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USCIS unveils major change hours after Afghan national shoots two National Guard members near White House

India, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday announced it is suspending all immigration processing for Afghan nationals following a shooting near the White Hous... Read More


Horror in Hong Kong: Death toll hits 44 as massive blaze continues, hundreds missing

India, Nov. 27 -- The death toll from a massive fire that swept through residential apartments in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has climbed to 44, with around 270 people still unaccounted for, authoriti... Read More


Stock market erupts! Nifty smashes all-time record at 26,296 as Sensex soars

India, Nov. 27 -- Driven by expectations of US and domestic rate cuts, the Nifty hit an all-time high on Thursday, giving cheers to investors. Nifty 50, the benchmark index that tracks the 50 most va... Read More


Gunfire near White House: Two National Guard soldiers shot as Afghan national suspect arrested

India, Nov. 27 -- Two National Guard soldiers were critically injured on Wednesday after they were shot by a gunman, identified as an Afghan national, less than two blocks from the White House, author... Read More


Seven-year jail term: Assam passes landmark bill to outlaw polygamy

Guwahati/IBNS, Nov. 27 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday that the state assembly has approved a bill outlawing polygamy, making the practice a criminal offence punishab... Read More


Death toll jumps to 55 as firefighters battle last of Hong Kong public housing fires

Hong Kong/IBNS, Nov. 27 -- Fire crews inHong Kongwere still battling amassive blazeon Thursday after a high-rise housing complex went up in flames, killing at least 55 people and leaving hundreds more... Read More


Air Canada Foundation flies more than 1,000 children to U.S. theme parks

Montreal, Nov. 27 -- More than 1,000 children across Canada travelled to theme parks in Florida and California this year through Dreams Take Flight, an annual charitable programme supported by Air Can... Read More


SAP chooses TCS for a bold 5-year overhaul of its IT landscape-Here's what it means

India, Nov. 27 -- Indian IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and SAP have signed a five-year deal to drive enterprise-wide Cloud and Generative AI transformation. SAP is on a journey to transfor... Read More


Canada lifts visa requirement for Qatari citizens

Ottawa, Nov. 27 -- Canada lifted the visa requirement for citizens of Qatar, the federal government announced Tuesday, allowing Qatari nationals to travel to Canada for business or tourism without a v... Read More


A generation in crisis: 4.6 million Ukrainian children face education barriers in year 4 of Russian invasion

India, Nov. 27 -- This year alone, 4.6 million children in Ukraine are struggling to access education as they endure a fourth academic year under full-scale war. Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine ... Read More