As tension rises, Bangladesh shuts visa operations in Delhi | India News

[ad_1] DHAKA: Amid growing tensions between Bangladesh and India, Dhaka suspended Monday consular and visa services due to “unavoidable circumstances” from its high commission in Delhi. This even as India reopened its visa centres in Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet, keeping “humanitarian needs in mind”, especially of those applying for medical visas, and despite the security…

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Dalit labourer lynched in Kerala over suspicion of being Bangladeshi | India News

[ad_1] BHOPAL/THRISSUR: Kerala govt promised on Monday a compensation of at least Rs 10 lakh to the family of Ramnarayan Baghel, a 31-year-old Dalit daily wage labourer from Chhattisgarh, who was lynched by a mob in Walayar, Palakkad district, on Wednesday after being suspected of being a “Bangladeshi” or a thief. chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan…

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No new mining lease in Aravallis till finalisation of plan for sustainable mining: Union minister Bhupender Yadav | India News

[ad_1] Gurugram: Members of ‘Aravalli Bachao Sanstha’ stage a demonstration as part of the Save Aravalli movement, near the residence of Haryana minister Rao Narbir Singh, in Gurugram. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A day after clarifying how only 0.19% of the total 1.44 lakh sq km area of Aravalli can be eligible for mining, Union…

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‘Local-level confusion’: How Kharge’s remark adds twist to Siddaramaiah vs DK Shivakumar power tussle in Karnataka | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Who will resolve the ongoing power tussle in Karnataka between chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar – top Congress leadership in Delhi or the leaders themselves at the local level?On Sunday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge shielded the “high command” from this embarrassing power game in Karnataka and said that “any…

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Goa fire: Police remand of Luthra brothers extended by five days; 25 died in blaze at siblings’ nightclub | India News

[ad_1] Goa club fire: Court extends police remand of Luthra brothers till December 26 NEW DELHI: A Goa court on Monday extended by another five days the police remand of brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of the “Birch by Romeo” nightclub where 25 people died in a fire on December 6.The siblings will now…

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Evening news wrap: Bangladesh may consider ‘scaling back’ presence in New Delhi; suspended TMC MLA floats own party and more | India News

[ad_1] Bangladesh high commission; Humayun Kabir Bangladesh has said it may consider “scaling back” presence at its New Delhi embassy, with foreign affairs adviser Touhid Hossain’s statement coming amid steadily worsening ties with India. In domestic politics, Trinamool Congress MLA and former IPS officer Humayun Kabir—recently suspended for laying the “foundation stone” of a Babri-style…

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Worldwide US alert: Embassy offers pointers to H-1B, H-4 visa applicants amid social media checks; what has changed | India News

[ad_1] As the US kicks of screening of social media, US embassy in India issued a worldwide alert for all H-1B and H-4 visa applicants. It called on the applicants to expect longer processing time, so to apply accordingly.“Beginning December 15, the Department of State expanded online presence reviews to ALL H-1B and H-4 applicants…

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