WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is considering handing out green cards to up to 4,000 undocumented immigrants facing deportation. There are some conditions – they must have resided in the United States for at least a decade, and have not been convicted of “serious crimes.” According to the Daily Mail, a proposal floated by the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review in September last year sought to make thousands of migrants lawful permanent residents. Migrants who wish to qualify must also have “good moral character.” They will qualify only if the case is such that they “would suffer exceptional and…
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BALTIMORE: Maryland Governor Wes Moore called the Indian crew “heroes” for their prompt warning before the collision of a cargo ship with the Baltimore bridge on Tuesday morning, which resulted in “saving many lives”. The owners of Singapore-flagged container ship “Dali”, which was involved in the incident, said the vessel collided with a pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore while under pilotage with two pilots on board. All crew members, including the two pilots, were located, and there were no reports of injuries. One of the pilots did “everything that he could have done” to slow the…
LONDON: An Indian studying in the United Kingdom found himself ensnared in a web of slander during the student union elections at the London School of Economics (LSE) for supporting the development of “Bharat” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pune-born Satyam Surana last year came into the spotlight when he defiantly picked up the tricolour from the road during an attack at the Indian High Commission by extremist elements. In a series of social media posts on March 26, Satyam said he was targeted for taking a pro-India position on issues like terrorism and Ram mandir, during the LSE student…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the central government will consider revoking the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview with the JK Media Group, Mr Shah also said the government has plans to pull back troops in the Union Territory (UT) and leave law and order to the Jammu and Kashmir Police alone. “We have plans to pull back troops and leave law and order to the Jammu and Kashmir Police alone. Earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir police was not trusted but today they are leading the operations,” he said.…
BALTIMORE: Six people are feared dead after a ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in US’ Baltimore on Tuesday causing it to collapse and plunge into water. Authorities have called off rescue operations, presuming that those missing have died in the collision. The container ship Dali, manned entirely by an Indian crew, momentarily lost power and rammed into the bridge. While all 22 crew were unharmed and accounted for, six repairmen on the bridge have been missing. They were part of a construction crew working on repairing potholes on the bridge when it collapsed around midnight. “Based on…
SYDNEY: Cricket Australia (CA) are stirring up hopes for cricket enthusiasts worldwide by expressing its eagerness to facilitate bilateral series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. In a recent announcement, CA emphasized its readiness to host such a series, provided the cricket boards of both nations, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), reach a mutual agreement. The possibility of witnessing thrilling encounters between India and Pakistan has tantalized cricket fans for years. Despite the absence of a bilateral series between the two cricketing giants since 2012-13, the prospect remains alive and kicking.…
MUMBAI: Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac believes his team can still advance to the third round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, despite an embarrassing defeat to lower-ranked Afghanistan here on Tuesday. Afghanistan, ranked 158th in the world, stunned 117th-ranked India 2-1, handing the home team one of its most humiliating defeats in recent years despite talisman Sunil Chhetri’s 94th international goal in his 150th match. “Of course, I think we can qualify (for the third round of World Cup Qualifiers) and I told you before as well we are going to be a different team after a…