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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
June 09, 2025
Curfew and internet shutdown in India's violence-hit Manipur state
June 09, 2025
The forgotten story of India's brush with presidential rule
June 06, 2025
World’s highest railway bridge opens in conflict-hit Kashmir
June 06, 2025
Four arrested over India cricket stadium crush
SEOUL — North Korea has launched a warship two weeks after it was damaged during an earlier launch attempt, in an incident that drew harsh criticism from the country's leader Kim Jong Un.The 5,000-ton destroyer, which was restored to balance earlier this week, was launched on Thursday and is now moored at a pier, state-run news agency KCNA said.The ship is expected to be fully restored before a ruling party meeting sometime this month, KCNA added.Kim, who witnessed the warship tipping over during the first launch attempt, criticized the incident as a "criminal act" that "severely damaged the [country's] dignity and pride".It was the result of "absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism", he said.At least four officials...
June 06, 2025
North Korea launches warship after failed attempt earlier
June 05, 2025
Eleven die in India crush as fans gather for IPL victory parade
June 05, 2025
'I was pushed across the border into Bangladesh at gunpoint'
June 04, 2025
Teen TikTok star shot dead after man broke into her home
June 04, 2025
South Korea’s new president vows to restart talks with North Korea
