Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) The US State Department defended its extensive online screening of foreign visa applicants after a report said the Trump administration was expanding social media vetting to additional visa categories, including foreign journalists and some Canadian and Mexican professionals.
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) After the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s order denying citizenship to illegal migrants' babies born in the US, he is taking a second stab at it with two new narrowly focused orders.
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) signed an executive order imposing minimum import prices and a 15 per cent tariff on products made from polysilicon, a key material for solar panels and semiconductors.
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to narrow birthright citizenship -- a new effort by the administration following the Supreme Court's ruling against its previous order.
Panama, Aug 6 (IANS) Ambassador of India to Panama, Sumit Seth, on Thursday met President of Panama, Jose Raul Mulino, for a farewell call-on meeting and discussed ideas to further boost the bilateral relationship.
Abidjan, Aug 6 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on Thursday arrived in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, to participate in the 66th Independence Day celebrations.
Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) Leading international human rights organisation Amnesty International has strongly condemned the arrest of prominent Chinese pro-democracy activist Zhang Yi after he displayed a photograph of the Dalai Lama during a visit to a monastery in Tibet.
Quetta, Aug 6 (IANS) Amid escalating violence against Baloch civilians across Pakistan, a leading human rights organisation on Thursday strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of seven students by Pakistani forces.
Dhaka, Aug 6 (IANS) The anticipated transformation in behaviour of political parties in Bangladesh and electoral democracy in the country is yet to materialise despite the July 2024 demonstrations even as the political participation of women has gradually diminished in the said period, local media reported citing experts.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Washington’s objection to The New York Times headline 'Clashes Erupt in Pakistani Kashmir' was not merely “pedantry over nomenclature”, but reflected India’s refusal to let “sloppy Western terminology” launder occupation into ownership, amid the Pakistani army’s brutality on the streets of Mirpur and other major towns of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), a report has stated.
