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NEW DELHI: The United States has decided to freeze visa processing indefinitely for citizens of 75 countries, including Iran, Russia, Somalia and Afghanistan, in what is being described as one of the Trump administration’s most far-reaching immigration enforcement measures, according to a Fox News Digital report.The US State Department will suspend visa processing beginning January…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order meant to declare a national emergency and safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in US accounts, taking another step to control future sales of Venezuelan oil.The executive order effectively blocked the oil revenue from the Latin American country’s creditors and prevented its seizure to satisfy debts…
Bangladesh are scheduled to play three matches in Kolkata and one in Mumbai. NEW DELHI: The govt is in touch with the BCCI, is tracking “day-to-day developments” and will react to the Bangladesh situation “as and when desired”, TOI has learnt. According to sources, the govt will follow its sports policy of welcoming every participating…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is seeing rapid adoption across several developing countries, helping broaden access to generative artificial intelligence even as the overall gap between advanced and emerging economies continues to widen, according to a new Microsoft report.The report said global adoption of generative AI tools reached 16.3% of the world’s population in the three…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the safety of people in Venezuela is India’s primary concern amid the crisis following US military operations in the country and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.Speaking in Luxembourg, Jaishankar urged all parties involved in the crisis to sit down and reach…
The United States has tightened the noose for foreign travellers looking to enter the country. The Trump administration has now widened a visa rule that requires applicants from certain countries to post a hefty financial bond, adding 7 more countries to the list.The changes, were made without a formal which were reflected in a notice…
US President Donald Trump invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States during a phone call on Friday, Japan’s foreign ministry said.The foreign ministry added that the two leaders agreed to coordinate arrangements for a spring visit, which would be Takaichi’s first trip to the US since she took office in October….
Asian borrowers have begun turning their backs on the US, reaching out to other alternatives for fundraising as they aim to avoid US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Now, they have turned towards Europe, pouring billions of dollars in bond issuance, hinting at a possible erosion of America’s dominance in global capital raising.Bloomberg data shows that…
The Trump administration has halted the processing of all immigration applications, including green card requests, for people from 19 countries covered under this year’s expanded travel ban. The move was detailed in a new US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy memo posted Tuesday.The suspension, rolled out as part of sweeping immigration changes following the…
NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh. The test validated canopy severance, ejection sequencing, and complete aircrew recovery. Conducted in collaboration with the Aeronautical Development…
