list.The GBE is the highest rank within the Most Excellent Order of…
Anti-racism rally in Belfast Thousands of people marched through Belfast on Saturday in a show of solidarity against racism after days of anti-immigrant violence that erupted following a knife attack earlier this week.Gathering outside Belfast City Hall under the banner “Together Against Hate”, demonstrators carried placards reading “Refugees Welcome”, “Riots Don’t Speak for Belfast” and…
Aristotle (Image: Wikipedia) Aristotle’s words here sit in a very old but still familiar space. Life does not move in straight lines. Things happen that nobody plans for. Losses, delays, sudden changes, small disappointments, bigger shocks. The “accidents of life” he refers to are really all those moments that arrive without asking permission.The idea is…
Saudi authorities arrested 10,725 illegal residents during nationwide inspection campaigns carried out between June 4 and June 10, according to the Ministry of Interior.The arrests were made during joint operations conducted by security forces in coordination with relevant government agencies across the Kingdom.Among those detained were 5,899 violators of residency regulations, 3,084 individuals accused of…
Gurbhej Singh, the 26-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in west London, had moved to the United Kingdom in 2022 after his family reportedly spent nearly Rs 24 lakh to support his journey abroad.Originally from Mehdipur village in Punjab‘s Tarn Taran district, Singh was a class XII pass-out when he relocated to the UK. His…
The crash sparked a wildfire A US Marine Corps fighter pilot sustained minor injuries after his jet crashed into a mountain in Washington state on Saturday, triggering a wildfire, authorities said.According to the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred near Rimrock Lake at around 12:15 pm local time.“We received multiple calls informing us that…
A poster reading “To break away from Europe at a time like this – No to the SVP Chaos Initiative”, featuring images of President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, urging people to vote against the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) referendum titled “No to a Switzerland with 10 million inhabitants”…
Donald Trump, Mojtaba Khamenei The United States and Iran appeared to be moving closer to an agreement to end their war, with both US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif—whose government has been actively facilitating talks between Washington and Tehran—indicating that a peace deal is nearly finalised and could be signed soon.Also…
A 21-year-old woman died in Limeira, Brazil, after being launched from a height of approximately 40 meters during a bungee jump activity without being connected to the safety rope, according to military police and witness accounts.Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, a physical education and sports management graduate, died at the scene at the so-called “Ponte…
