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US bill backs OPT for foreign students
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (648+ words) Washington, March 20 (IANS) US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to protect a key work programme for international students, aiming to retain foreign graduates, including thousands from India, amid rising global competition for skilled talent. Representatives Sam Liccardo, Jay Obernolte and…...
ICE Deporting Parents Without Allowing Them to Bring or Find Care for Children: Report
8+ hour ago (719+ words) The Trump administration's directive to federal immigration agents on the detention and deportation of parents of minor children is clear: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents must accommodate a parent's "efforts to make alternative care arrangements for their minor child…...
MP: Specially-abled students from Army school have fun outing with military horses
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (321+ words) Jabalpur, March 19 (IANS) Specially-abled students from Army Women's Welfare Association School, Jabalpur, enjoyed close encounters with trained military horses, gaining confidence and building emotional resilience during a special interaction and therapy session, a Defence Ministry official said on Thursday." Under…...
From kittens, babies to bombolinis, Ileana D’Cruz says “Simple things make for such big joy”
23+ hour, 57+ min ago (246+ words) Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Actress Ileana D'Cruz, on Wednesday, gave her fans a glimpse into the little "simple moments that bring her happiness', further sharing a series of pictures on her social media. The actress wrote, "Simple things make for such…...
'Youth' producer Karuppiah: Last March, this Karuppiah was going through a mid-life crisis!
1+ day, 49+ min ago (365+ words) Chennai, March 19 (IANS) Karuppiah, the producer of the upcoming romantic entertainer 'Youth', featuring Ken Karunas in the lead, has now penned an emotional post on the eve of the film's release, detailing how it had taken him 12 long years to…...
Healing a Region: How Healthcare is Bringing Peace to Arauca, Colombia
2+ week, 3+ day ago (453+ words) This'story'written by Samir Jones originally appeared on'Global Voices'on March 2, 2026. Mariocy, a 39-year-old Venezuelan mother living in This story written by Samir Jones originally appeared on Global Voices on March 2, 2026.Mariocy, a 39-year-old Venezuelan mother living in a rural area on…...
How the Series ‘The Eternaut’ Revived Searches for the Disappeared in Argentina
3+ week, 4+ day ago (724+ words) Breaking'the term'eternauta" down into eter," evoking eternity or a transcendence of death, and nauta," a traveler or navigator, you get eternal traveler." In the 1957 Argentine comic strip El Eternauta," by writer'H'ctor Germ'n Oesterheld, the eponymous traveler is Juan Salvo, a…...
Protecting Children from the Menace of Digital Pollution
3+ week, 5+ day ago (797+ words) "If Australia can ban mobile phone use among children, why can't India?" This has become quite a fervent question on the lips of countless parents these days. Those who truly understand how the human mind works, especially amid constant sensory…...
Pakistan Sees 10,000 Childhood Cancer Cases Annually, Survival Rate Below 30%
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (359+ words) Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) Around 10,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in Pakistan each year, but fewer than 30 per cent of them survive due to delayed diagnosis, limited treatment facilities and financial difficulties, health experts stated at an awareness session, local media…...
Pakistan to Inoculate Over 45 Million Children in 2026's First Nationwide Polio Vaccination Drive
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (206+ words) Islamabad, Feb 2: Pakistan on Monday launched its first nationwide polio vaccination campaign of 2026, aiming to vaccinate more than 45 million children from February 2 to February 8, the National Emergency Operations Centre said. The campaign was inaugurated in Islamabad by Prime Minister's Focal…...