A new Trump administration directive instructs consular officers to consider applicants’ health conditions and ability to afford treatment when determining visa eligibility. This move expands the ‘public charge’ rule, potentially impacting individuals with chronic illnesses and raising concerns about discrimination and arbitrary decisions.

Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, Noida and Haryana face severe air pollution as CPCB reports poor to very poor AQI levels.

India is repatriating hundreds who fled KK Park in Myanmar after a military raid exposed cyber scams and trafficking. Over 1,500 from 28 nations escaped.