US pauses immigrant visa interviews for tougher screening
US embassies and consulates worldwide have paused immigrant visa interviews while consular officers undergo additional training aimed at identifying applicants considered likely to depend on public assistance after entering the…
Handing over strategic space capability to private sector is dangerous
K Raveendran The argument over the future of the Indian Space Research Organisation has moved well beyond the familiar debate over whether private enterprise should have a role in India’s…
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Palghar police probe alleged conversion bid involving 22 women
Police in Maharashtra’s Palghar district have registered a case against 22 women over allegations that they attempted to persuade a young man to convert to Christianity and made remarks intended to outrage his religious feelings. The case stems from an…
