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LONDON: An Indian-born British civil servant has found himself unwittingly under fire on social media over the controversial Chagos deal.Dr Francis Vijay Narasimhan Rangarajan was born in Delhi and educated at Cambridge University where he obtained a master’s in maths and PhD in astrophysics.Since March 2024 he has been chief executive of the Electoral Commission….
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday welcomed BCCI’s decision to instruct Shah Rukh Khan owned Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh player Mustafizur Rehman from their roster ahead of Indian Premier League.BJP leader Sangeet Som thanked BCCI for its decision and hailed it as a “victory of the Hindus of the entire nation.”“Thanks to…
Among one the most raging issues being discussed in the US and across the globe right now, is the future of the H-1B visa and the workers who have arrived in the land of dreams on it. Ever since Trump took over with his second term, illegal migration and H-1B have been top targets of…
A viral video showing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents pinning a pregnant woman to the ground in Minneapolis stirred a row over aggressive deportation tactics under the Trump administration.The incident occurred on Monday under ‘Operation Metro Surge’. Neighbours captured footage from multiple angles showing the pregnant woman being forced face-down into the snow-covered…
Jharkhand’s health minister Irfan Ansari (File photo) Jharkhand’s health minister Irfan Ansari is under fire over his alleged call to people to lock up booth-level officers when they visit homes during the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. Opposition parties in the state have condemned the remark and demanded his removal, while Election Commission has…
US President Donald Trump (AP photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: Growing allegations that the Trump family is drunk with power took a new high this week following a Forbes report that US military stores are now selling Trump-branded wines.The controversy erupted after the magazine reported that Trump-labelled wines and ciders had appeared on shelves of…
CHANDIGARH: On Punjab Day, the Union govt effected a stunning change in Panjab University by dissolving the 59-year-old senate and syndicate – the two highest governing bodies – and restructuring them into fully nominated bodies.The move triggered outrage among rival parties with Congress and AAP accusing the BJP-led Centre of ‘dictatorial attitude’.Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann…
New Delhi: India’s captain Shubman Gill, left, and head coach Gautam Gambhir during a practice session ahead of the second and final Test cricket match of the series between India and West Indies, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Former India opener Sadagoppan Ramesh has criticised the team’s batting order changes in the second T20I…
JD Vance’s old comment calling foreign skills ‘foreign servants’ triggered a major row amid the ongoing H-1B controversy. An old comment of vice president JD Vance on foreign skills has resurfaced and gone viral, triggering a massive row as the Donald Trump administration has put in place several measures for the sake of ‘America First’….
