Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto U.S.-based Indian diaspora advocacy groups welcomed the Massachusetts federal court’s decision to strike down the $100,000 fee levied by the Trump administration on H-1B visas, contending that it was appropriate for preserving US’ competitive edge in innovation and entrepreneurship. “We welcome the Massachusetts federal…
Iran and Israel said on Monday that hostilities between them had halted, after the two countries exchanged strikes that threatened to reignite the West Asia war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the “fire on that front is contained” hours after Tehran said it had stopped its military action. Tehran launched missiles at Israel…
Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday (June 8, 2026) night. Mr. Trump was shown for several seconds giving a military salute. The boos ended when the U.S. flag followed…
Iraqi officials are working to identify the victims of a bus crash that killed 21 people over the weekend, a Provincial official said Monday (June 8, 2026). A passenger bus crashed and burst into flames Sunday (June 7) in southern Iraq, in the latest deadly accident on the country’s poorly maintained roads. Fourteen of the…
Israel “has full right to self-defence,” which it will use “to the full extent necessary,” says Israeli Prime Minister. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the halt in fighting with Iran on Monday (June 8, 2026), but he vowed to respond “with force” to future attacks. In a videotaped statement, Mr….
Karim Ahmed Khan, International Criminal Court chief prosecutor. File | Photo Credit: AP The embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was suspended from his duties late on Monday (June 8, 2026), after the court’s oversight body referred Karim Khan for disciplinary proceedings. In a scandal that has dragged on for more than two…
Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966. File Image. | Photo Credit: Reuter Mauritius said on Monday (June 8, 2026) that it had not received any proposal from the Trump administration on…
Brigadier Juma Salem bin Suwaidan, Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, said that preliminary investigations showed the truck had stopped suddenly in the middle of the Emirates Road due to a technical fault. | Photo Credit: X/@DubaiPoliceHQ At least seven Indian workers were killed on Monday (June 8, 2026) when a…
‘An influential segment within the BNP feel that as a goodwill gesture towards the new government, India should have reversed some of the retributory steps that it had taken during the interim government’s rule under Muhammad Yunus’. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto More than a hundred days have passed since the Tarique Rahman government took…
Representative image. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A federal judge on Monday (June 8, 2026) struck down a $100,000 fee that U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax that Congress never authorised. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the…