23-09-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Imposing a new $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications could disrupt the global operations of Indian technology services companies that deploy skilled professionals to the United States, India’s IT industry body Nasscom said on Saturday. The White House announced the new fee on Friday, …

23-09-2025 LONDON: Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state in a statement on Sunday afternoon. The prime minister said in July that the UK would shift its position unless Israel met several conditions, including agreeing to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and …

23-09-2025 THE HAGUE: Dutch police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse violent anti-immigration protesters in The Hague on Saturday. Thirty people were arrested and two officers injured as large groups of people clashed with police, with some throwing rocks and bottles. Around 1,500 people blocked a highway crossing …

23-09-2025 WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has told journalists they must agree not to disclose unauthorized information or else risk losing access to the building. The change is among a number of new restrictions, which also seek to impose limits on the movement of journalists within the facility, which is home to …

Kodangal/Hyderabad, Sept. 21 (PMI): In the name of road expansion, three graveyards, an Ashoorkhana, and a Chilla Mubarak were demolished overnight in Kodangal, leading to widespread anger among the local Muslim community. Reports suggest that over 200 graves were destroyed during the operation. In strong protest over the incident, Najaf …

22-09-2025 PARIS/ SIKASSO: France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two staff members of the West African nation’s consulate to leave, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has said. The two staff members from the Malian embassy and consulate in Paris have been declared persona non …

22-09-2025 SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese departs for the US this week, raising expectations of a first meeting with President Donald Trump, where the AUKUS defence partnership and China are likely to dominate talks between the security allies. According to his office, Albanese departs on Saturday for the United …

22-09-2025 KABUL/ KUNAR: Four months ago, Nawab Din returned to his home village of Wadir, high in the mountains of Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province, after eight years as a refugee in Pakistan. Today, he lives in a tent on his own farmland. His house was destroyed nearly three weeks ago …

22-09-2025 KHARTOUM: More than 70 people have been killed following a drone strike on a mosque in Sudan’s Darfur region, a senior medical source has told the BBC. Friday’s attack in the city of el-Fasher has been blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) but the group has not …

22-09-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa program for skilled foreign workers. Trump’s order mentions “abuse” of the program and will restrict entry unless payment is made. Critics have long argued that …