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Chicago: Shots fired at Border Patrol agents during protests over immigration raids

The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Little Village amid protests over federal immigration raids, which this week included a daycare center and sparked protests and arrests.

Illinois, Chicago sue Trump, seek to block deployment of National Guards

The Illinois lawsuit alleges that Trump is deploying the military to Illinois based on a 'flimsy pretext' that an ICE facility in Chicago needs protection from protesters.

Trump to send National Guard to fight crime in Chicago

US President Donald Trump said he was committed to fighting crime across the country. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson swiftly condemned the deployment of military troops.

Indian student in US’s Milwaukee found dead, authorities yet to confirm cause of death

The Consulate General of India in Chicago says they are in contact with the family of Praveen Kumar Gampa and the university is offering them all possible support.

Pro-Palestine protest, pro-Israel exhibition: Chicago’s streets see break in Democratic Party ranks

Pro-Palestine protests saw at least half a dozen individuals detained by Chicago Police Tuesday, while pro-Israel groups fret over support for Tel Aviv becoming a partisan issue.

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march against Gaza war at Chicago’s Democratic Convention

According to an eyewitness, dozens of protesters, after hours of peaceful demonstrations, broke through part of the perimeter security fence, drawing riot police to the site.

Indian student attacked in Chicago, wife seeks EAM Jaishankar’s help

A CCTV footage shows the student, Syed Mazahir Ali, pursuing a master's degree in the US, was attacked by three people in Chicago Sunday, said his wife Syeda Ruquiya Fatima Razvi.

23-year-old suspect who killed eight people near Chicago turns up dead in Texas

Police in Joliet, a town about 56 km southwest of Chicago, said investigators believed Romeo Nance knew the seven people slain at the two dwellings there.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.