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NOIDA: A 23-year-old woman was shot dead in front of her sisters by her ex-boyfriend who pumped a bullet into her chest when she refused to marry her on Friday night.Originally from Amroha, Soni, the victim, had been working as a clerk at a private company. She stayed in a modest one-room house in Yakubpur…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio (AP photo) United States secretary of state Marco Rubio on Saturday said the Trump administration has paused visa issuance for all individuals travelling on Afghan passports, asserting that Washington has “no higher priority than protecting” the Americans. “President Trump’s State Department has paused visa issuance for ALL individuals traveling…
Driving the news US President Donald Trump’s second term has marked the full transformation of American governance into a marketplace for influence. Whether it’s pardons, tariffs, artificial intelligence chips, or national security stakes-everything now has a price.What began in his first term as symbolic hotel stays and eyebrow-raising donor dinners has evolved into a sweeping…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he plans to suspend migration from all the “third world countries” to give the American system time “to fully recover.” His comments came a day after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard soldiers in Washington.“I will permanently pause migration from all third world countries to…
US president Donald Trump on Thursday blasted a reporter who asked why he blamed the Biden administration for Wednesday’s shooting near the White House.“Because they let him in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?” Trump asked, adding, “Because they came in on a plane along with thousands of other people that shouldn’t be…
US president Donald Trump said on Thursday that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard soldiers shot near the White House a day earlier, had died of her injuries. The second soldier, he said, was “fighting for his life”. Trump called Beckstrom a “highly respected, young, magnificent person” and said he learned of her…
Operation Allies Welcome, a federal initiative meant to aid Afghans escaping the Taliban, finds itself in a troubling spotlight following a shooting incident that injured two National Guard members. Investigations reveal that the program has been marred by substantial data inaccuracies and lack of thorough oversight, raising concerns over the vetting process. A federal programme…
The shooting of two US National Guard soldiers near the White House is being investigated as an act of terrorism, FBI director Kash Patel said on Thursday. The confirmation came a day after the attack left both troops critically wounded, according to AFP.Patel told reporters, “It is an ongoing investigation of terrorism,” adding that multiple…
Rahmatullah Lakanwal’s long route from Kabul. TOI correspondent from Washington: An emerging portrait of Rahmatullah Lakanwal reveals a man whose complicated American journey in the aftermath of a messy US war in Afghanistan appears to have transitioned into anger at perceived injustices, leading to a sudden violent terror attack.Born in Kabul in 1996, Lakanwal is…
Security deployed outside White House after the shooting incident. TOI correspondent from Washington: In a brazen daylight ambush that has shaken Washington DC, two National Guard personnel were shot and critically wounded just a few blocks from the White House on Wednesday by an Afghan national who served with the US military and the CIA…
