Beijing, July 12 : Ships carrying Chinese military personnel for Beijing’s first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, have left China to begin setting up the facility as China’s rapidly modernising military hones its global reach. Djibouti’s position on the northwestern edge of the Indian Ocean has fuelled worries in India […]
New Delhi, July 12 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that its five-judge Constitution Bench will sit on July 18 and 19 to hear matters relating to Aadhaar, including the aspect of right to privacy. The matter was mentioned before a Bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud, which […]
Washington : There is a lengthy 12-year waiting period for Indians applying for permanent residency, also known as Green Card, in the US as skilled employees, according to a new report. India, however, is also among the top countries whose residents get Green Cards every year. In 2015, about 36,318 Indians adjusted their status to […]
Houston, July 12 : In a tragic incident, an Indian-origin psychiatrist couple were killed when their private plane crashed in the US state of Ohio, police officials said. Umamaheswara Kalapatapu, 63, and his wife Sitha-Gita Kalapatapu, 61, both of Logansport, were killed in the crash, according to a media release from the Ohio State Highway […]
Chandigarh, July 11 : Welcoming the Supreme Court’s decision to give two months’ time to resolve the SYL issue, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday once again urged the Central Government to facilitate dialogue with Haryana for an early resolution of the issue. Reiterating that the problem could be solved only through negotiations, […]