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DELHI — When 26-year-old Umar Sofi received his acceptance letter from Columbia University's School of Journalism, he thought the hardest part of his journey was over.After trying for three years, Mr Sofi had finally been admitted to his dream university and even secured a partial scholarship. He quit his job in anticipation of the big move.But on 27 May, when the US suddenly paused student visa appointments, the ground slipped from beneath his feet."I was numb. I could not process what had happened," Mr Sofi, who lives in Indian-administered Kashmir, told the BBC.Some 2,000km (1,242 miles) away in Mumbai, 17-year-old Samita Garg (name changed on request) went through a similar ordeal.A day after she was accepted into a top US university to study biochemistry — her first...
June 10, 2025
'Scary and stressful': Indian students reconsider plans for US education
TEHRAN — Iran claims it has obtained a large batch of information on Israel’s nuclear program, its intelligence minister said on Sunday, without providing any evidence to support it.Speaking to Iranian state television after a cabinet meeting, Esmail Khatib said the Intelligence Ministry had acquired “an important treasury of strategic, operational and scientific intelligence” from Israel, which he said had been “transferred into the country with God’s help.”Khatib alleged that thousands of documents had been seized, including information related to Europe, the US and other individual countries, though he did not explain how the intelligence was obtained.Khatib, a Shiite cleric who was sanctioned by the US Treasury in 2022 for his alleged involvement in cyber espionage, said...
June 09, 2025
Iran says it obtained Israel's nuclear secrets without providing proof
June 09, 2025
Prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine under way
June 09, 2025
Curfew and internet shutdown in India's violence-hit Manipur state
June 09, 2025
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, detaining Greta Thunberg and other activists
LOS ANGELES — Around 60 people, including people under the age of 18, were arrested Sunday in San Francisco after protests outside the Immigration Services building turned violent, authorities said.Hundreds of protesters gathered outside ICE’s offices to rally against the agency’s raids and deportations across California and the US, CNN affiliate KGO reported.The demonstration, initially peaceful, escalated into a tense standoff with San Francisco police officers in riot gear.“We’ve been watching what’s going on in LA, and we’re like, no,” Nancy Kato, one of the protesters, told KGO.“The whole thing about going after immigrants and people who are undocumented, the most vulnerable of our populations that is so wrong.”The protests began near Sansome and Washington streets...
June 09, 2025
Police arrest about 60 people in San Francisco after protests on ICE's raids turn violent
June 09, 2025
Activists say Israeli troops have boarded aid ship
June 09, 2025
Trump and California Governor Newsom clash over deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles
June 09, 2025
The forgotten story of India's brush with presidential rule
June 09, 2025
Israel says Hamas Gaza chief Sinwar's body identified
