Trump orders review of Green Cards from 19 countries after attack

Washington, 28/11: US President Donald Trump has ordered a widespread review of asylum cases approved under former President Joe Biden’s administration and Green Cards issued to citizens of 19 countries, Department of Homeland Security officials said on Thursday. Officials say the Afghan immigrant suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, DC, on Wednesday…

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Why not a stringent law like SC/ST Act?: Supreme Court seeks to protect dignity of disabled person

New Delhi, 27/11: The Supreme Court on Thursday suggested for stringent law in line with the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to protect the dignity of the disabled. The top court also directed content creator Samay Raina and other comedians to host persons with disabilities twice a month, and telecast programs about the success stories…

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Assam assembly passes bill to ban polygamy; Himanta promises UCC if he becomes CM again

Guwahati, 27/11: After Uttarakhand, Assam, another BJP ruled state, on Thursday criminalised polygamy with the Assembly passing an anti-polygamy bill. The Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025, entails punishment up to seven years in jail and a fine for those convicted, and up to 10 years if a person convicted of the offence hides an…

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Vijay’s fledgling party got a big pre-poll boost with Sengottaiyan joining TVK

Chennai: In February this year, when K A Sengottaiyan, who was with the AIADMK since its founding in 1972, raised a rebellion against party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, everyone was surprised. It is not the nature of 77-year-old to rebel as the soft-spoken veteran leader has always been known for his unflinching loyalty to…

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Now Vokkaligara Sangha wades into Karnataka power tussle row, seeks CM post for DK Shivakumar

Bengaluru, 27/11: The Vokkaligara Sangha on Thursday warned Congress of electoral ramifications if Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is not made the chief minister. This comes a day after top Vokkaliga pontiff Nirmalanandanatha Swami publicly backed Shivakumar’s chief ministerial ambition and asked the Congress high command to make him the CM.

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Hong Kong police arrest three on suspicion of manslaughter as apartment fire death toll rises to 44, hundreds missing

Hong Kong, 27/11: A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong apartment complex that has killed at least 44 people and left almost 300 missing may have been spread by unsafe scaffolding and foam materials used during maintenance work, police said on Thursday.Working through the night, firefighters were struggling to reach residents potentially trapped…

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Felt unwell when went for a walk: CJI Kant mulls virtual-only hearings in Supreme Court due to Delhi pollution

New Delhi, 26/11: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, while considering the possibility of shifting Supreme Court hearings to the virtual-only mode due to the severe air pollution, said he felt unwell when he went for an hour-long walk a day before Kant said he would decide after consulting the bar, even as the idea…

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India rejects Pakistan’s criticism of PM Modi’s flag ceremony at Ram temple

New Delhi, 26/11: India on Wednesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation at a ceremony in Ayodhya’s Ram temple and said the neighbouring country, with a “deeply strained record of repression of minorities”has no moral standing to lecture others We have seen the reported remarks and reject them with the contempt…

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Sengottaiyan resigns as MLA amid speculations over joining Vijay’s TVK

Chennai, 26/11: Actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) is likely to induct its first high-profile leader in expelled AIADMK leader K A Sengottaiyan, who brings with him about 50 years of experience in Dravidian politics gained by working with leaders like M G Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa. The 77-year-old, a nine-term legislator, was expelled from…

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