New Delhi: Shedding light on visa appointments and the waiting time concerning them, the US envoy to India, Eric Garcetti, said that President Joe Biden told him to bring down the visa times in India, adding that it was the first instance that an ambassador was told to look into something like this in any country.Garcetti underscored that a part of the green card backlog issue is a legislative

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recorded the statements of the family members of Azad Yousuf Kumar, a Kashmiri man who was allegedly unwittingly thrust into the Russia-Ukraine conflict after being deceived.The agency recorded their statements recently after filing an FIR against 19 people and visa consultancy firms linked to the exploitation of Indian youth.Azad’s elder brother

New Delhi: The 20 Indian crew members of the ship that rammed a bridge in the US city of Baltimore are still on the vessel, answering officials and ensuring the ship’s daily routine work is done, the New York Times reported.The ship named Dali was going to Sri Lanka, carrying 4,700 containers, when it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after losing power.The crew members won’t

Tel Aviv: Israeli soldiers killed Hamas terrorists holed up in Gaza’s Shifa Hospital compound as operations to root out gunmen and operatives continued, the Israel Defence Forces said. The IDF noted that many were killed in close-quarters combat.Israel returned to the hospital, Gaza’s largest, after receiving intelligence that senior Hamas figures were inside the compound planning attacks. Since

Gilgit-Baltistan: The abduction case of Falak Noor, an 11-year-old girl from Gilgit-Baltistan, has now gained attention in Gilgit Baltistan (GB).In the latest turn of events, local leaders and people Saturday organised protests on several locations in GB. They criticised the establishment for sheer ignorance of the matter and issued an ultimatum for the administration of one week, stating