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Indians received 7% of US green cards in 2023, reveals USCIS data

Vance stressed that residency is not a lifetime guarantee, and if the Prez and Secy of State decide that someone should no longer stay, "they have no legal right to be here - it's as simple as that"

India important for New Zealand's prosperity, security: PM Luxon in Delhi

The Kiwi leader is visiting India from March 16 to 20. He is accompanied by one of the largest delegations a New Zealand prime minister has ever travelled with

We connect well as nation comes first for both of us: PM Modi on Trump

Apart from elaborating on his rapport with the US President, the PM covered other international issues, such as his efforts at fostering peace with Pakistan

Ukraine foreign minister Andrii Sybih to visit Mumbai on Wednesday

Sybiha will be attending a trade event in the World Trade Centre here along with his delegation which includes senior diplomats from his ministry

Every noble attempt for peace with Pakistan met with hostility: PM Modi

The prime minister said his first attempt at improving bilateral relations was a gesture of goodwill

Chinese shipyard completes 2nd Hangor class submarine for Pakistan's navy

Pakistan contracted to buy eight of the submarines, the final four of which are to be built by the Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works in the Pakistani port city of the same name

Govt will implement 100% conditions of BTR Peace Agreement in 2 years: Shah

Addressing the 57th Annual Conference of the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) at Bodofa Fwthar, Dotma, in Assam's Kokrajhar, Shah stated that despite initial skepticism from the Congress party

India, New Zealand resume FTA talks after a nearly decade-long pause

India and New Zealand on Sunday announced resumption of negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement, after it was stalled in 2015.

Bomb blast near bus carrying security personnel in Balochistan, 5 killed

The Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming that over 90 personnel were killed

LeT terrorist Abu Qatal, top aide of Hafiz Saeed, killed: All we know

A close aide of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed, Qatal was a key figure in planning and executing multiple terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir

After train hijack, Pakistan suffers over half a dozen militant attacks

The series of attacks come shortly after a passenger train was hijacked in the restive Balochistan province, which resulted in the killing of 31, including soldiers, railway staff, and civilians

Pravaig's 'Veer' undergoes military trials, wins iDEX defence award

The award is considered the first step towards induction into Indian Defence Services

ATF personnel killed, 6 others injured in IED blast in Pakistan's Quetta

The explosion targeted a vehicle of the Anti-Terrorism Force (ATF) patrolling Barori Road in the Karani area

26,250 tonnes of rice from Pakistan arrives at Bangladesh port

MV Mariam arrived at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port on March 11 while it berthed at a port jetty on Friday

Senior cleric killed, 3 injured in blast at mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A police spokesperson said that personnel from police, bomb disposal unit and Counter-Terrorism Department were present at the scene and evidence was being collected

11 dead in two security ops against militants in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The raids were conducted in the Mohmand and Dera Ismail Khan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan

Two Indian-origin ministers in new Canada PM's cabinet; Khera gets health

Indo-Canadian Anita Anand and Delhi-born Kamal Khera, one of the youngest women ever elected to the Canadian Parliament, are part of new Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet

'Filled with arrogance': China lashes out at G7 over maritime security

Even for China's generally overheated diplomatic language, the statement issued Saturday was unusually vitriolic, although it did not threaten any retaliation

PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka next month to finalise bilateral agreements

Sri Lanka foreign Minister Vijitha Herath made the statement while responding to a question on budget allocation debate in the parliament

Trump's America & India's rise: Jaishankar breaks down big global shifts

Jaishankar reflects on global shifts, Trump's unpredictability, and India's rise, emphasising a multipolar world and India's growing influence in reshaping international politics