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NewsFeedDutch police deployed water cannons and tear gas to disperse a protest in The Hague. The protesters were rallying for immigration restrictions and stricter policies for asylum seekers.Published On 20 Sep 202520 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, right, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak with members of the press on Capitol Hill on Sept. 11. The two New York Democrats are asking President Trump for a meeting before an impending government shutdown. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Top congressional Democrats are asking President Trump for a meeting before an impending government shutdown. “We write to demand a meeting in connection with your decision to shut down the federal government,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader…

US President Donald Trump on Friday slapped a $100,000 annual application fee on the H-1B visa programme, effectively shutting the door on tens of thousands of skilled Indian employees, especially in the technology sector, and dealing a body blow to generations of people whose American dream was built on the back of the popular route to citizenship. The president also unveiled a Trump Gold Card visa programme, where for the price of $1 million, individuals could get US residency. (REUTERS) The drastic measure, which will come into effect at midnight on September 21 for 12 months and likely face legal…

The Super Fours stage of the Asia Cup opens with Bangladesh beating Sri Lanka by four wickets in Dubai.Published On 20 Sep 202520 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAttacking half-centuries from Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy helped Bangladesh stun Sri Lanka by four wickets in the opening Super Four match at the Asia Cup.Hassan scored 61 runs off 45 balls, with two fours and four sixes, and Hridoy hit 58 off 37 with two sixes, as Bangladesh won with a ball to spare after a dramatic final over on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listWith five…

President Trump, accompanied by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (left), speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 19, 2025. Trump signed two executive orders, establishing the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. The “Trump Gold Card” is a visa program that allows foreign nationals permanent residency and a pathway to U.S. citizenship for a $1 million investment in the United States. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump signed two executive orders Friday aimed at raising billions of dollars through high…

The sudden passing of Zubeen Garg has left the entire nation in deep mourning. The 52-year-old singer, actor, and philanthropist was in Singapore serving as the Cultural Brand Ambassador for the North East India Festival, held on September 20 and 21. He was scheduled to participate in several cultural events and perform some of his most beloved Hindi, Bengali, and Assamese songs on the opening day of the festival. However, tragedy struck during a recreational scuba diving session. According to official statements, Zubeen suffered breathing complications and was rushed to Singapore General Hospital, where he passed away at 2:30 pm…

There is more to research impact than citations. | Photo Credit: Adam Bezer/Unsplash The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently proposed the Impact of Research and Innovation Scale (IRIS), a scale with which to measure the impactfulness of the effects of biomedical, public health, and allied research projects funded by the organisation. ICMR is India’s topmost governmental grants-giving and research agenda-setting body vis-à-vis health research, so the scale and its calculi will be of great consequence to the Indian medical and health research communities.ICMR proposes to measure research impact in units called publication-equivalents (PEs). A research paper published in…

Nirmalanandanatha Swami of Adichunchanagiri Mutt, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok, former Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda and others during a consultation meeting on the socio-educational survey in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has demanded that the socio-educational survey be postponed beyond Dasara or the time given for it be extended.“I have no objection to the social-educational survey. If the Supreme Court has directed it, let it happen. But can 6.5 crore people really be surveyed in just 15 days and…

Chris Hughes, assistant water and wastewater operator for the towns of Cavendish and Proctorsville in Vermont, deals with the effects of a power outage at a drinking water facility. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR In a small town in southern Vermont, not far from the lauded ski slopes of Okemo, there’s water gushing out of the back of a treatment facility. For Chris Hughes, the assistant water and wastewater operator for the towns of Cavendish and Proctorsville, it’s just another problem and another day on the job. This time, he’s pretty sure a lightning strike disrupted the…

A vendor holds big weevil larvae at Kinshasa’s Gambela market. At Gambela market, people can find insects for all tastes : big weevil larvae leaving a smoothness feeling in the mouth, slightly crunchy caterpillars or termites cracking between your teeth Junior D. Kanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Junior D. Kanna/AFP via Getty Images KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — They’re tastier than they look. Edible insects in the form of wriggling maggots or hairy caterpillars are both delicacy and staple in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a central African nation of nearly 120 million people. In…