Washington: Thousands of Indians seeking US green cards could face wider scrutiny of their finances and use of public benefits under new immigration guidance taking effect September 18. US Citizenship and Immigration Services said officers may consider housing assistance, food stamps, college financial aid and other means-tested benefits when deciding whether an applicant is likely to become...

Galle: Ravindra Jadeja breached a stonewalling alliance between Sonal Dinusha and Dhananjaya de Silva, reducing Sri Lanka to 175 for six at lunch to push India closer to a victory on the fifth and final day of the first Test in Galle Wednesday. Chasing a distant 372, Dinusha (65) and Keshara Nuwantha (8) were holding the fort...

Mumbai: Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu recently shared a glimpse of her happy moment with husband Raj Nidimoru, radiating a pregnancy glow and a blossoming baby bump in a slew of holiday pictures. Samantha shared a string of images from their holiday on Instagram. In the images, the couple was seen gorging at sumptuous meals, shopping for luxurious...

Kolkata: After the fire incident at a hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street in central Kolkata, which claimed nine lives, the government has decided to conduct an audit of all the hotels and lodges in the same locality, the West Bengal Minister of State for Fire Services, Koushik Chowdhury, said on Wednesday. “I wonder how the hotels were...

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said he will discuss the situation in the region with visiting US Ambassador Sergio Gor, but ruled out raising internal issues with Washington's representative, saying only the central government can resolve those issues. "It is after a very long time that a US ambassador is visiting Jammu and...

Chhatrapur: An unidentified woman’s body, dressed in a military uniform, was found floating near the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha’s Ganjam district, sources said Wednesday. The identity of the deceased has not yet been established. The woman’s body was found in front of the Gangadevi temple in Purunabandha village under Ganjam police station limits. Local fishermen alerted...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday embarked on an official visit to Singapore with a ministerial delegation to participate in the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). Sitharaman is leading a delegation comprising S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs; Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce & Industry; and Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Electronics & IT...

Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50 per cent US tariffs on USD 20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect. The announcement, which Trump made on his social media platform, buys time for more...

Ranchi: Amid a 25-day students' agitation over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams, the JMM-led government has cancelled 44 tests conducted by the state PSC and an outsourced agency since 2014. The government has also cancelled the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination, prompting successful candidates to take to the streets. The decision,...

Kolkata: At least nine people, including a four-year-old child, died and six were injured in an early Wednesday fire at a dingy five-storey building on Mirza Galib Street in central Kolkata that housed several hotels, police said. Five fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze that erupted around 1.45 am. Police and Disaster Management...