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Jerusalem: Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who fought against the attacking co-pilot in a Flydubai aircraft and helped save 174 people onboard last week, will receive Israel's Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism, the country's highest bravery award for civilians. Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced that...

New Delhi: India has strongly objected to United States Vice President JD Vance’s description of foreign workers as “foreign indentured servants” amid the Trump administration’s decision to suspend the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “We...

Oslo: South African jurist of Indian origin Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a former UN human rights chief whose work helped shape international law on genocide and sexual violence, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for her efforts to promote peace and international law. She is...

New Delhi: India Friday said that it is aware of the decision announced by the US Department of Labour concerning the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme for some companies, noting that suspension of PERM applications does not impact the validity of existing H-1B visas or...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday rejected a plea seeking a direction to the Centre, the Delhi government and police to ensure an independent and fair probe into the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest at Jantar Mantar in July. The Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest against...

Kochi: In a huge blow to the CPI(M) and former Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, the Kerala High Court Friday ordered registration of an FIR under the anti-graft law against him and others based on the ED report on the alleged CMRL bribery case. The...

New Delhi: INDIA bloc leaders will meet President Droupadi Murmu at 8 pm Friday in connection with their demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. According to sources, the President's office confirmed the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said it will hear October 16 pleas of voters deleted from electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal for early disposal of their appeals against deletion. The voters said alternatively they should be allowed...

New Delhi: INDIA bloc MPs will meet at the Central Hall of the Samvidhan Sadan at 3 pm Friday and could proceed for another protest against "vote chori", sources said. They also said the INDIA bloc has sought time from President Droupadi Murmu and if...

Washington: An Indian-American policy advocacy group urged the Trump administration to protect legally employed foreign professionals and their families from unintended consequences of its decision to suspend green-card sponsorship applications by certain technology companies. The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) called for...