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How many Green Card holders live in the US currently - Latest data here

Many seek citizenship, though the process can be lengthy and complex, impacting their daily lives and future decisions.

The United States is home to about 13.5 million Green Card holders. Foreign nationals who are authorised to live and work in the United States permanently are granted a Green Card, sometimes referred to as a Permanent Resident Card.(Unsplash)
Published on Apr 10, 2025 12:18 AM IST

American released from Syria prison after rebel takeover calls it a 'blessing'

'American Travis Timmerman released from Syrian prison after seven months, calls it a blessing.

Travis Timmerman, 29, said he had gone to Syria on a Christian pilgrimage (AP)
Published on Dec 13, 2024 10:11 AM IST
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UK says British wife of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad ‘not welcome'

Asma Assad, born in the UK, is labeled a sanctioned individual by Foreign Secretary Lammy, who stated she is unwelcome in the UK.

 Born in London in 1975 and brought up and schooled in the United Kingdom, Asma Assad is presently thought to be in Moscow with her husband, who fled there following the abrupt fall of the Assad administration.(AFP)
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 07:19 AM IST
PA Media |

NRIs return home in Pune just to cast their ballot

Of the 1.34 crore NRIs who live across the length and breadth of the globe, nearly 1.2 lakh have their names registered in the 2024 electoral rolls, and are walking the talk in finding their way back home to cast their vote

The voter turnout in the third phase of the 2024 LS elections across India was 64.4%; down from 67.33% in the corresponding phase of the 2019 LS elections. With the drop in voter turnout percentage at every phase of the elections, news of these NRIs returning home just to cast their vote comes as a breath of fresh air amid the general atmosphere of voter apathy in the country. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Updated on May 11, 2024 04:17 PM IST
ByBansri Shah

Legally Speaking | A look into recent cases of police excesses and abuse

Recent decisions by high courts set a strong precedent for holding law enforcement accountable for custodial violence and repeated detentions

On April 3, 2024, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC at Srinagar quashed a preventive detention order, the fourth in a row, passed against a 60-year-old petitioner, Advocate Ali Mohammad Lone(HT File/Representative Image)
Published on May 05, 2024 12:57 AM IST

Bill Clinton reflects on post-White House years in the upcoming memoir 'Citizen'

Bill Clinton reflects on post-White House years in the upcoming memoir 'Citizen'

HT Image
Published on Apr 04, 2024 04:07 PM IST
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Efforts to undermine foundations of the Constitution must be thwarted: K'taka CM

Several rights mentioned in the Constitution would not have been possible without struggle, he said.

Efforts to undermine foundations of the Constitution must be thwarted: K'taka CM
Published on Feb 18, 2024 10:13 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath

Citizen files plaint with NGT over tree felling in Bavdhan

The resident alleges the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) plan to cut these trees violates sustainable development principles and prima facie appears to favour a private entity under the pretence of public interest

According to Gharre, the road is 2 km long with a present width of 12 metres. Only 80 metres of the entire section will be developed, and the road’s width will be expanded to 24 metres. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 12, 2023 06:48 AM IST
ByVicky Pathare

World Senior Citizen Day 2023: Date, history, significance

World Senior Citizen Day 2023: From history to significance, here's all that you need to know about the special day.

World Senior Citizen Day 2023: Date, history, significance(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Aug 21, 2023 09:50 AM IST
By, Delhi

Transparent finances can transform cities

As the current monsoon deluge shows, India’s metropolises struggle to deal with civic upkeep. More information about finances with citizens can change that

Audited annual accounts are the singular instrument of trust between institutions and their stakeholders. (HT File Photo)
Published on Jul 11, 2023 09:08 PM IST

MCG considers geo-tagging manhole covers in Gurugram to avert accidents

There are over 3,000 sewers across the city and officials are exploring the option of geo-tagging manhole covers so the missing ones are promptly replaced

A deep sewer manhole lies open in the cycle track lane in Sector 39 near Cyber Parkin Gurugram on Tuesday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 10:59 PM IST
By, Gurugram

Akal Takht condemns stopping of Amritpal’s wife at airport

Dhami said the state government and the police administration were creating an atmosphere of terror among the youth

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 02:12 AM IST
By, Amritsar

Obscene message on display board in Bihar’s Bhagalpur; case regsitered

Eye witnesses said a message in abusive language was seen running on the LED screen just above the Bhimrao Ambedkar statue around 10pm and it went on for about 10 to 15 minutes

The Bihar police said their personnel reached the spot and uninstalled the display board after they got information about the obscene message. (Representative Image)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:01 PM IST
ByBishnu K Jha

Pune experts warn of artificial lights on trees affecting plant life

Artificial lights are wrapped around trees as decoration however they affect the lifecycle of the trees and the animals and birds associated with these trees.

Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) garden department has said that taking such action is difficult as there is no law banning the commercial use of artificial lights (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 11:53 PM IST
ByGayatri Vajpeyee

‘Urban elitist views’: Centre opposes same-sex marriage in Supreme Court

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that creation of a new social institution is beyond the scope of judicial determination

The Centre has questioned the maintainability of a clutch of petitions in the Supreme Court that has demanded legal validation for same-sex marriages in India. (File Photo)
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 09:53 AM IST

No bidders for NCMC, Delhi transport dept to open tenders again

The Delhi transport department had floated tenders for the NCMC in January inviting a concessionaire to set up, launch and operate the system in Delhi

The NCMC initiative enables seamless travel by different metros, buses, and other public transport systems across the country. (HT Archive)
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 11:38 PM IST

Illegal hawkers on roads leave commuters, pedestrians in peril

Illegal hawkers on areas like Sinhagad Road, Satara Road, Katraj-Dehu bypass and Ahmednagar Road announce their sale on megaphones causing inconvenience to commuters and pedestrians

Illegal hawkers on areas like Sinhagad Road, Satara Road, Katraj-Dehu bypass and Ahmednagar Road announce their sale on megaphones causing inconvenience to commuters and pedestrians. (HT)
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 01:58 AM IST
BySwara Garge

‘Get ready to...’: Actor Prakash Raj to Kichcha Sudeep ahead of Karnataka polls

Prakash Raj also said that every citizen will question him and his party, if it retains power in Karnataka.

‘Get ready to...’: Actor Prakash Raj to Kichcha Sudeep ahead of Karnataka polls
Published on Apr 06, 2023 06:46 PM IST

BJP to continue fight against corruption, nepotism: PM Modi

In a 40-minute address to party workers in Delhi, Modi also touched on the difference in the political cultures of the BJP and Congress.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 04:06 AM IST
ByDeeksha Bhardwaj, New Delhi

SC stays order cancelling Nagaland civic polls with 33% women quota

Nagaland assembly in September 2012 cancelled the 33% quota for women provided under Part 1X-A of the Constitution which was challenged by the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in the Supreme Court in 2016. Though the assembly withdrew the resolution in November 2016, the letter of the law was not implemented due to opposition from state tribal leaders

Supreme Court of India (Representative Photo)
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 07:30 PM IST
ByAbraham Thomas

Be ready for above-normal heatwave days in Pune this summer, says IMD

The IMD released a seasonal outlook for the summer on Saturday, which is a long-term forecast of heatwave impact on the country from April to June

Overhead cloth put up in Tulshi Baug for protection during summer on Saturday. ((HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 09:11 PM IST
ByGayatri Vajpeyee
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